Johnny Cash — If You Could Read My Mind (ver 2) Chords
If You Could Read My Mind
Album: American V: A Hundred Highways
Artist: Johnny Cash
Intro E
(Verse 1)
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If you could read my mind, love
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What a tale my thoughts could tell
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Just like an old time movie
Dadd9
'bout a ghost from a wishing—well
E A
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
B C#m
With chains upon my feet
A E
You know that ghost is me
A C#m
And I will never be set free
Fm A E
As long as I'm a ghost you can't see
(Verse 2)
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If I could read your mind, love
Dadd9
What a tale your thoughts could tell
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Just like a paperback novel
Dadd9
The kind that drugstores sell
E A
When you reach the part where the heartaches come
B C#m
The hero would be me
A E
And heroes often fail
A C#m
And you won't read that book again
Fm B E
Because the ending's just too hard to take
(Middle section)
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E A
I'd walk away like a movie star
B C#m
Who gets burned in a three way script
A E
And enter number two
A C#m
A movie queen to play the scene
Fm B A
Of bringing all the good things out in me
E
But for now, love, let's be real
A C#m
I never thought I could act this way
Fm B
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
A C#m
I don't know where we went wrong
Fm
But the feeling's gone
B E
And I just can't get it back
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(Verse 3...)
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If you could read my mind, love,
Dadd9
What a tale my thoughts could tell
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Just like an old time movie
Dadd9
'bout a ghost from a wishing—well
E A
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
B C#m
With chains upon my feet
A E
The story always ends
A C#m
And if you read between the lines
Fm B C#m
You'll know that I'm just trying to understand
A E
The feeling that you lack
A C#m
I never thought I could feel this way
Fm B
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
A C#m
I don't know where we went wrong
Fm
But the feeling's gone
B
And I just can't get it back
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