Chords for Gordon Lightfoot 8-31-13: If You Could Read My Mind
Tempo:
130.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
C#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
You can't really buy [Em] love until the fox takes your blood
[A] Just like an old time movie, how the ghosts from overshade the web
[A] In the castle [C#] dark, or a [D] poetry scrum, [E] the jinx upon my [F#m] feet
[D] No, that ghost is [A] me, [B] and [D] I will never [C#m] be such free
[Bm] As long as I'm [E] a ghost and you [A] can't see
[B] You can't really buy love, [Em]
or the tale of a fox could tell
[A]
Just like a paperback novel, [Em]
the kind that jokes don't [A] sell
In your piece [C#] of heart, or [G] the heartache's gone, [E] a hero would be [F#m] me
[D] A hero's up [A] to pay, and [D] you're gonna read [C#m] that book again
[Bm] Because then [E] it's just too hard [A] to take
[G]
[A] [E]
[G] [C#]
[A] I walk [C#] away like [G] any movie star, [E] who gets fired in a three-way [F#m] sprint
[D] As a number [A] two, [D] a money queen [C#m] in a playboy scene
[Bm] I'm bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in vain, [D] but for now, let's [A] be real
I [D] never thought I [C#m] could act this way, [Bm] and I could just say [E] that I just don't get it
[D] I don't know where [C#m] we went wrong, [Bm] but feeling's gone [E] and I just can't [A] get it back
You [B]
[A]
[B] can't really buy love, [Em] or the tale of a fox could tell
[A] Just like a northern movie, [Em] part of those troubles we shared when
[A] In a castle [C#] dark, or [G] a poetry stunt, [E] the jinx upon [F#m] my feet
But [D] the story's always [A] [A] ending, [D] if you're read [C#m] between the lines
[Bm] You'll know that I'm just [E] trying to [F#m] understand, [D] everything, every [A] time
I [D] never thought I could [C#m] act this way, [Bm] and I could just say that [E] I just don't get it
[D] I don't know where [C#m] we went wrong, but [Bm] feeling's gone and [E] I just can't get it back
[G] [Em]
[F#m]
[B]
[F]
You can't really buy [Em] love until the fox takes your blood
[A] Just like an old time movie, how the ghosts from overshade the web
[A] In the castle [C#] dark, or a [D] poetry scrum, [E] the jinx upon my [F#m] feet
[D] No, that ghost is [A] me, [B] and [D] I will never [C#m] be such free
[Bm] As long as I'm [E] a ghost and you [A] can't see
[B] You can't really buy love, [Em]
or the tale of a fox could tell
[A]
Just like a paperback novel, [Em]
the kind that jokes don't [A] sell
In your piece [C#] of heart, or [G] the heartache's gone, [E] a hero would be [F#m] me
[D] A hero's up [A] to pay, and [D] you're gonna read [C#m] that book again
[Bm] Because then [E] it's just too hard [A] to take
[G]
[A] [E]
[G] [C#]
[A] I walk [C#] away like [G] any movie star, [E] who gets fired in a three-way [F#m] sprint
[D] As a number [A] two, [D] a money queen [C#m] in a playboy scene
[Bm] I'm bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in vain, [D] but for now, let's [A] be real
I [D] never thought I [C#m] could act this way, [Bm] and I could just say [E] that I just don't get it
[D] I don't know where [C#m] we went wrong, [Bm] but feeling's gone [E] and I just can't [A] get it back
You [B]
[A]
[B] can't really buy love, [Em] or the tale of a fox could tell
[A] Just like a northern movie, [Em] part of those troubles we shared when
[A] In a castle [C#] dark, or [G] a poetry stunt, [E] the jinx upon [F#m] my feet
But [D] the story's always [A] [A] ending, [D] if you're read [C#m] between the lines
[Bm] You'll know that I'm just [E] trying to [F#m] understand, [D] everything, every [A] time
I [D] never thought I could [C#m] act this way, [Bm] and I could just say that [E] I just don't get it
[D] I don't know where [C#m] we went wrong, but [Bm] feeling's gone and [E] I just can't get it back
[G] [Em]
[F#m]
[B]
[F]
Key:
A
D
E
C#m
Bm
A
D
E
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You can't really buy _ [Em] love _ until the fox takes your blood
