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Man On Your Mind

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Eminor

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 16Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Main Riff (used during intro and verses)
E|---Em--12------G----------Bm7----------------------B7--------------------|
B|-----12--------8---------8h10--7---------7h8---7-----------------|
G|-----12--7/9---7---------7--7--7---------7-7---8-----------------|
D|---------7/9---9---------9--9--7---------7-7---7-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|(0)------------------------------------------------------3-3-2-0-|
__ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Intro:]
Main Riff X 2
[Verse 1]   (* Use main riff during verse *)
EmI can feel it Gfloating away   Bm7Inch by inch   B7Day by day 
EmLove boat Gset itself free Bm7Castaway, slipping B7out to sea
EmI can feel it Gcoming adrift Bm7Even a blind man could B7see the rift
EmFrom an ocean liner To a GChinese junk There Bm7ain't been a ship that B7can't be sunk
[Pre-Chorus]
AI used to dream it could last forever
C#mBut pipedreams never come true
DI'd be foolin' myself if I never
Thought Bsomething like this  Couldn't happen to you
[Chorus]
I said Ebaby  You've got a C#mman on your mind
You've got a Bweight on your shoulders
How you Aever gonna find the words to say    GoodBbye
Main Riff X 1
[Verse 2]   (* Use main riff during verse *)
You don't know   Emjust wGhat you got till it's Bm7gone I guess you B7heard that a lot 
But it's truEme It's Gnot just a game You Bm7can't change your life by B7changing your name
[Pre-Chorus]
AIt's not something you can hide away 
C#mSooner or later it starts to show
DIt's written on your face. You've been betrayed 
Do you Breally believe that I don't know
[Chorus]
I said Ebaby  You've got a C#mman on your mind
You've got a Bweight on your shoulders
                                           A    A    Bb   B(hold)
How you ever gonna find the words to say    Goodbye      He's already fallen
[Bridge]
C#mSo it's no use to Afight
BAnd if he starG#mts callin'
Let him C#sus4know you'C#re with me
For the Bsus4rest of thBe night 
(* Guitar Solo *)
     A|      C#m|       D|       B|
[Chorus]
Ooooh I said Ebaby  You've got a C#mman on your mind
You've got a Bweight on your shoulders
How you Aever gonna find the words to say    GoodBbye
[Repeat Chorus and Fade]

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Man On Your Mind

by Little River Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

C#m

G#m

C#sus4

Bsus4

Main Riff (used during intro and verses)

Em G Bm7 B7

E|-----12----------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----12--------8---------8h10--7---------7h8---7-----------------|

G|-----12--7/9---7---------7--7--7---------7-7---8-----------------|

D|---------7/9---9---------9--9--7---------7-7---7-----------------|

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

E|(0)------------------------------------------------------3-3-2-0-|

__ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

[Intro:]

Main Riff X 2

[Verse 1] (* Use main riff during verse *)

Em G Bm7 B7

I can feel it floating away Inch by inch Day by day

Em G Bm7 B7

Love boat set itself free Castaway, slipping out to sea

Em G Bm7 B7

I can feel it coming adrift Even a blind man could see the rift

Em G Bm7 B7

From an ocean liner To a Chinese junk There ain't been a ship that can't be sunk

[Pre-Chorus]

I used to dream it could last forever

C#m

But pipedreams never come true

I'd be foolin' myself if I never

Thought something like this Couldn't happen to you

[Chorus]

E C#m

I said baby You've got a man on your mind

You've got a weight on your shoulders

A B

How you ever gonna find the words to say Goodbye

Main Riff X 1

[Verse 2] (* Use main riff during verse *)

Em G Bm7 B7

You don't know just what you got till it's gone I guess you heard that a lot

Em G Bm7 B7

But it's true It's not just a game You can't change your life by changing your name

[Pre-Chorus]

It's not something you can hide away

C#m

Sooner or later it starts to show

It's written on your face. You've been betrayed

Do you really believe that I don't know

[Chorus]

E C#m

I said baby You've got a man on your mind

You've got a weight on your shoulders

A A Bb B

(hold)

How you ever gonna find the words to say Goodbye He's already fallen

[Bridge]

C#m A

So it's no use to fight

B G#m

And if he starts callin'

C#sus4 C#

Let him know you're with me

Bsus4 B

For the rest of the night

(* Guitar Solo *)

A C#m D B

| | | |

[Chorus]

E C#m

Ooooh I said baby You've got a man on your mind

You've got a weight on your shoulders

A B

How you ever gonna find the words to say Goodbye

[Repeat Chorus and Fade]

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