If You Could Read My Mind

Intro E ( Verse 1 ) E if you could read my mind , love D what a tale my thoughts could tell E just like an old time movie D ’bout a ghost from a wishing - well E A in a castle dark or a fortress strong B C#m with chains around my feet A E you know that ghost is me A C#m and i will never be set free F#m7 B E as long as there’s a ghost that you can’t see ( Verse 2 ) E if i could read your mind , love D what a tale your thoughts would tell E just like a paperback novel D the kind that drugstores sell E A when you reach the part where the heartaches come B C#m the hero would be me A E but heroes often fail E C#m and you won’t read that book again F#m7 B E because the ending’s just too hard to take ( middle section ) E D E D E A i’d walk away like a movie star C#m A who gets burned in a three way script B E enter number two A C#m a movie queen to play the scene F#m7 B E of bringing all the good things out in me A E but for now , love , let’s be real A C#m i never thought i could act this way F#m7 B and i’ve got to say that i just don’t get it A C#m i don’t know where we went wrong F#m7 but the feeling’s gone B E and i just can’t get it back E E ( Verse 3 . . . ) E if you could read my mind , love , D what a tale my thoughts could tell E just like an old time movie D ’bout a ghost from a wishing - well E A in a castle dark or a fortress strong B C#m with chains from my feet A E the stories always end A C#m and if you read between the lines F#m7 B E you ’ ll know that i ’ m just trying to understand A A the feelings that you lack A C#m i never thought i could feel this way F#m7 B and i’ve got to say that i just don’t get it A C#m i don’t know where we went wrong F#m7 but the feeling’s gone B and i just can’t get it back E D end on e!