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If You Could Read My Mind

Gordon Lightfoot
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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.

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