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IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND by Gordon Lightfoot (C) 1969, Early Morning Music
Transcribed by me, Matthew Fifer. Mistakes (C), Me :-)
Notes: This is my first tab post and it took forever. It's really hard to
think and fingerpick at the same time! :^) Anyway, this is how I
play it. I have included some words to help you know where you are.
Note that Gord rarely uses the high-E string. Also, to be in the same
key as the recording, capo on the 2nd fret. Finally, view it with a
monospaced font to keep spacing correct. Whew!
I included the intro and a verse. I trust y'all can extrapolate the
rest of the tune from this. If you see mistakes, let me know.
Have fun!
INTRO (Repeat Twice) Also play between verses
G
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---2-----2-----2-4-0-|
|---0-----0---0-----0-----0-------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-----3---------3-----3---------|
VERSE (repeat this part twice)
G Dm6/F
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------0---------------0-------|
|-----0-----0---2-----2-----0---0-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-|
|---0-----0---------0-----0---------0---------0-----0---------0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---1-----1---------1-----1---------|
If you could... What a tale..
Just like a...
VERSE Cont.
G C D
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0----------1-----1---1-----3-----3---3
|---0-----0---------0-----0------0---0-----0---------2-----2------
|-------0-----0--------------------------2-----2---0-----0-----0--
|-----------------------0-----2----3------------------------------
|-3---------------3-----------------------------------------------
In a castle... Or a fortress... chains upon..
VERSE Cont.
Em C G
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0-----1-----1---1-----0-----0---0-----------------
|---0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----------------------
|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0-------------------
|-----------------3-----------------------------------------------
|-0-------------------------------3-------------------------------
Feet... know that. me
VERSE Finish
C G/B Am7/sus4 D GO TO INTRO...
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----1-----1---------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-
|---0-----0-----0---0-----0---------0-----0---------2-----2-------
|-------2-----2---------0-----0---------2-----2---0-----0---------
|-3---------------2---------------0-------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------2---
I will.. be set free long as I'm Ghost ........ See
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