If You Could Read My Mind Chords by Don Mclean

Tempo:
103.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

G

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Don McLean - If You Could Read My Mind chords
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[A] If you could read my mind love, [G] what a tale my thoughts could [Em] tell
[A] Just like an old time movie, [G] about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] In a castle dark, or [D] a fortress strong, [E] with chains around [F#m] my feet
[D] You know that ghost [A] is me
I [D] won't ever [A] be [C#m] set free, [Bm] as long as I'm a ghost you [A] can't see
If I could read your mind [Em] love, what a tale your thoughts could tell
[A]
Just like a paperback novel, [Em] the kind that drugstores sell
[A] When you reach the parts where the [D] heartaches come
[E] The hero would [F#m] be me, [D] but heroes [A] often fail
You
[D] won't read that [A] book again, because [Bm] the [E] ending's just too hard [A] to take
[G]
[A]
[G]
I [A] walk away, like a [D] movie star, who [E] gets burned in a three-way [F#m] strain
[D]
Enter number [A] two,
[D] movie queen to [C#m] play [A] the scene
[Bm] Bringing all the [E] good things out [F#m] in me
[D] But for now [A] love, let's be real
I [D] never thought [A] I could act this way, and [Bm] I've got to say
[E] That I just don't get [D] it, I don't know [A] where we went wrong
[Bm] What the feeling's done, [E]
and we just [A] can't get it back
If you could read my mind [G] love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] Just like an old time movie, [G] out a ghost from a wishing [Em] well
[A] In a castle dark, [D] or a fortress strong, [E] with chains around [F#m] my feet
[D] The story [A] always ends
[D] I never thought I [A] could feel this way, and [Bm] I've got to say
[E] That I just don't get it, [D] I don't know [C#m] where we [A] went wrong
[Bm] What the feeling's done, and we [E] just can't get [A] it back
[G]
[A]
[G]
[A]
[Em]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
G
2131
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To jam and learn Don Mclean - If You Could Read My Mind chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bm, E, F#m, D, A, D, E and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 51 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 104. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Major.

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[A] _ If you could read my mind love, [G] what a tale my thoughts could [Em] tell
_ [A] _ Just like an old time movie, [G] _ about a ghost from a wishing well
_ [A] In a castle dark, or [D] a fortress strong, [E] with chains around [F#m] my feet
[D] You know that ghost [A] is me _
I _ _ _ [D] _ won't ever [A] be [C#m] set free, [Bm] as long as I'm a ghost you [A] can't see
_ If _ _ _ _ _ I could read your mind [Em] love, what a tale your thoughts could tell
[A] _
Just like a paperback novel, [Em] _ the kind that drugstores sell
[A] _ When you reach the parts where the [D] heartaches come
[E] The hero would [F#m] be me, _ [D] but heroes [A] often _ fail
You _
_ [D] _ won't read that [A] book again, because [Bm] the _ [E] ending's just too hard [A] to take _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I _ [A] _ _ walk away, _ like a [D] movie star, who [E] gets burned in a three-way [F#m] strain
_ _ [D]
Enter number [A] _ two, _ _
_ _ _ [D] movie queen to [C#m] play [A] the scene
[Bm] _ Bringing all the [E] good things out [F#m] in me
_ [D] But for now [A] love, let's be real _
I _ [D] never thought [A] I could act this way, and [Bm] I've got to say
[E] That I just don't get [D] it, I don't know [A] where we went wrong
[Bm] What the feeling's done, [E]
and we just [A] can't get it back _ _
If _ _ _ you could read my mind [G] love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] _ Just like an old time movie, [G] out a ghost from a wishing [Em] well
[A] _ In a castle dark, _ [D] or a fortress strong, [E] with chains around [F#m] my feet
[D] The story _ [A] always ends _ _
_ _ [D] I never thought I [A] could feel this way, and [Bm] I've got to say
[E] That I just don't get it, [D] I don't know [C#m] where we [A] went wrong
[Bm] What the feeling's done, and we [E] just can't get [A] it back _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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This song was composed by Gordon Lightfoot.

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