Chords:
G 320003F X33211D X00230 or X00232 (play with it for variety)
Em 022000
A couple of notes:
1) in order to be in the correct key, capo on the 2nd fret.
2) Use the first string (high E) seldomly. Gordon plays this song entirely picking and
rarely picks the first string.
INTRO (Repeat Twice) Also play between verses
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If you could read my mind love
FWhat a tale my thoughts could tell
GJust like an old time movie
'bout a ghost from a wishin' well
G CIn a castle dark or a fortress strong
D EmWith chains upon my feet
You know that ghost is me
C G/BAnd I will never be set free
Am7 D GAs long as I'm a ghost that you can't see
G
If I could read your mind love
FWhat a tale your thoughts could tell
GJust like a paperback novel
The kind that drugstores sell
G CWhen you reach the part where the heartaches come
D EmThe hero would be me
But heroes often fail
C G/BAnd you won't read that book again
Am7 D GBecause the ending's just too hard to take
GFGF
I'd walk away like a movie star
D EmWho gets burned in a three way script
C GEnter number two
A movie queen to play the scene
Am7 D GOf bringing all the good things out in me
C G/BBut for now love, let's be real
* I never thought I could act this way *
Am7 DAnd I've got to say that I just don't get it
C G/BI don't know where we went wrong
But the feelin's gone
D GAnd I just can't get it back
G
G
If you could read my mind love
What a tale my thoughts could tell
GJust like an old time movie
F'bout a ghost from a wishin' well
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
D EmWith chains upon my feet
C GBut stories always end
And if you read between the lines
Am7 D GYou'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand
C G/BThe feelin's that you lack
I never thought I could feel this way
Am7 DAnd I've got to say that I just don't get it
C G/BI don't know where we went wrong
But the feelin's gone
D GAnd I just can't get it back
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