If You Could Read My Mind
Gordon LightfootVersions3TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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If you could read my mind love
What a tale my thoughts could tell
Just like an old time movie
'bout a ghost from a wishin' well
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet
You know that ghost is me
And I will never be set free
As long as I m a ghost that you can t see
If I could read your mind love
What a tale your thoughts could tell
Just like a paperback novel
The kind that drugstores sell
When you reach the part where the heartaches come
The hero would be me
But heroes often fail
And you won't read that book again
Because the ending's just too hard to take
I d walk away like a movie star
Who gets burned in a three way script
Enter number two
A movie queen to play the scene
Of bringing all the good things out in me
But for now love, let's be real
I never thought I could act this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
I don't know where we went wrong
But the feelin's gone
And I just can't get it back
If you could read my mind love
What a tale my thoughts could tell
Just like an old time movie
'bout a ghost from a wishin' well
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet
But stories always end
And if you read between the lines
You'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand
The feelin's that you lack
I never thought I could feel this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
I don't know where we went wrong
But the feelin's gone
And I just can't get it back
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Readable chord sheet for If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
[G]If you could read my mind love [F]What a tale my thoughts could tell [G]Just like an old time movie [F]'bout a ghost from a wishin' well [G]In a castle [G7]dark or a [C]fortress strong With [D]chains upon my f[Em]eet You [C]know that ghost is [G]me And [C]I will never [G]be set free As [Am7]long as I m a [D]ghost that you can t [G]see [G]If I could read your mind love [F]What a tale your thoughts could tell [G]Just like a paperback novel [F]The kind that drugstores sell [G]When you reach the [G7]part where the [C]heartaches come The [D]hero would be m[Em]e But [C]heroes often [G]fail And [C]you won't read that [G]book again Bec[Am7]ause the ending's [D]just too hard to ta[G]ke [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]I d walk a[G7]way like a [C]movie star Who gets [D]burned in a three way [Em]script [C]Enter number [G]two A [C]movie queen to [G]play the scene Of [Am7]bringing all the [D]good things out in [G]me [C]But for now love, let's be [G]real I [C]never thought I could [G]act this way [Am7]And I've got to say that I [D]just don't get it [C]I don't know where [G]we went wrong But the [Am7]feelin's gone And I [D]just can't get it [G]back [G]If you could read my mind love [F]What a tale my thoughts could tell [G]Just like an old time movie [F]'bout a ghost from a wishin' well [G]In a castle [G7]dark or a [C]fortress strong With [D]chains upon my [Em]feet But [C]stories always [G]end And [C]if you read be[G]tween the lines You'll [Am7]know that I'm just [D]tryin' to under[G]stand The [C]feelin's that you [G]lack I [C]never thought I could [G]feel this way And I've [Am7]got to say that I [D]just don't get it [C]I don't know where [G]we went wrong But the [Am7]feelin's gone And I [D]just can't get it [G]back