{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":152321,"song":"If You Could Read My Mind","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11215264-if-you-could-read-my-mind-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/152321?type=chord","rating":4.76634,"votes":2935,"content":"This is just the chords for those of you who just want to strum along like I do and\r\ndon't care so much for picking out the individual notes\r\n-----------\r\nChords:    \r\n[ch]G[/ch]    320003\r\n[ch]F[/ch]    X33211\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    X32010\r\nD    X00230 or X00232 (play with it for variety)[/tab]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   022000\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  X20003\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]  X02010\r\n-----------[/tab]\r\n\r\nA couple of notes:\r\n1) in order to be in the correct key, capo on the 2nd fret.\r\n2) Use the first string (high E) seldomly.  Gordon plays this song entirely picking and\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ne|---------------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------------|\r\nG|-----0-----0---2-----2-----2-4-0-|x2\r\nD|---0-----0---0-----0-----0-------|\r\nA|---------------------------------|\r\nE|-3-----3---------3-----3---------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n   If you could read my mind love[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\n   What a tale my thoughts could tell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Just like an old time movie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\n   'bout a ghost from a wishin' well[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   In a castle dark or a fortress strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith chains upon my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou know that ghost is me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nAnd I will never be set free[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs long as I'm a ghost that you can't see[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n   If I could read your mind love[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\n   What a tale your thoughts could tell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Just like a paperback novel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\n   The kind that drugstores sell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   When you reach the part where the heartaches come[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe hero would be me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut heroes often fail[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nAnd you won't read that book again[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBecause the ending's just too hard to take[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  I'd walk away like a movie star[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWho gets burned in a three way script[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEnter number two[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nA movie queen to play the scene[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOf bringing all the good things out in me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut for now love, let's be real[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\n* I never thought I could act this way *[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I've got to say that I just don't get it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\n   I don't know where we went wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nBut the feelin's gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I just can't get it back[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n   If you could read my mind love[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\n   What a tale my thoughts could tell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Just like an old time movie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\n   'bout a ghost from a wishin' well[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    In a castle dark or a fortress strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith chains upon my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut stories always end[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nAnd if you read between the lines[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe feelin's that you lack[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nI never thought I could feel this way[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I've got to say that I just don't get it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\n   I don't know where we went wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nBut the feelin's gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I just can't get it back[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"This is just the chords for those of you who just want to strum along like I do and\ndon't care so much for picking out the individual notes\n-----------\nChords:    \nG    320003\nF    X33211\n\nEm   022000\nG/B  X20003\n\n\nA couple of notes:\n1) in order to be in the correct key, capo on the 2nd fret.\n2) Use the first string (high E) seldomly.  Gordon plays this song entirely picking and\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG F G F\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nF  G","chords":["G","F","C","D","Em","G/B","Am7","A","E","B","G7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}