Prince - Dirty mind
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"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:
EWhen you were Bmine A
I gave you Ball of my money
ETime after Btime A
U done me Bwrong
EIt was just like a Bdream A
U let all my Bfriends come over and meet
EU were so Bstrange A
U didn't have the Bdecency to change the sheets
EOh girl when Byou were mine A
I used to Blet U wear all my clothes
EU were so Bfine (so fine) A
Maybe that's the Breason that it hurt me so
PRE-CHORUS:
Asus2I know (BI know)
That ur going with Eanother guy Asus2
I don't care (Bdon't care)
'Cuz I love you babyE, that's no lie Asus2
I love you more than IB 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!