Chords for Neil Young - If You Could Read My Mind - Chi Theater, Apr 22, 2014
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
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D
G
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] I mean, [C] more than my foot.
I [A] love you.
I love you.
[Gm]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[G]
[A] If you could read my mind, love, [G] what a tale my thoughts could tell.
[A]
Just like an old time movie [G] about a ghost by the ocean well.
[A] In a castle dark or [D] a fortress strong, a [E] chain upon my [F#m] feet.
You [D] know that ghost.
[A]
[D] I will never be set free as [Bm] long as I'm the [E] ghost that you can [A] see.
[G]
[A] If I could read your mind, [G] what a tale your thoughts could tell.
[A]
Just like a paperback novel, [G] the kind that the bookstore sells.
[A] When you reach the [D#] part where the [D] heartaches come, the hero will be [F#m] me.
[D] The hero is not a new [A] face.
[D] And you won't read that book again [Bm] because he's [Em] just [A] too hard to take.
Oh, my [G]
God.
Oh, [D] my God.
[A]
[G]
[A] I walk away like a [D] movie star getting [E] burned in a three-way [F#m] script.
[D]
Prepare for burning.
[A]
[D] A movie queen.
[A] To bring the sea.
[Bm] I'll bring in all those [E] good things.
I'll [F#m] let me fall [D] out of the ice cream.
[A]
[D] I never thought I [A] could act this way.
And [Bm] I got to say that I [E] just don't get it.
[D] I don't know where [A] we went wrong, but the [Bm] feeling's gone.
And [E] I just can't get [A] it back.
Oh, my God.
[Bm]
[D]
[A] If you could read my mind, love, [G] what a tale my thoughts could tell.
[A] Just like an old-time movie, [G] a god of ghosts from a machine.
[Bm]
[A] And a castle of dark or a [D] fortress strong [E] with chains upon my [F#m] feet.
[D] But story is always [A] end.
[D] If you read between [A] the lines, you'll [Bm] see that I'm just trying to [F#m] understand.
[D] The feelings that you [A] lack.
[D] I never thought I could [A] feel this way.
And I [Bm] got to say I [E] just don't get it.
[D] I don't know where [A] we went wrong, but [Bm] the feeling's gone.
And I [E] just can't get it [A] back.
[E] [G]
[A]
[G]
I [A] love you.
I love you.
[Gm]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[G]
[A] If you could read my mind, love, [G] what a tale my thoughts could tell.
[A]
Just like an old time movie [G] about a ghost by the ocean well.
[A] In a castle dark or [D] a fortress strong, a [E] chain upon my [F#m] feet.
You [D] know that ghost.
[A]
[D] I will never be set free as [Bm] long as I'm the [E] ghost that you can [A] see.
[G]
[A] If I could read your mind, [G] what a tale your thoughts could tell.
[A]
Just like a paperback novel, [G] the kind that the bookstore sells.
[A] When you reach the [D#] part where the [D] heartaches come, the hero will be [F#m] me.
[D] The hero is not a new [A] face.
[D] And you won't read that book again [Bm] because he's [Em] just [A] too hard to take.
Oh, my [G]
God.
Oh, [D] my God.
[A]
[G]
[A] I walk away like a [D] movie star getting [E] burned in a three-way [F#m] script.
[D]
Prepare for burning.
[A]
[D] A movie queen.
[A] To bring the sea.
[Bm] I'll bring in all those [E] good things.
I'll [F#m] let me fall [D] out of the ice cream.
[A]
[D] I never thought I [A] could act this way.
And [Bm] I got to say that I [E] just don't get it.
[D] I don't know where [A] we went wrong, but the [Bm] feeling's gone.
And [E] I just can't get [A] it back.
Oh, my God.
[Bm]
[D]
[A] If you could read my mind, love, [G] what a tale my thoughts could tell.
[A] Just like an old-time movie, [G] a god of ghosts from a machine.
[Bm]
[A] And a castle of dark or a [D] fortress strong [E] with chains upon my [F#m] feet.
[D] But story is always [A] end.
[D] If you read between [A] the lines, you'll [Bm] see that I'm just trying to [F#m] understand.
[D] The feelings that you [A] lack.
[D] I never thought I could [A] feel this way.
And I [Bm] got to say I [E] just don't get it.
[D] I don't know where [A] we went wrong, but [Bm] the feeling's gone.
And I [E] just can't get it [A] back.
[E] [G]
[A]
[G]
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[N] _ I mean, [C] more than my foot.
I [A] love you.
I love you.
