"When You Were Mine"
As heard on the Warner Bros. recording DIRTY MIND (1980)
Transcribed by NickDaBeast


This is the way that I play Prince's little-known gem, "When You Were Mine." I hope the 
are correct and my "arrangement" (if you could call it that) serves a purpose. Sing 
and enjoy....

Key: E

CHORDS USED - E: 022100 A: X02220 Asus2: X02200 B: 
C#m: X46654 G#m: 466444

Make up your own strumming rhythm, just make sure you put some feeling into it. All 
are switched after one bar and the tempo is Q=148bpm or something around there. Have fun, 
are it is:

Intro: E B A B x2

VERSES 1-3:
E (022100@1)           B (x2444x@1)    AWhen (x02220@1)you were mine
           BI (x2444x@1)gave you all of my money
E (022100@1)        B (x2444x@1)    ATime (x02220@1)after time
          BU (x2444x@1)done me wrong
E (022100@1)                B (x2444x@1)    AIt (x02220@1)was just like a dream
             BU (x2444x@1)let all my friends come over and meet
E (022100@1)       B (x2444x@1)        AU (x02220@1)were so strange
                  BU (x2444x@1)didn't have the decency to change the sheets

E (022100@1)          B (x2444x@1)            AOh (x02220@1)girl when you were mine
          BI (x2444x@1)used to let U wear all my clothes
E (022100@1)       B (x2444x@1)             AU (x02220@1)were so fine (so fine)
                 BMaybe (x2444x@1)that's the reason that it hurt me so

PRE-CHORUS:
Asus2   B
I know (I know)
                   E (022100@1)          Asus2That (x02200@1)ur going with another guy
              BI (x2444x@1)don't care (don't care)
                    E (022100@1)               Asus2'Cuz (x02200@1)I love you baby, that's no lie
                      BI (x2444x@1)love you more than I did when you were mine

CHORUS: E B A B x 2

VERSES 4-5

PRE-CHORUS

BRIDGE: C#m G#m A A C#m G#m 
Asus2

VERSE 6

PRE-CHORUS

Fade out with verse/chorus progression (E B A B).


ADDITIONAL LYRICS:

Verses 4-5

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


Verse 6

When you were mine
You were all I ever wanted to do
I spend my time
Following him whenever he's with you


HAVE FUN! PLEASE RATE THIS!