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Gentle On My MInd.
Alison Krauss.
Album: Windy City.
[Intro]
Cmaj7
[Verse]
Cmaj7It's knowing that your door is always open,
And Am7your path is free to Dm7walk,
Dm7That makes me tend to leave my sleeping Aaugbag,
Dm7Rolled up and G7stashed behind your Cmaj7couch.
Cmaj7And it's knowing I'm not shackled,
Cmaj7By forgotten words and bonds,
And the Am7ink stains that are dried up on some Dm7line,
Dm7That keeps you in the back roads,
By the Dm7rivers of my G7memory,
And Dm7keeps you ever G7gentle on my Cmaj7mind.G  
Cmaj7It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy,
Cmaj7Planted on their columns now that Dm7bind me,
Dm7Or something that somebody sAaugaid,
Because Dm7they thought we G7fit, together Cmaj7walking.
Cmaj7It's just knowing that the world,
Cmaj7Will not be cursing or forgiving,
When I walk along some railroad track Dm7and find,Am7  
That you're Dm7moving on the back rAaugoads,
By the Dm7rivers of my G7memory,
And for Dm7hours you're just G7gentle on my Cmaj7mind.
Cmaj7Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines,
Cmaj7And the junkyards and the Am7highways come between Dm7us,
Dm7And some other woman's crying to her Aaugmother,
Dm7Cause she G7turned and you were Cmaj7gone.
Cmaj7I still might run in silence,
Cmaj7Tears of joy might stain my face,
And the Am7summer sun might burn me until I'm Dm7blind,Am7  
Dm7But not to where I cannot see.
You Dm7walking on the back G7roads.
By the Dm7rivers flowing gentle on my Cmaj7mind.
Cmaj7You dip your cup of soup, back from a gurgling,
Crackling caulAm7dron, in some trDm7ain yard,
Dm7Your beard a roughening coal Aaugpile,
Dm7And a dirty hat G7pulled low across your Cmaj7face.
Cmaj7Through cupped hands 'round the tin can,
I Am7pretend to hold you to my breast and Dm7find,
Dm7That you're waiting from the back roads,
By the Dm7rivers of my G7memories,
Ever Dm7smiling, ever G7gentle on my Cmaj7mind.

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Gentle On My Mind

by Alison Krauss

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Cmaj7

Am7

Dm7

Aaug

Gentle On My MInd.

Alison Krauss.

Album: Windy City.

[Intro]

Cmaj7

[Verse]

Cmaj7

It's knowing that your door is always open,

Am7 Dm7

And your path is free to walk,

Dm7 Aaug

That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag,

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

Rolled up and stashed behind your couch.

Cmaj7

And it's knowing I'm not shackled,

Cmaj7

By forgotten words and bonds,

Am7 Dm7

And the ink stains that are dried up on some line,

Dm7

That keeps you in the back roads,

Dm7 G7

By the rivers of my memory,

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 G

And keeps you ever gentle on my mind.

Cmaj7

It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy,

Cmaj7 Dm7

Planted on their columns now that bind me,

Dm7 Aaug

Or something that somebody said,

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

Because they thought we fit, together walking.

Cmaj7

It's just knowing that the world,

Cmaj7

Will not be cursing or forgiving,

Dm7 Am7

When I walk along some railroad track and find,

Dm7 Aaug

That you're moving on the back roads,

Dm7 G7

By the rivers of my memory,

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

And for hours you're just gentle on my mind.

Cmaj7

Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines,

Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7

And the junkyards and the highways come between us,

Dm7 Aaug

And some other woman's crying to her mother,

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

Cause she turned and you were gone.

Cmaj7

I still might run in silence,

Cmaj7

Tears of joy might stain my face,

Am7 Dm7 Am7

And the summer sun might burn me until I'm blind,

Dm7

But not to where I cannot see.

Dm7 G7

You walking on the back roads.

Dm7 Cmaj7

By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind.

Cmaj7

You dip your cup of soup, back from a gurgling,

Am7 Dm7

Crackling cauldron, in some train yard,

Dm7 Aaug

Your beard a roughening coal pile,

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

And a dirty hat pulled low across your face.

Cmaj7

Through cupped hands 'round the tin can,

Am7 Dm7

I pretend to hold you to my breast and find,

Dm7

That you're waiting from the back roads,

Dm7 G7

By the rivers of my memories,

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

Ever smiling, ever gentle on my mind.

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