If You Could Read My Mind Chords & Guitar Lesson by Gordon Lightfoot
Welcome to my If You Could Read My Mind guitar lesson. This is a great song by Gordon Lightfoot. I actually heard it while I was driving in the car and said, this would make a great addition to my lessons.
Chord below will be played with a Capo on the 2nd fret.
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND GUITAR CHORDS:
STRUMMING PATTERNS:
Strumming:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4+
D D DU DU
Fingerpicking Options: 3 pattern variations over a G chord
We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND CHORD CHART: By Gordon Lightfoot Capo 2nd Fret
Intro: G G G G
Verse:
G G
If you could read my mind love
F F
What a tale my thoughts could tell
G G
Just like an old time movie
F F
'bout a ghost from a wishin' well
G G7 C
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
D Em
With chains upon my feet
C G
You know that ghost is me
C G/B
And I will never be set free
Am7 D G G
As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see
Verse:
G G
If I could read your mind love
F F
What a tale your thoughts could tell
G G
Just like a paperback novel
F F
The kind that drugstores sell
G G7 C
When you reach the part where the heartaches come
D Em
The hero would be me
C G
But heroes often fail
C G/B
And you won't read that book again
Am7 D G
Because the ending's just too hard to take
Instrumental:
G G F F
G G F F
Verse:
G G7 C
I'd walk away like a movie star
D Em
Who gets burned in a three way script
C G
Enter number two
C G/B
A movie queen to play the scene
Am7 D Em
Of bringing all the good things out in me
C G/B
But for now love, let's be real
C G/B
I never thought I could act this way *
Am7 D
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
C G/B
I don't know where we went wrong
Am7
But the feelin's gone
D G G
And I just can't get it back
Verse:
G G
If you could read my mind love
F F
What a tale my thoughts could tell
G G
Just like an old time movie
F F
'bout a ghost from a wishin' well
G G7 C
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
D Em
With chains upon my feet
C G
But stories always end
C G/B
And if you read between the lines
Am7 D Em
You'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand
C G/B
The feelin's that you lack
C G/B
I never thought I could feel this way
Am7 D
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
C G/B
I don't know where we went wrong
Am7
But the feelin's gone
D G G F F G (hold)
And I just can't get it back
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.