Capo at the 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