Chords for gordon lightfoot if you could read my mind live in concert bbc 1972
Tempo:
119.75 bpm
Chords used:
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D
E
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A]
You could read my mind, [Em] love, working on a thought scheme
[A] Just like an old time movie [Em]
about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] In a castle dark or a [D] fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
You [D] know that ghost is [A] me [D] and I will never [A] be set free
[Em] As long as [E] I'm a ghost that you [A] can't see
If I could read your mind, [Em] love, what a tale your thoughts could [A] tell
Just like a paperback [Em] novel, the kind any drugstore would [A] sell
When you reach the part where [D] the heartaches come, [E] the hero would [F#m] be me
[D] But heroes [A] often fail, [D] you won't read [A] that book
[Em] Because the [E] ending's just too [A] hard to take
[G]
[A]
[Em]
[G] [A]
I'd walk away like [D] a movie star [A] who gets [E] burned in a three-way [F#m] script
[D] Enter number [A] two, [D] a movie queen [A] to play the scene
[B] Of bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
[D] But for now, love, let's [A] be real
[D] Never knew [A] I could feel this way [Bm] and I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [A] where we went wrong, [B] but the feeling's [E] gone and I just can't get [A] it back
You could read my mind, [Em] love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] Just like an old-time [Em] movie about a ghost from a [A] fishing well
In a castle dark or [D] a fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
[D] Stories [A] always end
[D] If you read [C#m] between [A] the lines, [B] you'll know that [E] I'm just trying to [F#m] understand
[D] The feelings that [A] you lack
[D] Never knew [A] I could feel this way [E] and I've got to say that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [A] where we went wrong, [E] but the [A] feeling's gone [E] and I just can't get [A] it back
[Em]
[D] [A]
[N]
You could read my mind, [Em] love, working on a thought scheme
[A] Just like an old time movie [Em]
about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] In a castle dark or a [D] fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
You [D] know that ghost is [A] me [D] and I will never [A] be set free
[Em] As long as [E] I'm a ghost that you [A] can't see
If I could read your mind, [Em] love, what a tale your thoughts could [A] tell
Just like a paperback [Em] novel, the kind any drugstore would [A] sell
When you reach the part where [D] the heartaches come, [E] the hero would [F#m] be me
[D] But heroes [A] often fail, [D] you won't read [A] that book
[Em] Because the [E] ending's just too [A] hard to take
[G]
[A]
[Em]
[G] [A]
I'd walk away like [D] a movie star [A] who gets [E] burned in a three-way [F#m] script
[D] Enter number [A] two, [D] a movie queen [A] to play the scene
[B] Of bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
[D] But for now, love, let's [A] be real
[D] Never knew [A] I could feel this way [Bm] and I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [A] where we went wrong, [B] but the feeling's [E] gone and I just can't get [A] it back
You could read my mind, [Em] love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] Just like an old-time [Em] movie about a ghost from a [A] fishing well
In a castle dark or [D] a fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
[D] Stories [A] always end
[D] If you read [C#m] between [A] the lines, [B] you'll know that [E] I'm just trying to [F#m] understand
[D] The feelings that [A] you lack
[D] Never knew [A] I could feel this way [E] and I've got to say that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [A] where we went wrong, [E] but the [A] feeling's gone [E] and I just can't get [A] it back
[Em]
[D] [A]
[N]
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_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ could read my mind, [Em] love, working on a thought scheme
_ [A] _ Just like an old time movie [Em] _
about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] _ In a castle dark or a [D] fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
You [D] know that ghost is [A] me _ [D] and I will never [A] be set free
[Em] As long as [E] I'm a ghost that you [A] can't see
_ If _ _ _ _ _ I could read your mind, [Em] love, what a tale your thoughts could [A] tell
_ Just like a paperback [Em] novel, the kind any drugstore would [A] sell
_ When you reach the part where [D] the heartaches come, [E] the hero would [F#m] be me
_ [D] But heroes _ [A] often fail, _ _ [D] you won't read [A] that book
_ [Em] Because the [E] ending's just too [A] hard to take _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
I'd walk away like [D] a movie star [A] who gets [E] burned in a three-way [F#m] script _
_ [D] Enter number [A] _ two, [D] a movie queen [A] to play the scene
[B] Of bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
[D] But for now, love, let's [A] be real
_ _ [D] Never knew [A] I could feel this way [Bm] and I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [A] where we went wrong, [B] but the feeling's [E] gone and I just can't get [A] it back
You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
could read my mind, [Em] love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] _ Just like an old-time [Em] movie about a ghost from a [A] fishing well
_ In a castle dark or [D] a fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet _
_ [D] Stories _ [A] always end _
_ [D] If you read [C#m] between [A] the lines, [B] you'll know that [E] I'm just trying to _ [F#m] understand
_ [D] The feelings that [A] you lack
_ _ [D] Never knew [A] I could feel this way [E] and I've got to say that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [A] where we went wrong, [E] but the [A] feeling's gone [E] and I just can't get [A] it back _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ could read my mind, [Em] love, working on a thought scheme
_ [A] _ Just like an old time movie [Em] _
about a ghost from a wishing well
[A] _ In a castle dark or a [D] fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
You [D] know that ghost is [A] me _ [D] and I will never [A] be set free
[Em] As long as [E] I'm a ghost that you [A] can't see
_ If _ _ _ _ _ I could read your mind, [Em] love, what a tale your thoughts could [A] tell
_ Just like a paperback [Em] novel, the kind any drugstore would [A] sell
_ When you reach the part where [D] the heartaches come, [E] the hero would [F#m] be me
_ [D] But heroes _ [A] often fail, _ _ [D] you won't read [A] that book
_ [Em] Because the [E] ending's just too [A] hard to take _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
I'd walk away like [D] a movie star [A] who gets [E] burned in a three-way [F#m] script _
_ [D] Enter number [A] _ two, [D] a movie queen [A] to play the scene
[B] Of bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
[D] But for now, love, let's [A] be real
_ _ [D] Never knew [A] I could feel this way [Bm] and I've got to say [E] that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [A] where we went wrong, [B] but the feeling's [E] gone and I just can't get [A] it back
You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
could read my mind, [Em] love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] _ Just like an old-time [Em] movie about a ghost from a [A] fishing well
_ In a castle dark or [D] a fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet _
_ [D] Stories _ [A] always end _
_ [D] If you read [C#m] between [A] the lines, [B] you'll know that [E] I'm just trying to _ [F#m] understand
_ [D] The feelings that [A] you lack
_ _ [D] Never knew [A] I could feel this way [E] and I've got to say that I just don't get [D] it
I don't know [A] where we went wrong, [E] but the [A] feeling's gone [E] and I just can't get [A] it back _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _