Chords for Mama, You Been on My Mind (Live at Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY - October 1964)
Tempo:
102.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
C#m
F#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Perhaps it's the color of the sun,
Cutting flat [C#m] and covering
[F#] The crossroads I'm standing at
Maybe [C#m] it's the weather or something [E] like that
[B] But, my boy, you're just on [E] my mind
[B] [G#m]
[B]
[E] Don't mean trouble, please don't put me down
Don't get [D#m] upset, I am [C#m] not pleading
[F#] Oh, say, if I can't forget [E] you
I do not walk the [C#m] floor, bow down [E] and bend
But yet, [B] mama, you're just on [E] my mind
[F#] [B]
[E] Even though my mind is hazy
And my thoughts, they might be narrow
[C#m] Well, you don't bother me
[F#] Not bring me down with sorrow
[B] It don't [C#m] even matter
Well, [A] you're waking up [E] tomorrow
[B] But, mama, you're [E] just on my mind
[B]
[E] Don't mean trouble, please don't put me down
You know I'm gonna Ah
[G#m]
[B] What are you doing?
I don't remember it.
[B]
I don't know.
I'm [E] not asking you to say words like yes or no
Please [C#m] understand me
[F#] I'm not calling for you to go
I'm [E] just breathing to myself
[A] Pretending not that I [E] don't know
[B] That, daddy, you've been [E] on my mind
[C#] [B] [G#m]
[B]
This is the first verse.
[E] When What?
[F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[B]
[C#m] [E]
[B] [E]
[N]
[A#]
Cutting flat [C#m] and covering
[F#] The crossroads I'm standing at
Maybe [C#m] it's the weather or something [E] like that
[B] But, my boy, you're just on [E] my mind
[B] [G#m]
[B]
[E] Don't mean trouble, please don't put me down
Don't get [D#m] upset, I am [C#m] not pleading
[F#] Oh, say, if I can't forget [E] you
I do not walk the [C#m] floor, bow down [E] and bend
But yet, [B] mama, you're just on [E] my mind
[F#] [B]
[E] Even though my mind is hazy
And my thoughts, they might be narrow
[C#m] Well, you don't bother me
[F#] Not bring me down with sorrow
[B] It don't [C#m] even matter
Well, [A] you're waking up [E] tomorrow
[B] But, mama, you're [E] just on my mind
[B]
[E] Don't mean trouble, please don't put me down
You know I'm gonna Ah
[G#m]
[B] What are you doing?
I don't remember it.
[B]
I don't know.
I'm [E] not asking you to say words like yes or no
Please [C#m] understand me
[F#] I'm not calling for you to go
I'm [E] just breathing to myself
[A] Pretending not that I [E] don't know
[B] That, daddy, you've been [E] on my mind
[C#] [B] [G#m]
[B]
This is the first verse.
[E] When What?
[F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[B]
[C#m] [E]
[B] [E]
[N]
[A#]
Key:
E
B
C#m
F#
G#m
E
B
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Perhaps it's the color of the sun,
Cutting flat [C#m] and covering _
[F#] The crossroads I'm standing at
Maybe [C#m] it's the weather or something [E] like that
[B] But, my boy, you're just on [E] my mind
_ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Don't mean trouble, please don't put me down
Don't get [D#m] upset, I am [C#m] not pleading
[F#] Oh, say, if I can't forget [E] you
I do not walk the [C#m] floor, bow down [E] and bend
But yet, [B] mama, you're just on [E] my mind
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Even though my mind is hazy
And my thoughts, they might be narrow
[C#m] Well, you don't bother me
[F#] Not bring me down with sorrow
[B] It don't [C#m] even matter
Well, [A] you're waking up [E] tomorrow
[B] But, mama, you're [E] just on my mind _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Don't mean trouble, please don't put me down
You know I'm gonna_ Ah_
[G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ What are you doing?
I don't remember it.
[B] _
I don't know.
_ _ I'm [E] not asking you to say words like yes or no
Please [C#m] understand me
[F#] I'm not calling for you to go
I'm [E] just breathing to myself
[A] Pretending not that I [E] don't know
[B] That, daddy, you've been [E] on my mind
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ This is the first verse. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] When_ What?
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Perhaps it's the color of the sun,
Cutting flat [C#m] and covering _
[F#] The crossroads I'm standing at
Maybe [C#m] it's the weather or something [E] like that
[B] But, my boy, you're just on [E] my mind
_ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Don't mean trouble, please don't put me down
Don't get [D#m] upset, I am [C#m] not pleading
[F#] Oh, say, if I can't forget [E] you
I do not walk the [C#m] floor, bow down [E] and bend
But yet, [B] mama, you're just on [E] my mind
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Even though my mind is hazy
And my thoughts, they might be narrow
[C#m] Well, you don't bother me
[F#] Not bring me down with sorrow
[B] It don't [C#m] even matter
Well, [A] you're waking up [E] tomorrow
[B] But, mama, you're [E] just on my mind _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Don't mean trouble, please don't put me down
You know I'm gonna_ Ah_
[G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ What are you doing?
I don't remember it.
[B] _
I don't know.
_ _ I'm [E] not asking you to say words like yes or no
Please [C#m] understand me
[F#] I'm not calling for you to go
I'm [E] just breathing to myself
[A] Pretending not that I [E] don't know
[B] That, daddy, you've been [E] on my mind
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ This is the first verse. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] When_ What?
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _