Key: G Introduction: (Repeat Twice) Also play between verses G
G
If you could read my mind loveF
What a tale my thoughts could tellG
Just like an old time movieF
'bout a ghost from a wishin' wellG
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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
As long as I'm a ghost that you can't seeG
G
If I could read your mind loveF
What a tale your thoughts could tellG
Just like a paperback novelF
The kind that drugstores sellG
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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 takeG
F
G
F
G
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C
I'd walk away like a movie star D
Em
Who gets burned in a three way scriptC
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 itC
G/B
I don't know where we went wrong Am7
But the feelin's gone D
G
And I just can't get it backG
G
If you could read my mind loveF
What a tale my thoughts could tellG
Just like an old time movieF
'bout a ghost from a wishin' wellG
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 itC
G/B
I don't know where we went wrong Am7
But the feelin's gone D
G
And I just can't get it backF
G