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If You Could

Gordon Lightfoot

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND by Gordon Lightfoot (C) 1969, Early Morning Music Transcribed by me, Matthew Fifer. Mistakes (C), Me :-) Notes: This is my first tab post and it took forever. It's really hard to think and fingerpick at the same time! :^) Anyway, this is how I play it. I have included some words to help you know where you are. Note that Gord rarely uses the high-E string. Also, to be in the same key as the recording, capo on the 2nd fret. Finally, view it with a monospaced font to keep spacing correct. Whew! I included the intro and a verse. I trust y'all can extrapolate the rest of the tune from this. If you see mistakes, let me know. Have fun! INTRO (Repeat Twice) Also play between verses G |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-----0-----0---2-----2-----2-4-0-| |---0-----0---0-----0-----0-------| |---------------------------------| |-3-----3---------3-----3---------| VERSE (repeat this part twice) G Dm6/F |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------0---------------0-------| |-----0-----0---2-----2-----0---0-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-| |---0-----0---------0-----0---------0---------0-----0---------0---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---1-----1---------1-----1---------| If you could... What a tale.. Just like a... VERSE Cont. G C D |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----0-----0---0-----0-----0----------1-----1---1-----3-----3---3-| |---0-----0---------0-----0------0---0-----0---------2-----2-------| |-------0-----0--------------------------2-----2---0-----0-----0---| |-----------------------0-----2----3-------------------------------| |-3---------------3------------------------------------------------| In a castle... Or a fortress... chains upon.. VERSE Cont. Em C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----0-----0---0-----1-----1---1-----0-----0---0-----------------| |---0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----------------------| |-------2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0-------------------| |-----------------3-----------------------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------3-------------------------------| Feet... know that. me VERSE Finish C G/B Am7/sus4 D GO TO INTRO... |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----1-----1---------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-| |---0-----0-----0---0-----0---------0-----0---------2-----2-------| |-------2-----2---------0-----0---------2-----2---0-----0---------| |-3---------------2---------------0-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------2---| I will.. be set free long as I'm Ghost ........ See
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