Chords for Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind (Rose Cousins cover)
Tempo:
64.65 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Db
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] If you could read my [Ab] mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could [Ebm] tell
Just like an old-time [Ab] movie about [Bb] a ghost from a wishing [Eb] well
In a castle dark [Ab] or a fortress [C] strong with chains upon [Cm] my feet
[Ab] You know that [Eb] ghost is me
[Ab] And I will [Eb] never be set free [Fm] as long as I'm [Bb] the ghost that you [Cm] can't see
[Eb] If I could read your mind, [Db] love, what a tale [Fm] your thoughts could tell
[Eb] Just like a [Db] paperback novel of a kind the drugstore [Eb] sell
When you reach the part [Ab] where the heartaches [Bb] come
The hero [Cm] would be me, [Ab] but heroes [Eb] often fail
And you won't [Gm] read that book [Fm] again because the [Bb] ending's just too [Eb] hard to take
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I'd walk away [Ab] like a movie star [Bb] that gets burned in a three [Cm]-way script
[Ab] And turn [Eb] a burned crew a [Ab] movie [Eb] queen to play the [Fm] scene
Of bringing all the good [Cm] things out in me
[Ab] But for now, [Eb] love, let's be real
I [Ab] never thought I could act this [Fm] way
And I've got to [Eb] say that I just [Ab] don't get it
I don't [Gm] know where we went wrong, but the [Bb] feeling's gone
And I just [Cm] can't get it back
[Eb] If you could read [Db] my mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[Eb] Just like an old [Ab]-time movie [Db] about a ghost from a wishing [Eb] well
In a castle dark [Ab] or a fortress drawn with [Cm] chains upon my feet
[Ab] The story's [Eb] always end
[Ab] And if you [Gm] read between the lines, you'll know [Eb] that I'm just trying [Cm] to understand
[Ab] The feelings [Eb] that you lack
[Ab] I never thought I could feel [Fm] this way
And I've got to [Bb] say that I just [Ab] don't get it
I don't [Gm] know where we went wrong, but the [Bb] feeling's gone
And I just [Eb] can't get it back
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[Eb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] If you could read my [Ab] mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could [Ebm] tell
Just like an old-time [Ab] movie about [Bb] a ghost from a wishing [Eb] well
In a castle dark [Ab] or a fortress [C] strong with chains upon [Cm] my feet
[Ab] You know that [Eb] ghost is me
[Ab] And I will [Eb] never be set free [Fm] as long as I'm [Bb] the ghost that you [Cm] can't see
[Eb] If I could read your mind, [Db] love, what a tale [Fm] your thoughts could tell
[Eb] Just like a [Db] paperback novel of a kind the drugstore [Eb] sell
When you reach the part [Ab] where the heartaches [Bb] come
The hero [Cm] would be me, [Ab] but heroes [Eb] often fail
And you won't [Gm] read that book [Fm] again because the [Bb] ending's just too [Eb] hard to take
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I'd walk away [Ab] like a movie star [Bb] that gets burned in a three [Cm]-way script
[Ab] And turn [Eb] a burned crew a [Ab] movie [Eb] queen to play the [Fm] scene
Of bringing all the good [Cm] things out in me
[Ab] But for now, [Eb] love, let's be real
I [Ab] never thought I could act this [Fm] way
And I've got to [Eb] say that I just [Ab] don't get it
I don't [Gm] know where we went wrong, but the [Bb] feeling's gone
And I just [Cm] can't get it back
[Eb] If you could read [Db] my mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[Eb] Just like an old [Ab]-time movie [Db] about a ghost from a wishing [Eb] well
In a castle dark [Ab] or a fortress drawn with [Cm] chains upon my feet
[Ab] The story's [Eb] always end
[Ab] And if you [Gm] read between the lines, you'll know [Eb] that I'm just trying [Cm] to understand
[Ab] The feelings [Eb] that you lack
[Ab] I never thought I could feel [Fm] this way
And I've got to [Bb] say that I just [Ab] don't get it
I don't [Gm] know where we went wrong, but the [Bb] feeling's gone
