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Gentle On My Mind:Dean Martin.
Single #2 in UK in 1969. Album - Gentle On My
Mind - hit #14 in 1968.
              (Capo 1st fret.)
#1.
It's Cknowing that your Emdoor is always Copen 
and your Empath is free to Dmwalk.
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag 
rolled up and Gstashed behind your CcouchEm.C  Em  
And it's Cknowing I'm not Emshackled by Cforgotten 
words and Embonds..
and the Cink stains that have Emdried up on some Dmline..
that keeps you in the back roads by the rivers 
of my memory..
that keeps you ever Ggentle on my Cmind.Em  C  Em  
#2.
It's not Cclinging to the Emrocks and ivy Cplanted on 
their Emcolumns now, that Dmbinds me.
Or something that somebody said because they thought 
we Gfit together, Cwalking.Em  C  Em  
It's just Cknowing that the Emworld will not be 
Ccursing or Emforgiving when I Cwalk along some Emrailroad track 
and Dmfind...
that you're moving on the back roads by the rivers of my memory..
and for hours you're just Ggentle on my CmindEm.C  Em  
#3.
Well, I C#dip my cup of Fmsoup back from the C#gurgling crackling 
Fmcaldron in some D#mtrain yard.
My beard a roughening coal pile and a dirty hat pulled low 
G#across my C#face.Fm  C#  Fm  
Through C#cupped hands round a Fmtin can..I C#pretend I hold you Fmto my 
breast and D#mfind...
that you're waving from the back roads, by the river of my memory,
ever G#smiling ever gentle on my C#mind.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Gentle On My Mind:Dean Martin.

Single #2 in UK in 1969. Album - Gentle On My

Mind - hit #14 in 1968.

(Capo 1st fret.)

#1.

C Em C

It's knowing that your door is always open

Em Dm

and your path is free to walk.

That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag

G C Em C Em

rolled up and stashed behind your couch.

C Em C

And it's knowing I'm not shackled by forgotten

words and bonds..

C Em Dm

and the ink stains that have dried up on some line..

that keeps you in the back roads by the rivers

of my memory..

G C Em C Em

that keeps you ever gentle on my mind.

#2.

C Em C

It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy planted on

Em Dm

their columns now, that binds me.

Or something that somebody said because they thought

G C Em C Em

we fit together, walking.

C Em

It's just knowing that the world will not be

C Em C Em

cursing or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track

and find...

that you're moving on the back roads by the rivers of my memory..

G C Em C Em

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

#3.

C# Fm C#

Well, I dip my cup of soup back from the gurgling crackling

Fm D#m

caldron in some train yard.

My beard a roughening coal pile and a dirty hat pulled low

G# C# Fm C# Fm

across my face.

C# Fm C# Fm

Through cupped hands round a tin can..I pretend I hold you to my

D#m

breast and find...

that you're waving from the back roads, by the river of my memory,

G# C#

ever smiling ever gentle on my mind.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

About Gentle On My Mind Chords by Dean Martin

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