Mama You Been On My Mind

[G]  [C]  [G]  [C]  [G]  [C] & riff 1

[G]                                     [G/f#]
Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
and [Em]coverin' the [A7]crossroads I'm standing at
or [G]maybe it's the wea[D]ther or [Em]something like that  [G]
but [Am]mama you been [D]on my mind  [G]

I do not mean you trouble, don't put me down, don't get upset
I am not pleadin' or sayin' I can't forget you
I do not pace the floor, bowed down and bent, but yet
mama you been on my mind

G & riff 2

Even tho' my eyes are hazy
and my thoughts they might be narrow
where you been don't bother me, or bring me down with sorrow
I don't even mind where you be wakin' up tomorrow
but mama you been on my mind

[Am] [Bm] [C] [D]
[Em] [A7] [Em] [A7]
[Am] [Bm] [C] [D]
[G]

I'm not asking you to say words like yes or no
Please understand me, I've no place I'm calling you to go
I'm just whisperin' to myself so I can pretend that I don't know
Mama you been on my mind

[G] [C] [G] [C] & riff 1

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

As [Am]someone who has [D]had you on his mind  [G]
[Am]Mama you been [D]on my [G]mind

[G]

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Cheers