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Always On Your Mind

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Em          022000
Emadd9      024000
          Am[x02210]
          B7[x21202]
Dadd9add4/A 554030
   Dadd9add4[x54030]
           C[x32010]
       Cadd9[x30010]
E           022100
Esus4       022200
[Intro]
   Em   Am   B7x2
[Verse 1]
EmMoments broken by the fallAm  
Still leave a shadow B7on the wall
EmDaggers lying in the dustAm  
Bleeding out the B7both of us
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe roses have gone awayDadd9add4/A  
The blue skies Amare yesterday
EmThe flood comes and as you cryDadd9add4/A  
It echoes Ama lullaby
[Chorus]
         C          Dadd9add4     Em   Emadd9- Em  
Close the book and cut the line
CTear up the Dadd9add4pages of the Emsecrets
That you're trying to leave behindC  
Burn Dadd9add4down my meEmmory but Amstill you'll find
I'm Calways Dadd9add4on your miEmnd
[Instrumental]
Em   Am B7
[Verse 2]
EmWhen the ghosts have come and goneAm  
Cauterize and B7carry on
EmRedemption hangin on a breezeAm  
Lies you're desperaB7te to believe
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe sweetness you can't reclaimDadd9add4/A  
Has been left Amout in the rain
EmNow your constant companyDadd9add4/A  
Is a space where AmI used to be
[Chorus]
         C          Dadd9add4      Em   Emadd9- Em  
Close the book and cut the line
CTear up the Dadd9add4pages of the Emsecrets
That you're trying to leave behindC  
Burn Dadd9add4down my meEmmory but Amstill you'll find
I'm Calways Dadd9add4on your miEndEsus4  E  
[Instrumental]
C Dadd9add4 E Esus4 E
C Dadd9add4
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe roses have gone awayDadd9add4/A  
The blue skies Amare yesterday
[Chorus]
         C          Dadd9add4      Em   Emadd9- Em  
Close the book and cut the line
CTear up the Dadd9add4pages of the Emsecrets
That you thought you'd left behindC  
Burn Dadd9add4down my meEmmory but Amstill you'll find I'm
CAlways Dadd9add4on your miEmnd
Ending
   Em   Am   B7x3
C Cadd9 Dadd9add4/A Em

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Always On Your Mind

by Richard Marx

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emadd9

Dadd9add4/A

Dadd9add4

Cadd9

Esus4

Em 022000

Emadd9 024000

[x02210]

[x21202]

Dadd9add4/A 554030

Dadd9add4

[x54030]

[x32010]

Cadd9

[x30010]

E 022100

Esus4 022200

[Intro]

Em Am B7

[Verse 1]

Em Am

Moments broken by the fall

Still leave a shadow on the wall

Em Am

Daggers lying in the dust

Bleeding out the both of us

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Dadd9add4/A

The roses have gone away

The blue skies are yesterday

Em Dadd9add4/A

The flood comes and as you cry

It echoes a lullaby

[Chorus]

C Dadd9add4 Em Emadd9 Em

Close the book and cut the line

C Dadd9add4 Em

Tear up the pages of the secrets

That you're trying to leave behind

Dadd9add4 Em Am

Burn down my memory but still you'll find

C Dadd9add4 Em

I'm always on your mind

[Instrumental]

Em Am B7

[Verse 2]

Em Am

When the ghosts have come and gone

Cauterize and carry on

Em Am

Redemption hangin on a breeze

Lies you're desperate to believe

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Dadd9add4/A

The sweetness you can't reclaim

Has been left out in the rain

Em Dadd9add4/A

Now your constant company

Is a space where I used to be

[Chorus]

C Dadd9add4 Em Emadd9 Em

Close the book and cut the line

C Dadd9add4 Em

Tear up the pages of the secrets

That you're trying to leave behind

Dadd9add4 Em Am

Burn down my memory but still you'll find

C Dadd9add4 E Esus4 E

I'm always on your mind

[Instrumental]

C Dadd9add4 E Esus4 E

C Dadd9add4

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Dadd9add4/A

The roses have gone away

The blue skies are yesterday

[Chorus]

C Dadd9add4 Em Emadd9 Em

Close the book and cut the line

C Dadd9add4 Em

Tear up the pages of the secrets

That you thought you'd left behind

Dadd9add4 Em Am

Burn down my memory but still you'll find I'm

C Dadd9add4 Em

Always on your mind

Ending

Em Am B7

C Cadd9 Dadd9add4/A Em

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