And I just [Eb] can't get it back
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[Eb] If you could read my [Ab] mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could [Ebm] tell
Just like an old-time [Ab] movie about [Bb] a ghost from a wishing [Eb] well
In a castle dark [Ab] or a fortress [C] strong with chains upon [Cm] my feet
[Ab] You know that [Eb] ghost is me
_ [Ab] And I will [Eb] never be set free [Fm] as long as I'm [Bb] the ghost that you [Cm] can't see
_ _ [Eb] _ If I could read your mind, [Db] love, what a tale [Fm] your thoughts could tell
[Eb] Just like a [Db] paperback novel of a kind the drugstore [Eb] sell
When you reach the part [Ab] where the heartaches [Bb] come
The hero [Cm] would be me, [Ab] but heroes [Eb] often fail _
And you won't [Gm] read that book [Fm] again because the [Bb] ending's just too [Eb] hard to take
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I'd walk away [Ab] like a movie star [Bb] that gets burned in a three [Cm]-way script
[Ab] And turn [Eb] a burned crew a [Ab] movie [Eb] queen to play the [Fm] scene
Of bringing all the good [Cm] things out in me
[Ab] But for now, [Eb] love, let's be real
I [Ab] never thought I could act this [Fm] way
And I've got to [Eb] say that I just [Ab] don't get it
I don't [Gm] know where we went wrong, but the [Bb] feeling's gone
And I just [Cm] can't get it back _ _
[Eb] _ If you could read [Db] my mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[Eb] Just like an old [Ab]-time movie [Db] about a ghost from a wishing [Eb] well
In a castle dark [Ab] or a fortress drawn with [Cm] chains upon my feet
[Ab] The story's [Eb] always end
[Ab] And if you [Gm] read between the lines, you'll know [Eb] that I'm just trying [Cm] to understand
[Ab] The feelings [Eb] that you lack
_ [Ab] I never thought I could feel [Fm] this way
And I've got to [Bb] say that I just [Ab] don't get it
I don't [Gm] know where we went wrong, but the [Bb] feeling's gone
And I just [Eb] can't get it back
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[Eb] If you could read my [Ab] mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could [Ebm] tell
Just like an old-time [Ab] movie about [Bb] a ghost from a wishing [Eb] well
In a castle dark [Ab] or a fortress [C] strong with chains upon [Cm] my feet
[Ab] You know that [Eb] ghost is me
_ [Ab] And I will [Eb] never be set free [Fm] as long as I'm [Bb] the ghost that you [Cm] can't see
_ _ [Eb] _ If I could read your mind, [Db] love, what a tale [Fm] your thoughts could tell
[Eb] Just like a [Db] paperback novel of a kind the drugstore [Eb] sell
When you reach the part [Ab] where the heartaches [Bb] come
The hero [Cm] would be me, [Ab] but heroes [Eb] often fail _
And you won't [Gm] read that book [Fm] again because the [Bb] ending's just too [Eb] hard to take
[Db] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
I'd walk away [Ab] like a movie star [Bb] that gets burned in a three [Cm]-way script
[Ab] And turn [Eb] a burned crew a [Ab] movie [Eb] queen to play the [Fm] scene
Of bringing all the good [Cm] things out in me
[Ab] But for now, [Eb] love, let's be real
I [Ab] never thought I could act this [Fm] way
And I've got to [Eb] say that I just [Ab] don't get it
I don't [Gm] know where we went wrong, but the [Bb] feeling's gone
And I just [Cm] can't get it back _ _
[Eb] _ If you could read [Db] my mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
[Eb] Just like an old [Ab]-time movie [Db] about a ghost from a wishing [Eb] well
In a castle dark [Ab] or a fortress drawn with [Cm] chains upon my feet
[Ab] The story's [Eb] always end
[Ab] And if you [Gm] read between the lines, you'll know [Eb] that I'm just trying [Cm] to understand
[Ab] The feelings [Eb] that you lack
_ [Ab] I never thought I could feel [Fm] this way
And I've got to [Bb] say that I just [Ab] don't get it
I don't [Gm] know where we went wrong, but the [Bb] feeling's gone
And I just [Eb] can't get it back
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