_ [A] Just like an old time movie, how the ghosts from overshade the web
[A] In the castle [C#] dark, _ or a [D] poetry _ scrum, [E] the jinx upon my [F#m] feet
_ [D] No, that ghost is [A] me, _ [B] and [D] I will never [C#m] be such free
[Bm] As long as I'm [E] a ghost and you [A] can't see _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] You can't really buy love, [Em] _
or the tale of a fox could tell
_ [A] _
Just like a paperback novel, [Em]
the kind that jokes don't [A] sell
In your piece [C#] of heart, or [G] the heartache's gone, [E] a hero would be [F#m] me _
_ [D] A hero's up [A] to pay, _ and [D] you're gonna read [C#m] that book again
[Bm] Because then [E] it's just too hard [A] to take _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [A] _ I walk [C#] away like [G] any movie star, [E] who gets fired in a three-way [F#m] sprint
_ _ [D] As a number _ [A] two, _ [D] a money queen [C#m] in a playboy scene
[Bm] I'm bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in vain, [D] but for now, let's [A] be real _
I [D] never thought I [C#m] could act this way, [Bm] and I could just say [E] that I just don't get it
[D] I don't know where [C#m] we went wrong, [Bm] but feeling's gone [E] and I just can't [A] get it back
You [B] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] can't really buy love, [Em] or the tale of a fox could tell
_ [A] _ Just like a northern movie, [Em] _ part of those troubles we shared when
[A] _ In a castle [C#] dark, or [G] a poetry stunt, [E] the jinx upon [F#m] my feet
But [D] the story's always [A] _ _ [A] ending, [D] if you're read [C#m] between the lines
[Bm] You'll know that I'm just [E] trying to [F#m] understand, _ _ [D] everything, _ every [A] time _
I [D] never thought I could [C#m] act this way, [Bm] and I could just say that [E] I just don't get it
[D] I don't know where [C#m] we went wrong, but [Bm] feeling's gone and [E] I just can't get it back _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ You can't really buy _ [Em] love _ until the fox takes your blood
_ [A] Just like an old time movie, how the ghosts from overshade the web
[A] In the castle [C#] dark, _ or a [D] poetry _ scrum, [E] the jinx upon my [F#m] feet
_ [D] No, that ghost is [A] me, _ [B] and [D] I will never [C#m] be such free
[Bm] As long as I'm [E] a ghost and you [A] can't see _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] You can't really buy love, [Em] _
or the tale of a fox could tell
_ [A] _
Just like a paperback novel, [Em]
the kind that jokes don't [A] sell
In your piece [C#] of heart, or [G] the heartache's gone, [E] a hero would be [F#m] me _
_ [D] A hero's up [A] to pay, _ and [D] you're gonna read [C#m] that book again
[Bm] Because then [E] it's just too hard [A] to take _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [A] _ I walk [C#] away like [G] any movie star, [E] who gets fired in a three-way [F#m] sprint
_ _ [D] As a number _ [A] two, _ [D] a money queen [C#m] in a playboy scene
[Bm] I'm bringing all [E] the good things out [F#m] in vain, [D] but for now, let's [A] be real _
I [D] never thought I [C#m] could act this way, [Bm] and I could just say [E] that I just don't get it
[D] I don't know where [C#m] we went wrong, [Bm] but feeling's gone [E] and I just can't [A] get it back
You [B] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] can't really buy love, [Em] or the tale of a fox could tell
_ [A] _ Just like a northern movie, [Em] _ part of those troubles we shared when
[A] _ In a castle [C#] dark, or [G] a poetry stunt, [E] the jinx upon [F#m] my feet
But [D] the story's always [A] _ _ [A] ending, [D] if you're read [C#m] between the lines
[Bm] You'll know that I'm just [E] trying to [F#m] understand, _ _ [D] everything, _ every [A] time _
I [D] never thought I could [C#m] act this way, [Bm] and I could just say that [E] I just don't get it
[D] I don't know where [C#m] we went wrong, but [Bm] feeling's gone and [E] I just can't get it back _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _