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If you could read my mind, love
Em
What a tale my thoughts would tell
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Just like an old time movie
Em
'bout a ghost from a wishin' well
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In a castle dark or a fortress strong
E F#m
With chains upon my feet
D A
You know that ghost is me
D A
And I will never be set free
D E A
As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see
( A )
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If I could read your mind, love,
Em
What a tale your thoughts would tell
A
Just like a paper-back novel
Em
The kind that drug stores sell
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When you reach the part where the heartaches come
E F#m
The hero would be me
D A
Heroes often fail
D A
You won't read that book again
D E A
Because the ending's just too hard to take
A7 D
I walk away like a movie star
E F#m
Who gets burned in a three-way script
D A
Enter number two
D A
A movie queen to play the scene
D E F#m
Of bringing all the good things out in me
D A
But for now love, let's be real
D A
I never thought I could act this way
D E
I've got to say that I just don't get it
D A
I don't know where we went wrong
D E A
But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back
( A )
A
If you could read my mind, love
Em
What a tale my thoughts could tell
A
Just like an old time movie
Em
'bout a ghost from a wishin' well
A A7 D
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
E F#m
With chains upon my feet
D A
Stories have to end
D A
And if you read between the lines
D E F#m
You'll know that I'm just trying to understand
D A
The feelings that you lack
D A
I never thought I could act this way
D E
I've got to say that I just don't get it
D A
I don't know where we went wrong
D E
But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it
D A
Never thought I could act this way
D E
I've got to say that I just don't get it
D A
I don't know where we went wrong
D E A
But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back
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