[Gm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ If you could read my mind, love, _ [G] _ what a tale my thoughts could tell.
_ [A] _
_ Just like an old time movie _ [G] about a ghost by the ocean well.
_ _ [A] _ In a castle dark _ _ or [D] a fortress strong, a [E] chain upon my [F#m] feet.
_ _ You [D] know that ghost.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] I will never be set free as [Bm] long as I'm the [E] ghost that you can [A] see. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ If I could read your mind, _ [G] _ what a tale your thoughts could tell.
_ _ [A] _
Just like a paperback novel, _ [G] _ the kind that the bookstore sells.
_ _ [A] When you reach the [D#] part _ _ where the [D] heartaches come, the hero will be [F#m] me.
_ _ _ [D] The hero is not a new [A] face.
_ _ _ [D] And you won't read that book again [Bm] because _ he's _ [Em] just [A] too hard to take. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, my [G]
God.
Oh, [D] my God. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ I walk away _ _ like a [D] movie star getting [E] burned in a three-way [F#m] script.
_ _ _ _ [D]
Prepare for burning.
[A] _ _ _ _
[D] A movie queen.
_ [A] To bring the sea.
[Bm] I'll bring in all those [E] good things.
I'll [F#m] let me _ _ fall [D] _ out of the ice cream.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] I never thought I [A] could act this way.
And [Bm] I got to say that I [E] just don't get it.
[D] I don't know where [A] we went wrong, but the [Bm] feeling's gone.
And [E] I just can't get [A] it back. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, my God.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] If you could read my mind, love, _ [G] what a tale my thoughts could tell.
_ _ [A] _ _ Just like an old-time movie, [G] a god of ghosts from a machine.
[Bm] _ _
_ [A] And a castle of dark _ _ or a [D] fortress strong [E] with chains upon my [F#m] feet. _ _
_ [D] But story is always [A] end.
_ _ _ _ [D] If you read between [A] the lines, you'll [Bm] see that I'm just trying to _ _ [F#m] understand.
_ _ [D] The feelings that you [A] lack. _ _ _ _
[D] I never thought I could [A] feel this way.
And I [Bm] got to say I [E] just don't get it.
_ [D] I don't know where [A] we went wrong, but [Bm] the feeling's gone.
And I [E] just can't get it [A] back.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I [A] love you.
I love you.
[Gm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ If you could read my mind, love, _ [G] _ what a tale my thoughts could tell.
_ [A] _
_ Just like an old time movie _ [G] about a ghost by the ocean well.
_ _ [A] _ In a castle dark _ _ or [D] a fortress strong, a [E] chain upon my [F#m] feet.
_ _ You [D] know that ghost.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] I will never be set free as [Bm] long as I'm the [E] ghost that you can [A] see. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ If I could read your mind, _ [G] _ what a tale your thoughts could tell.
_ _ [A] _
Just like a paperback novel, _ [G] _ the kind that the bookstore sells.
_ _ [A] When you reach the [D#] part _ _ where the [D] heartaches come, the hero will be [F#m] me.
_ _ _ [D] The hero is not a new [A] face.
_ _ _ [D] And you won't read that book again [Bm] because _ he's _ [Em] just [A] too hard to take. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, my [G]
God.
Oh, [D] my God. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ I walk away _ _ like a [D] movie star getting [E] burned in a three-way [F#m] script.
_ _ _ _ [D]
Prepare for burning.
[A] _ _ _ _
[D] A movie queen.
_ [A] To bring the sea.
[Bm] I'll bring in all those [E] good things.
I'll [F#m] let me _ _ fall [D] _ out of the ice cream.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] I never thought I [A] could act this way.
And [Bm] I got to say that I [E] just don't get it.
[D] I don't know where [A] we went wrong, but the [Bm] feeling's gone.
And [E] I just can't get [A] it back. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, my God.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] If you could read my mind, love, _ [G] what a tale my thoughts could tell.
_ _ [A] _ _ Just like an old-time movie, [G] a god of ghosts from a machine.
[Bm] _ _
_ [A] And a castle of dark _ _ or a [D] fortress strong [E] with chains upon my [F#m] feet. _ _
_ [D] But story is always [A] end.
_ _ _ _ [D] If you read between [A] the lines, you'll [Bm] see that I'm just trying to _ _ [F#m] understand.
_ _ [D] The feelings that you [A] lack. _ _ _ _
[D] I never thought I could [A] feel this way.
And I [Bm] got to say I [E] just don't get it.
_ [D] I don't know where [A] we went wrong, but [Bm] the feeling's gone.
And I [E] just can't get it [A] back.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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