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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
