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The Last Thing On My Mind chords
Open or Capo I*
G C G  C G  D  G
It's a Glesson too Clate for the Glearnin',
Cmade of Gsand,   Dmade of Gsand
In the wink of an Ceye my soul is Gturnin',
Cin your Ghand,   Din your Ghand.
Are you Dgoing away with no Cword of fareGwell,
will there Cbe not a Gtrace left beDhind?D7  
Well, I Gcould have loved you Cbetter,
didn't Gmean to be unkind;
you Dknow that was the D7last thing on my Gmind.
You've got Greasons a-Cplenty for Ggoin',
Cthis I Gknow   Dthis I Gknow.
For the weeds have been Csteadily Ggrowin',
Cplease don't Ggo,  Dplease don't Ggo.
Are you Dgoing away with no Cword of fareGwell,
will there Cbe not a Gtrace left beDhind?D7  
Well, I Gcould have loved you Cbetter,
didn't Gmean to be unkind;
you Dknow that was the D7last thing on my Gmind.
As we walk on, my Cthoughts keep Gtumblin',
Cround and Ground,   Dround and Ground
Underneath our feet the Csubways Grumblin',
CunderGground,   DunderGground
Are you Dgoing away with no Cword of fareGwell,
will there Cbe not a Gtrace left beDhind?D7  
Well, I Gcould have loved you Cbetter,
didn't Gmean to be unkind;
you Dknow that was the D7last thing on my Gmind.
As I lie in my Cbed in the Gmornin',
Cwithout Gyou,  Dwithout Gyou.
Every song in my Cbreast lies a Gbornin',
Cwithout Gyou,   Dwithout Gyou.
Are you Dgoing away with no Cword of fareGwell,
will there Cbe not a Gtrace left beDhind?D7  
Well, I Gcould have loved you Cbetter,
didn't Gmean to be unkind;
you Dknow that was the D7last thing on my Gmind.
* Paxton used a capo in later performances
Capo III
  C= A  
  G= E  
  D= B  
 D7= B7  
Capo V
  C= G  
  G= D  
  D= A  
 D7= A7  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  C= D  
  G= A  
  D= E  
 D7= E7  

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G major

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The Last Thing On My Mind

by Tom Paxton

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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The Last Thing On My Mind chords

Open or Capo I*

G C G C G D G

G C G

It's a lesson too late for the learnin',

C G D G

made of sand, made of sand

C G

In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin',

C G D G

in your hand, in your hand.

D C G

Are you going away with no word of farewell,

C G D D7

will there be not a trace left behind?

G C

Well, I could have loved you better,

didn't mean to be unkind;

D D7 G

you know that was the last thing on my mind.

G C G

You've got reasons a-plenty for goin',

C G D G

this I know this I know.

C G

For the weeds have been steadily growin',

C G D G

please don't go, please don't go.

D C G

Are you going away with no word of farewell,

C G D D7

will there be not a trace left behind?

G C

Well, I could have loved you better,

didn't mean to be unkind;

D D7 G

you know that was the last thing on my mind.

C G

As we walk on, my thoughts keep tumblin',

C G D G

round and round, round and round

C G

Underneath our feet the subways rumblin',

C G D G

underground, underground

D C G

Are you going away with no word of farewell,

C G D D7

will there be not a trace left behind?

G C

Well, I could have loved you better,

didn't mean to be unkind;

D D7 G

you know that was the last thing on my mind.

C G

As I lie in my bed in the mornin',

C G D G

without you, without you.

C G

Every song in my breast lies a bornin',

C G D G

without you, without you.

D C G

Are you going away with no word of farewell,

C G D D7

will there be not a trace left behind?

G C

Well, I could have loved you better,

didn't mean to be unkind;

D D7 G

you know that was the last thing on my mind.

* Paxton used a capo in later performances

Capo III

C A

G E

D B

D7 B7

Capo V

C G

G D

D A

D7 A7

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

C D

G A

D E

D7 E7

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