If You Could Read My Mind Chords by Gordon Lightfoot
- Key: A
- BPM: 122
- Capo: no capo
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IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] A ■ If you could read my mind love A What a tale my thoughts could tell A Just like an old time movie A 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well D In a castle dark or a fortress strong E F#m With chains upon my feet D A You know that ghost is me D C#m A And I will never be set free Bm7 Bm E E7 A As long as I'm a ghost you can't see G If I could read your mind love E What a tale your thoughts could tell A E ■ Just like a paperback novel E The kind the drugstores sell A ■ When you reach the part D Where the heartaches come E F#m The hero would be me D A Heroes often fail D C#m And you won't read that book again Bm7 E A Because the ending's just too hard to take [Inst] G Gmaj7 G A G A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] D I'd walk away like a movie star E F#m Who gets burned in a three way script D A Enter number two D C#m A movie queen to play the scene Bm7 Bm E F#m Of bringing all the good things out in me D A But for now love let's be real [Chorus] D C#m I never thought I could act this way Bm7 Bm E And I've got to say that I just don't get it D A ■ I don't know where we went wrong Bsus4 E A But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back [Verse] G If you could read my mind love E G What a tale my thoughts could tell A ■ Just like an old time movie G 'bout a ghost from a wishing well A D ■ In a castle dark or a fortress strong E F#m With chains upon my feet D A The story always ends [Chorus] D C#m7 C#m If you read between the lines Bsus4 Bm7 E F#m You'll know that I'm just trying to understand D A The feeling that you lack D A C#m I never thought I could feel this way Bm7 E And I've got to say that I just don't get it D C#m ■ I don't know where we went wrong Bm B7 E A G A But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back ■ ■ [Outro]