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