If You Could Read My Mind Chords by Olivia Newton-John

Tempo:
129.3 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Gm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Olivia Newton-John - If You Could Read My Mind chords
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[C]
[F] [C] If you could read my mind, love, [Cm] what a tale my thoughts could [F] tell
Just like [C] an old time [Cm] movie about a ghost from the wishing [F] well
In a castle dark or [Bb] a [Bb] fortress strong [C] with chains upon [Dm] my feet
You [F] know [Bb] that ghost [F] is me [Bb] and I will never [F] be set free
[Gm] As long as I'm a [C] ghost that you can [F] see
[C]
If I could read your mind, [Cm] love, what a tale your thoughts could [F] tell
Just [C] like a paperback [Cm] novel, [Eb] the kind the drugstore [F] sell
When you reach the part where [Bb] the heartaches come
[C] The hero would [Dm] be me, [F] the hero often fails
[Bb] You won't read [F] that book again [Gm] because the [C] ending's just too hard [F] to take
[Eb]
[F]
[Eb]
[F] I'll walk away like [Bb] a movie star who gets [C] burned in a three-way [Dm] script
And [Bb] tough, number [F] two
A [Bb]
movie queen, [F] a play, the scene, [Gm] I'll bring in all [C] the good things out in [Dm] me
[D] But for now, [Bb] love, [F] let's be real
[Bb] I never thought [F] I could act this way and [Gm] I've got to say
[C] I just don't get it, [Bb] I don't know where [F] we went wrong
[Gm] Hope the feeling's gone [C] and I just can't get [F] it back
If
[C] you could read my [F] mind, [Eb] love, what a tale my thoughts could [F] tell
Just [C] like an old time [Eb] movie about a ghost from the wishing well
[F] In a castle dark or a fortress [Bb] strong with [C]
chains upon [Dm] my feet
[F] The [Bb] story [F] always ends
[Bb] If you could read [Am] between [F] the lines, [Gm] you'll know that I'm [C] just trying to [D] understand
[Dm] [Bb] The feelings [F] that you lack
[Bb] I never thought [F] I could feel this way [Gm] and I've got to say
That [C] I just don't get it, [Bb] I don't know [F] where we went wrong
[G] Hope the feeling's gone [C] and I just can't get [F] it back
[Eb] [D] [Cm]
[F] [C] [F]
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Olivia Newton-John - If You Could Read My Mind chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F, Gm, C, Dm, Bb, F, Bb, C, F, C and Bb. A strategic approach would be to train at 64 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 129. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Gb Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] If you could read my mind, love, [Cm] _ what a tale my thoughts could [F] tell
_ Just like [C] an old time [Cm] movie about a ghost from the wishing _ [F] well
In a castle dark or [Bb] a [Bb] fortress strong [C] with chains upon [Dm] my feet
You [F] know [Bb] that ghost [F] is me _ [Bb] and I will never [F] be set free
[Gm] As long as I'm a [C] ghost that you can [F] see
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
If I could read your mind, [Cm] love, what a tale your thoughts could [F] tell _
Just [C] like a paperback [Cm] novel, [Eb] the kind the drugstore [F] sell
When you reach the part where [Bb] the heartaches come
[C] The hero would [Dm] be me, _ [F] the hero often fails
_ _ [Bb] You won't read [F] that book again [Gm] because the [C] ending's just too hard [F] to take _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ I'll walk away like [Bb] a movie star who gets [C] burned in a three-way [Dm] script
_ _ And [Bb] tough, number [F] two
_ A [Bb]
movie queen, [F] a play, the scene, [Gm] I'll bring in all [C] the good things out in [Dm] me
_ [D] But for now, [Bb] love, [F] let's be real
_ [Bb] I never thought [F] I could act this way and [Gm] I've got to say
[C] I just don't get it, [Bb] I don't know where [F] we went wrong
[Gm] Hope the feeling's gone [C] and I just can't get [F] it back
_ If
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] you could read my [F] mind, [Eb] love, what a tale my thoughts could [F] tell
_ Just [C] like an old time [Eb] movie about a ghost from the wishing well
[F] _ In a castle dark _ or a fortress [Bb] strong with [C]
chains upon [Dm] my feet
_ [F] The [Bb] story [F] always ends
_ [Bb] If you could read [Am] between [F] the lines, [Gm] you'll know that I'm [C] just trying to _ [D] understand
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] The feelings [F] that you lack
_ [Bb] I never thought [F] I could feel this way [Gm] and I've got to say
That [C] I just don't get it, [Bb] I don't know [F] where we went wrong
[G] Hope the feeling's gone [C] and I just can't get [F] it back _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was composed by Gordon Lightfoot.

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