Chords for Gordon Lightfoot " If You Could Read My Mind" - Lyrics

Tempo:
122.1 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Em

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gordon Lightfoot  " If You Could Read My Mind" - Lyrics chords
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[A]
[Em] [A]
If 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 wishing well
[A] In a castle dark or [D] a fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
You [D] know that ghost is [A] me, [D] and I will never [C#m] be set [A] free
[Bm] As long as I'm [E] 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 the drugstore sells
[A] When you reach the part where the [D] heartaches come
[E] The hero would be [F#m] me, [D] but heroes often [A] fail
You
[D] won't read [A] that book again [E] because the ending's just too hard to [A] take
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
I'd walk away like [D] a movie star who [E] gets burned in a three-way [F#m] script
[D] Enter number [A] two, [D] movie queen to [C#m] play the [A] scene
[Bm] Of bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
But [D] for now, love, let's be [A] real
I
[G#] never [D] thought [C#m] I could act 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 feeling's gone
And I just can't get [A] it back
If 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 wishing well
[A] In a castle dark or [D] a fortress strong
[E] With chains upon [F#m] my feet, [D] the story's [A] always end
[D] If you read [C#m] between [A] the lines, [E] you'll know that I'm just trying to [F#m] understand
[D] The feelings that [A] you lack
[D] I never thought [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, [E] but the feeling's gone
And I just can't get [A] it back
[C#]
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, F#m, D, A, D, Em, A and Em. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 122. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ If 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 wishing well
[A] _ In a castle dark or [D] a fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
You [D] know that ghost is [A] me, _ _ [D] and I will never [C#m] be set [A] free
[Bm] As long as I'm [E] 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 the drugstore sells
[A] _ When you reach the part where the [D] heartaches come
[E] The hero would be [F#m] me, _ [D] but heroes often [A] fail
You _
[D] won't read [A] that book _ again [E] because the _ ending's just too hard to [A] take _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ I'd walk away _ like [D] a movie star who [E] gets burned in a three-way [F#m] script
_ _ _ [D] _ Enter number [A] two, _ _ _ [D] movie queen to [C#m] play the [A] scene
[Bm] Of bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
But [D] for now, love, let's be [A] real
I _
[G#] never [D] thought [C#m] I could act 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 feeling's gone
And I just can't get [A] it back _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ If 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 wishing well
[A] _ In a castle dark or [D] a fortress strong
[E] With chains upon [F#m] my feet, _ [D] the _ story's [A] always end
_ _ [D] If you read [C#m] between [A] the lines, [E] you'll know that I'm just trying to _ [F#m] understand _
[D] The feelings that [A] you lack _
[D] I never thought [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, [E] but the feeling's gone
And I just can't get [A] it back _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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