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