If You Could Read My Mind Chords by Gordon Lightfoot
Tempo:
136.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#m
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
You could read my mind, [Em] love, what [G] a tale my [C#] thoughts could tell
[A] Just like an old time [C#] movie about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] In a castle dark or [D] a fortress throne [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
[D] You know that ghost [A] is me [D] and I will never [F#m] be set free
[Bm] As long as I am [E] a ghost that you [A] can't see
If I could read you, my [Em] love, what a tale your thoughts could tell
[A] Just like a paperback [C#] novel that can't any drugstore would sell
[A] When you reach the part [C#m]
where the [D] heartaches come
[E] The hero would be [F#m] me, but [D] the heroes often [A] fail
[D] You won't read [F#m] that book again [Bm] because the [E] ending's just too hard [A] to take
[G]
[C#] [A]
[G]
[C#] [A] I walk away like [D] a movie star [E] who gets burned in a three [F#m]-way sprint
[D] Enter number [A] two, [D] a movie queen [F#m] to play the scene
[Bm] Of bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
[D] But for now, love, let's [A] be real
[D] I never knew I [F#m] could feel this way [Bm] and I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [F#m] where we went wrong, [Bm] but the feeling's gone and [E] I just can't get [A] it back
If you could read my mind, [G] love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] Just like an old time [G] movie about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] In a castle dark or [D] a fortress throne [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
But [D] the stories [A] always end
[D] And if you read [F#m] between the lines, [Bm] you will know that I'm [E] just trying to [F#m] understand
[D] Every feeling that you [A] lack
[D] I never knew I [F#m] could feel this way and [Bm] I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know where [F#m] we went wrong, [Bm] but the feeling's gone [E] and I just can't get [A] it back
[G]
[D] [A]
[C#]
You could read my mind, [Em] love, what [G] a tale my [C#] thoughts could tell
[A] Just like an old time [C#] movie about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] In a castle dark or [D] a fortress throne [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
[D] You know that ghost [A] is me [D] and I will never [F#m] be set free
[Bm] As long as I am [E] a ghost that you [A] can't see
If I could read you, my [Em] love, what a tale your thoughts could tell
[A] Just like a paperback [C#] novel that can't any drugstore would sell
[A] When you reach the part [C#m]
where the [D] heartaches come
[E] The hero would be [F#m] me, but [D] the heroes often [A] fail
[D] You won't read [F#m] that book again [Bm] because the [E] ending's just too hard [A] to take
[G]
[C#] [A]
[G]
[C#] [A] I walk away like [D] a movie star [E] who gets burned in a three [F#m]-way sprint
[D] Enter number [A] two, [D] a movie queen [F#m] to play the scene
[Bm] Of bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
[D] But for now, love, let's [A] be real
[D] I never knew I [F#m] could feel this way [Bm] and I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [F#m] where we went wrong, [Bm] but the feeling's gone and [E] I just can't get [A] it back
If you could read my mind, [G] love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] Just like an old time [G] movie about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] In a castle dark or [D] a fortress throne [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
But [D] the stories [A] always end
[D] And if you read [F#m] between the lines, [Bm] you will know that I'm [E] just trying to [F#m] understand
[D] Every feeling that you [A] lack
[D] I never knew I [F#m] could feel this way and [Bm] I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know where [F#m] we went wrong, [Bm] but the feeling's gone [E] and I just can't get [A] it back
[G]
[D] [A]
[C#]
Key:
A
D
F#m
E
Bm
A
D
F#m
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You could read my mind, [Em] love, what [G] a tale my [C#] thoughts could tell
[A] _ Just like an old time _ [C#] movie about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] _ _ In a castle dark or [D] a fortress throne [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
_ [D] You know that ghost [A] is me _ [D] and I will never [F#m] be set free
[Bm] As long as I am [E] a ghost that you [A] can't see
_ If _ _ _ _ _ I could read you, my [Em] love, what a tale your thoughts could tell
[A] _ Just like a paperback [C#] novel that can't any drugstore would sell
[A] _ When you reach the part [C#m] _
where the [D] heartaches come
[E] The hero would be [F#m] me, but [D] the heroes often [A] fail
_ [D] You won't read [F#m] that book again [Bm] because the _ [E] ending's just too hard [A] to take _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ I walk away like [D] a movie star [E] who gets burned in a three [F#m]-way sprint _
_ [D] _ _ Enter number [A] two, _ [D] a movie queen [F#m] to play the scene
[Bm] Of bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
_ [D] But for now, love, let's [A] be real
_ [D] I never knew I [F#m] could feel this way [Bm] and I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [F#m] where we went wrong, [Bm] but the feeling's gone and [E] I just can't get [A] it back _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
If you could read my mind, [G] love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] _ Just like an old time [G] movie about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] _ In a castle dark or [D] a fortress throne [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
But [D] the stories _ [A] always end _
[D] And if you read [F#m] between the lines, [Bm] you will know that I'm [E] just trying to _ [F#m] understand
_ [D] Every feeling that you [A] lack
_ [D] I never knew I [F#m] could feel this way and [Bm] I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know where [F#m] we went wrong, [Bm] but the feeling's gone [E] and I just can't get [A] it back _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You could read my mind, [Em] love, what [G] a tale my [C#] thoughts could tell
[A] _ Just like an old time _ [C#] movie about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] _ _ In a castle dark or [D] a fortress throne [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
_ [D] You know that ghost [A] is me _ [D] and I will never [F#m] be set free
[Bm] As long as I am [E] a ghost that you [A] can't see
_ If _ _ _ _ _ I could read you, my [Em] love, what a tale your thoughts could tell
[A] _ Just like a paperback [C#] novel that can't any drugstore would sell
[A] _ When you reach the part [C#m] _
where the [D] heartaches come
[E] The hero would be [F#m] me, but [D] the heroes often [A] fail
_ [D] You won't read [F#m] that book again [Bm] because the _ [E] ending's just too hard [A] to take _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ I walk away like [D] a movie star [E] who gets burned in a three [F#m]-way sprint _
_ [D] _ _ Enter number [A] two, _ [D] a movie queen [F#m] to play the scene
[Bm] Of bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
_ [D] But for now, love, let's [A] be real
_ [D] I never knew I [F#m] could feel this way [Bm] and I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [F#m] where we went wrong, [Bm] but the feeling's gone and [E] I just can't get [A] it back _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
If you could read my mind, [G] love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] _ Just like an old time [G] movie about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] _ In a castle dark or [D] a fortress throne [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
But [D] the stories _ [A] always end _
[D] And if you read [F#m] between the lines, [Bm] you will know that I'm [E] just trying to _ [F#m] understand
_ [D] Every feeling that you [A] lack
_ [D] I never knew I [F#m] could feel this way and [Bm] I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know where [F#m] we went wrong, [Bm] but the feeling's gone [E] and I just can't get [A] it back _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _