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Mama You Been On My Mind

Bob Dylan

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Capo 4th Fret.

   C         
Perhaps it is the colour of the sun 
     Em       Am            D7
Cut flat an' coverin' the crossroads I'm standin' at,
    C              G          Am      G    F
Or maybe it's the weather or somethin like that
    G             C     G
Oh Mama, you been on my mind.


I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down 
or get upset,I am not pleadin' 
or sayin', "I can't forget"
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet,
Mama, you been on my mind.

Even though my mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow,
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow.
It don't even matter to me where you're wakin' up tomorrow,
But mama, you're just on my mind.

I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no,"
Please understand me, 
I got no place for you t' go.
I'm just breathin' to myself, pretendin' not that I don't know,
Mama, you been on my mind.

When you wake up in the mornin', baby, look inside your mirror.
You know I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near.
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
As someone who has had you on his mind.

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Mama You Been On My Mind

Bob Dylan