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