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Read Your Mind – Vonda Shepard
Original is in Bb. To play along with the record in standard tuning transpose -2 
or transpose -3 and use Capo 1
[Intro]
Am F C G Am F
  C    G    AmAh ah Fah
CAhG  Am  F  C  G  Am  F  
[Verse 1]
 CWe held Ghands and Amlaughed
Then we Fjumped in the Cwater
Off the Gjetty we'd Dmfly
As the Fsun got Chotter
We were Gany Amage
FloaFting through Cspace
HapGpy for Dmonce in the Dm/Ahuman Grace
On this sweet Sunday, and into F/AMonday
Your Carms wrapped around Gme
Where my love has Gfound me
Has finally Dmfound me
But Fam I Greally free?
[Chorus]
 CIf I could Gread your Ammind
I Fhope I'd CfindG  
The same Amlove I Fhave in Cmine
If I could Ggo back in Amtime
I'd Ftry to Cfind youG  
And Dmmake up for Fall this wasted Ctime
[Verse 2]
Like a Gbroken Amrecord
I've Fstayed proCtected
From GpromiAmses, from FdisappointCments
I wanna Ghear your Amdreams, wanna Fdrift aCway
Wanna Gbreak you Dmin, oh Dm/AI wanna Gstay    
Stay in heaven, oh in F/Aheaven
And Csee my life finally beGgin
Will we be together, oh Dmforever?
N.C                   
Darling please let me in
[Chorus]
 CIf I could Gread your Ammind
I Fhope I'd CfindG  
The same Amlove I Fhave in Cmine
If I could Ggo back in Amtime
I'd Ftry to Cfind youG  
And Dmmake up for Fall this wasted Ctime
[Instrumental]
G Am F C G Am F
C G Am F C G Am
[Bridge]
Oh FI want to Gstay in this sweet Sunday, and into F/AMonday
Your aCrms wrapped around Gme
Where my love has Gfound me
Has finally Dmfound me
But Fam I really Gfree?
[Chorus]
 CIf I could Gread your Ammind
I Fhope I'd CfindG  
The same Amlove I Fhave in Cmine
If I could Ggo back in Amtime
I'd Ftry to Cfind youG  
And Dmmake up for Fall this wasted Ctime
[Outro]
Na na Gna na Amna na na Fna na Cna na na Gna na Amna na na Fna na na C  
Na na Gna na Amna na na Fna na Cna na na Gna na Amna na na Fna na na 
 CIf I could Gread your Ammind na na Fna na Cna na na Gna na Amna na na Fna na na
 CIf I could Gread your Ammind na na Fna na Cna na na Gna na Amna na na Fna na na
(fade out or end on C)

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Read Your Mind

by Vonda Shepard

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/A

F/A

Read Your Mind – Vonda Shepard

Original is in Bb. To play along with the record in standard tuning transpose -2

or transpose -3 and use Capo 1

[Intro]

Am F C G Am F

C G Am F

Ah ah ah

C G Am F C G Am F

[Verse 1]

C G Am

We held hands and laughed

F C

Then we jumped in the water

G Dm

Off the jetty we'd fly

F C

As the sun got hotter

G Am

We were any age

F C

Floating through space

G Dm Dm/A G

Happy for once in the human race

F/A

On this sweet Sunday, and into Monday

C G

Your arms wrapped around me

Where my love has found me

Has finally found me

F G

But am I really free?

[Chorus]

C G Am

If I could read your mind

F C G

I hope I'd find

Am F C

The same love I have in mine

G Am

If I could go back in time

F C G

I'd try to find you

Dm F C

And make up for all this wasted time

[Verse 2]

G Am

Like a broken record

F C

I've stayed protected

G Am F C

From promises, from disappointments

G Am F C

I wanna hear your dreams, wanna drift away

G Dm Dm/A G

Wanna break you in, oh I wanna stay

F/A

Stay in heaven, oh in heaven

C G

And see my life finally begin

Will we be together, oh forever?

N.C

Darling please let me in

[Chorus]

C G Am

If I could read your mind

F C G

I hope I'd find

Am F C

The same love I have in mine

G Am

If I could go back in time

F C G

I'd try to find you

Dm F C

And make up for all this wasted time

[Instrumental]

G Am F C G Am F

C G Am F C G Am

[Bridge]

F G F/A

Oh I want to stay in this sweet Sunday, and into Monday

C G

Your arms wrapped around me

Where my love has found me

Has finally found me

F G

But am I really free?

[Chorus]

C G Am

If I could read your mind

F C G

I hope I'd find

Am F C

The same love I have in mine

G Am

If I could go back in time

F C G

I'd try to find you

Dm F C

And make up for all this wasted time

[Outro]

G Am F C G Am F C

Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

G Am F C G Am F

Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

C G Am F C G Am F

If I could read your mind na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

C G Am F C G Am F

If I could read your mind na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

(fade out or end on C)

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