If You Could Read My Mind ~ Gordon Lightfoot ~ 1971 (with lyrics) HD Chords

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121.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

B

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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If You Could Read My Mind ~ Gordon Lightfoot ~ 1971 (with lyrics) HD chords
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If you could read my mind, love, [Em] what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] Just like an old-time movie about a ghost from a wishing well
In a castle dark [D] or a fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
[D] You know that [A] ghost is me, [D] and I will never [C#m] be set free
[B] As long as [E] I'm 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 [Em] novel, the kind the drugstore sells
[A] When you reach the part where [D] the heartaches come
[E] The hero would be [F#m] me, [D] heroes who often [A] fail
[D] You won't read [A] that book again [B] because the [E] ending's just too hard [A] to take
[G]
I'd walk away like [D] a movie star [E] who gets burned in a three-way [F#m] sprint
[D] Enter number [A] two, [D] the movie queen, [C#m] the play, the scene
[Bm] I'm bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
But [D] from now, love, let's be [A] real
[D] I never thought [C#m] I could act this way
[B] 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 gone
[E] 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, [B] you'll know that I'm just [E] trying to [F#m] understand
The [D] feeling that you [A] lack
[D] I never thought I [A] could feel this way
And [B] I've got to say [E] that I just don't get it
[D] I don't know [A] where we went wrong, [B] but the feeling's gone
[E] And I just can't get [A] it back
[Em]
[A]
[N]
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1231
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Em
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A
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D
1321
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To start learning Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: E, F#m, D, A, D, G, A and G. For best results, commence at 61 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 122. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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If you could read my mind, love, [Em] what a tale my thoughts could tell
[A] _ Just like an old-time movie _ about a ghost from a wishing well
_ _ In a castle dark [D] or a fortress strong [E] with chains upon [F#m] my feet
_ [D] You know that [A] ghost is me, _ _ [D] and I will never [C#m] be set free
[B] As long as [E] I'm 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 [Em] novel, the kind the drugstore sells
[A] When you reach the part where [D] the heartaches come
[E] The hero would be [F#m] me, _ _ [D] heroes who often [A] fail
_ _ [D] You won't read [A] that book again [B] because the [E] ending's just too hard [A] to take _ _
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I'd walk away _ like [D] a movie star [E] who gets burned in a three-way [F#m] sprint _ _ _
[D] Enter number [A] two, _ _ [D] the movie queen, [C#m] the play, the scene
[Bm] I'm bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in me
But [D] from now, love, let's be [A] real _ _
[D] I never thought [C#m] I could act this way
[B] 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 gone
[E] And I just can't get [A] it back _ _
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_ 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, [B] you'll know that I'm just [E] trying to [F#m] understand _
The [D] feeling that you [A] lack
_ [D] I never thought I [A] could feel this way
And [B] I've got to say [E] that I just don't get it
[D] I don't know [A] where we went wrong, [B] but the feeling's gone
[E] And I just can't get [A] it back _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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