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