asylumforart.caApril 25, 2017

If You Could Read My MindGordon Lightfoot

Sit Down Young Stranger (1970)Capo II

GIf you could read my mind loveFWhat a tale my thoughts could tellGJust like an old time movieF‘bout a ghost from a wishin’ well

G CIn a castle dark or a fortress strong D EmWith chains upon my feet C GYou know that ghost is me C G/BAnd I will never be set free Am D GAs long as I’m a ghost that you can’t see

GIf I could read your mind loveFWhat a tale your thoughts could tellGJust like a paperback novelFThe kind that drugstores sell

G CWhen you reach the part where the heartaches come D EmThe hero would be me C GBut heroes often fail C G/BAnd you won’t read that book again Am D G F G FBecause the ending’s just too hard to take

G CI’d walk away like a movie star D EmWho gets burned in a three way scriptC GEnter number two C G/B A movie queen to play the scene Am D GOf bringing all the good things out in me

C GBut for now love, let’s be real C G/BI never thought I could act this way Am D And I’ve got to say that I just don’t get itC G/BI don’t know where we went wrong Am D G But the feelin’s gone and I just can’t get it back

GIf you could read my mind loveFWhat a tale my thoughts could tellGJust like an old time movieF‘bout a ghost from a wishin’ well

G CIn a castle dark or a fortress strong D EmWith chains upon my feet C GBut stories always end C G/BAnd if you read between the lines Am D GYou’ll know that I’m just tryin’ to understand

C GThe feelin’s that you lack C G/BI never thought I could feel this way Am DAnd I’ve got to say that I just don’t get itC G/BI don’t know where we went wrong Am D G F GBut the feelin’s gone and I just can’t get it back

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If You Could Read My Mind