3 Chords used in the song: E, B, A

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E
B
When you were mineA
B
I gave you all of my moneyE
B
Time after timeA
B
You done me wrongE
B
It was just like a dreamA
B
E
You let all my friends come over and meetE
B
And you were so strangeA
B
E
You didn’t have the decency to change the sheetsE
B
Oh girl, when you were mineA
B
E
I used to let you wear all my clothesE
B
You were so fine (so fine)A
B
E
Maybe that’s the reason that it hurts me so
E
B
I know (I know)B
A
That you’re going with another guy
E
B
I don’t care (don’t care)B
A
‘Cause I love u, baby, that’s no lieA
B
I love you more than I did
E
When you were mineE-
B-
A-
B
When you were mine
You were kinda sorta my best friend
So I was blind (so blind)
I let you fool around
I never cared (didn’t care)
I never was the kind to make a fuss
When he was there
Sleeping in between the two of us
I know (I know)
That you’re going with another guy
I don’t care (don’t care)
‘Cause I love you, baby, that’s no lie
I love you more than I did
When you were mine
When you were mine
U were all I ever wanted to do
Now I spend my time
Following him whenever he’s with you
I know (I know)
That you’re going with another guy
I don’t care (don’t care)
‘Cause I love you, baby, that’s no lie
I love you more that I did
When you were mine
When you were mine, yeah, oh no
Love you, baby
Love you, baby
When you were mine
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About this song: When You Were Mine
When You Were Mine is the second track on Prince's third album Dirty Mind, and, in late 1980, When You Were Mine was available as a promotional single (following the album's second single, Head), although this acted as more of an album sampler rather than a promo for this particular song. In 1993, the track was included as the sixth track on Prince's compilation album The Hits 1 (also included as the first disc of The Hits / The B-Sides). In 2002 Read more on Last.fm.