Mama, You Been On My Mind
Bob DylanVersion1
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Perhaps it is the colour of the sun
Cut flat an' coverin' the crossroads I'm standin' at,
Or maybe it's the weather or somethin like that
Oh Mama, you been on my mind.
I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down
or get upset,I am not pleadin'
or sayin', "I can't forget"
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet,
Mama, you been on my mind.
Even though my mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow,
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow.
It don't even matter to me where you're wakin' up tomorrow,
But mama, you're just on my mind.
I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no,"
Please understand me,
I got no place for you t' go.
I'm just breathin' to myself, pretendin' not that I don't know,
Mama, you been on my mind.
When you wake up in the mornin', baby, look inside your mirror.
You know I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near.
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
As someone who has had you on his mind.
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Readable chord sheet for Mama, You Been On My Mind by Bob Dylan
Per[C]haps it is the colour of the sun Cut f[Em]lat an' c[Am]overin' the cr[D7]ossroads I'm standin' at, Or m[C]aybe it's the w[G]eather or s[Am]omethin [G]like [F]that Oh M[C]ama, you been [G]on my [C]mind. I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down or get upset,I am not pleadin' or sayin', "I can't forget" I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet, Mama, you been on my mind. Even though my mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow, Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow. It don't even matter to me where you're wakin' up tomorrow, But mama, you're just on my mind. I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no," Please understand me, I got no place for you t' go. I'm just breathin' to myself, pretendin' not that I don't know, Mama, you been on my mind. When you wake up in the mornin', baby, look inside your mirror. You know I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near. I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear As someone who has had you on his mind.