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Gentle On My Mind

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[Intro]
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--0--2--4--5--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
Then [Riff 1] twice to starting G
       ˅  ˄ ˅     ˅  ˄ ˅     ˅  ˄ ˅     ˅  ˄ ˅
e|-----3--3-3-----3--3-3-----3--3-3-----3--3-3--|
B|-----0--0-0-----0--0-0-----0--0-0-----0--0-0--|
G|-----0--0-0-----0--0-0-----0--0-0-----0--0-0--|
D|--5--5--5-5--4--4--4-4--2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
(repeat intro 2x)
GIt's knowin' that your door is always open
And your path is free to Amwalk
That Dmakes me tend to leave my sleepin' bag
                                  [Riff 1]
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
GAnd it's knowin' I'm not shackled
By forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that have dried upon some Amline
That Dkeeps you in the back roads
DBy the rivers of my memory
                                 [Riff 1]
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind
GIt's not clingin' to the rocks and ivy
Planted on their columns now that bind Amme
Or some-Dthing that somebody said be-cause
D                             [Riff 1]
They thought we fit together walkin'
GIt's just knowing that the world
Will not be cursing or forgiving
When I walk along some railroad track and Amfind
That you're Dmovin' on the back roads
By the rivers of my memory
                                       [Riff 1 twice]
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
GThough the wheat fields and the clothes lines
And the junkyards and the highways come beAmtween us
And some Dother woman's cryin' to her mother
                            [Riff 1]
'cause she turned and I was gone
GI still might run in silence
Tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me till I'm Amblind
But Dnot to where I cannot see
You walkin' on the back roads
                                   [Riff 1 twice]
By the rivers flowin' gentle on my mind
GI dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin' cracklin' cauldron
In some train Amyard
My Dbeard a rustlin' coal pile
                                     [Riff 1]
And a dirty hat pulled low across my face
GThrough cupped hands 'round a tin can
I pretend to hold you to my breast and Amfind
That you're Dwaitin' from the back roads
By the rivers of my memory
                                [Riff 1 twice] end on slow strum of G
Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind
- - -
Song originally by John Hartford

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Gentle On My Mind

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|--------------|

B|--------------|

G|--------------|

D|--0--2--4--5--|

A|--------------|

E|--------------|

Then [Riff 1] twice to starting G

˅ ˄ ˅ ˅ ˄ ˅ ˅ ˄ ˅ ˅ ˄ ˅

e|-----3--3-3-----3--3-3-----3--3-3-----3--3-3--|

B|-----0--0-0-----0--0-0-----0--0-0-----0--0-0--|

G|-----0--0-0-----0--0-0-----0--0-0-----0--0-0--|

D|--5--5--5-5--4--4--4-4--2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--|

A|----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

(repeat intro 2x)

It's knowin' that your door is always open

And your path is free to walk

That makes me tend to leave my sleepin' bag

[Riff 1]

Rolled up and stashed behind your couch

And it's knowin' I'm not shackled

By forgotten words and bonds

And the ink stains that have dried upon some line

That keeps you in the back roads

By the rivers of my memory

[Riff 1]

That keeps you ever gentle on my mind

It's not clingin' to the rocks and ivy

Planted on their columns now that bind me

Or some-thing that somebody said be-cause

D [Riff 1]

They thought we fit together walkin'

It's just knowing that the world

Will not be cursing or forgiving

When I walk along some railroad track and find

That you're movin' on the back roads

By the rivers of my memory

[Riff 1 twice]

And for hours you're just gentle on my mind

Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines

And the junkyards and the highways come between us

And some other woman's cryin' to her mother

[Riff 1]

'cause she turned and I was gone

I still might run in silence

Tears of joy might stain my face

And the summer sun might burn me till I'm blind

But not to where I cannot see

You walkin' on the back roads

[Riff 1 twice]

By the rivers flowin' gentle on my mind

I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin' cracklin' cauldron

In some train yard

My beard a rustlin' coal pile

[Riff 1]

And a dirty hat pulled low across my face

Through cupped hands 'round a tin can

I pretend to hold you to my breast and find

That you're waitin' from the back roads

By the rivers of my memory

[Riff 1 twice] end on slow strum of G

Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind

- - -

Song originally by John Hartford

About Gentle On My Mind Chords by Johnny Cash

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