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If You Could Read My Mind

Gordon Lightfoot

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If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot Arranged for a single guitar by Baddguitar v1.1 Capo = 2 to play with song The recorded version of this song contains two main guitars and a string section. This tab is for a single guitar and a singer. Chords: G 320003 G7 32300x Dm6/F 1x020x C X32010 D X00232 Em 022000 G/B X2003x Am7 X02030 INTRO and fill Riff #1 G G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----0-----0---2-----2-----2-4-0-|-----0-----0---2-----2-----2-4-0-| |---0-----0---0-----0-----0-------|---0-----0---0-----0-----0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-----3---------3-----3---------|-3-----3---------3-----3---------| Verse: G Dm6/F |-------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------3-----------0---------------0--------| |-----0-----0--2---0-2/4---4\2---2-----2---2-----2--------0-0-| |---0-----0--------------------0---------0-----0------0-2-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-3-----3--------3-----3-----1-----1---------1-----1----------| Fill #2: Fill #3 G G Dm6/F |--------------3--||---------------------------------------------------------| |-----0-----------||-----------------------------------------------------0---| |---0---0--2/4----||-----0-------2--0-----0------7-7-7\5-5-5-5\4-4-4-4\2---0-| |-----------------||---0---0---4------0h2--------------------------------0---| |-----------------||-----------------------------8-8-8\7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3---2-| |-3---------------||-3------3-----3----------1-------------------------------| G Dm6/F If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell G Dm6/F Just like an old time movie 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well G G7 C D Em In a castle dark or a fortress strong with chains upon my feet C G [Fill #2] You know that ghost is me C G/B Am7 D G And I will never be set free as long as I'm a ghost that you can't see [Riff #1] G G Dm6/F If I could read your mind love, what a tale your thoughts could tell G Dm6/F Just like a paperback novel the kind that drugstores sell G G7 C D Em When you reach the part where the heartaches come the hero would be me C G [Fill #2] But heroes often fail C G/B Am7 D G And you won't read that book again because the ending's just too hard to take [Fill #3] G Dm6/F G Dm6/F [Fill #3] G G7 C D Em I'd walk away like a movie star who gets burned in a three way script C G [Fill #2] Enter number two C G/B Am7 D Em A movie queen to play the scene of bringing all the good things out in me C G [Fill #2] But for now love, let's be real C G/B Am7 D I never thought I could act this way and I've got to say that I just don't get it C G/B Am7 D G I don't know where we went wrong but the feelin's gone and I just can't get it back G (Riff #1) G Dm6/F If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell G Dm6/F Just like an old time movie 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well G G7 C D Em In a castle dark or a fortress strong with chains upon my feet C G [Fill #2] But stories always end C G/B Am7 D Em And if you read between the lines you'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand C G [Fill #2] The feelin's that you lack C G/B Am7 D I never thought I could feel this way and I've got to say that I just don't get it C G/B Am7 D G I don't know where we went wrong but the feelin's gone And I just can't get it back Ending: G Dm6/F (rit.) G |-----------------------------------------------------------------3---| |---------------------------------0-------0-------0---------------0---| |-----0-------2--0-----0------------------------------------------0---| |---0---0---4------0h2--------3-3-3\2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---0-----------0---| |---------------------------------------------------3---3-3-2-2-0-2---| |-3------3-----3----------1-------------------------------------------|
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