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If You Could Read My Mind

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Song: If You Could Read My Mind
Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Tab: Todd Migchelbrink tmigchel@riverdale.k12.or.us
Capo 2
Chords:
Gadd9: 320203   Dm/F: 100231    A7sus4: 002030    G/B: 020030
G            Gadd9
If you could read my mind love
Dm/F
What a tale my thoughts could tell
G            Gadd9
Just like an old time movie
Dm/F
'bout a ghost from a wishin' well
G           Gadd9     C
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
     D              Em
With chains upon my feet
    C                  G
You know that ghost is me
    C            G/B
And I will never be set free
   A7sus4        D                     G      Gadd9
As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see
G          Gadd9
If I could read your mind love
Dm/F
What a tale your thoughts could tell
G           Gadd9
Just like a paperback novel
Dm/F
The kind that drugstores sell
G                  Gadd9             C
When you reach the part where the heartaches come
    D             Em
The hero would be me
    C            G
But heroes often fail
    C                   G/B
And you won't read that book again
  A7sus4       D                G   Gadd9Dm/F
                               (      x 2)
Because the ending's just too hard to take
G        Gadd9       C
I'd walk away like a movie star
         D                     Em
Who gets burned in a three-way script
C            G
Enter number two
  C              G/B
A movie queen to play the scene
   A7sus4            D                 Em
Of bringing all the good things out in me
        C                  G
But for now love, let's be real
    C                   G/B
I never thought I could feel this way 
         A7sus4            D
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
C                  G/B
I don't know where we went wrong
        A7sus4         D                 G Gadd9
                                        (   x2) 
But the feeling's gone and I just can’t get it back
G            Gadd9
If you could read my mind love
Dm/F
What a tale my thoughts could tell
G            Gadd9
Just like an old time movie
Dm/F
'bout a ghost from a wishin' well
G           Gadd9     C
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
     D              Em
With chains upon my feet
    C              G
But stories always end
    C             G/B
And if you read between the lines
       A7sus4             D              Em
You'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand
    C                 G
The feelings that you lack
  C                     G/B
I never thought I could feel this way
         A7sus4            D
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
C                  G/B
I don't know where we went wrong
        A7sus4
But the feeling's gone
      D                 G    Gadd9    Dm/F    G
And I just can't get it back

If You Could Read My Mind chords and lyrics

Free chords for If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: If You Could Read My Mind
Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Tab: Todd Migchelbrink tmigchel@riverdale.k12.or.us
Capo 2
Chords:
Gadd9: 320203   Dm/F: 100231    A7sus4: 002030    G/B: 020030

If You Could Read My Mind Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Learn how to play If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “If You Could Read My Mind chords”, “If You Could Read My Mind guitar chords”, or “Gordon Lightfoot If You Could Read My Mind chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy If You Could Read My Mind chords and for experienced players who want accurate If You Could Read My Mind lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Gadd9, Dm/F, G/B, G, C, D.

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What key is "If You Could Read My Mind" in?

The chords for "If You Could Read My Mind" show the original chord names (including Gadd9, Dm/F, G/B, G, C, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.