If You Could Read My Mind
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If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell.
Just like an old time movie, about a ghost from a wishing 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 the drugstore sells.
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.
(INTERLUDE:) / (x2)
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 feeling'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, about a ghost from a wishing 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 trying
to understand, the feelings that you lack.
I never thought I could feel this way, and I got to say that
I just don't get it.
I don't know where we went wrong but the feeling's gone
and I just can't get it back.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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Readable chord sheet for If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
[A] [A9] [A] [A9] [A]If you could read my mind love, [Em6]what[A] a tale my thoughts could tell. [A]Just like an old time movie, [Em6]abou[A]t a ghost from a wishing well. [A]In a castle [A9]dark, or a [D]fortress strong, with [E]chains upon my [F#m]feet. [D]You know that ghost[A] is me. [D]And I will never [A/B]be set free as [B7sus4]long as I'm a g[E]host that you can't s[A]ee. [A]If I could read your mind love, [Em6]what[A] a tale your thoughts could tell. [A]Just like a paperback novel, the [Em6]kind[A] that the drugstore sells. [A]When you reach the [A9]part where the [D]heartaches come, the [E]hero would be [F#m]me. But [D]heroes often [A]fail. And [D]you won't read that [A/B]book again, be[B7sus4]cause the ending's j[E]ust too hard to t[A]ake. (INTERLUDE:) [A] [Em6]/[A] (x2) [A]I'd walk a[A9]way like a [D]movie star who gets [E]burned in a three way [F#m]script. [D]Enter number [A]two..a [D]movie queen to [A/B]play the scene of [B7sus4]bringing all the [E]good things out in [F#m]me. But for [D]now, love, let's be [A]real. I [D]never thought I could [A/B]act this way, and I've [B7sus4]got to say that I j[E]ust don't get it. [D]I don't know where [A/B]we went wrong but the [B7sus4]feeling's gone and I j[E]ust can't get it [A]back. [A]If you could read my mind love, [Em6]what[A] a tale my thoughts could tell. [A]Just like an old time movie, [Em6]abou[A]t a ghost from a wishing well. [A]In a castle [A9]dark, or a [D]fortress strong, with [E]chains upon my [F#m]feet. But [D]stories always [A]end. And [D]if you read be[A/B]tween the lines, you'll [B7sus4]know that I'm just t[E]rying to under[F#m]stand, the [D]feelings that you [A]lack. I [D]never thought I could [A/B]feel this way, and I [B7sus4]got to say that I [E]just don't get it. [D]I don't know where [A/B]we went wrong but the [B7sus4]feeling's gone and I [E]just can't get it [A]back. [A9] [Em6] [A] [A] A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.