If I Only Had My Mind On Something Else chords by Bee Gees

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Author's Note - From "Cucumber Castle" 1970 #91 on Billboard - https://youtu.be/i5dmj_sdhnU

Intro:
D MajorD    Dmaj7Dmaj7  D MajorD   Dmaj7Dmaj7
 Du du du du, du du, du du
D MajorD    Dmaj7Dmaj7  D MajorD   Dmaj7Dmaj7
 Du du du du, du du, du du

Verse 1:
D MajorD     Dmaj7Dmaj7    B minorBm        Dmaj7Dmaj7     E minor 7Em7       Dmaj7Dmaj7
I could be king of kings, wear a crown and all the things, I'd want I'd never need
D MajorD       Dmaj7Dmaj7        B minorBm          Dmaj7Dmaj7
 I'd be an ace,  in an aeroplane, and every year, I'd fly to Spain
E minor 7Em7              Dmaj7Dmaj7
  If I could get the nerve to plant the seed

Chorus:
E minor 7Em7        Dmaj7Dmaj7    E minor 7Em7        Dmaj7Dmaj7
Oh, help me how to say goodbye. I see her face in myself
E minor 7Em7 A7A7      Dmaj7Dmaj7      E minor 7Em7              D MajorD  Dmaj7Dmaj7 D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7
Why, tell me why I made her cry, if only had my mind on something else

Verse 2:
D MajorD     Dmaj7Dmaj7       B minorBm           Dmaj7Dmaj7
 Captain of   the submarine, beneath the icebergs never seen
E minor 7Em7            Dmaj7Dmaj7
  A augmentedA hero with a medal for everyday
D MajorD       Dmaj7Dmaj7       B minorBm         Dmaj7Dmaj7
 I find me fame,  reach the top. I keep on pushing never stop
E minor 7Em7          Dmaj7Dmaj7
  If I could just forget her name

Chorus:
E minor 7Em7        Dmaj7Dmaj7    E minor 7Em7        Dmaj7Dmaj7
Oh, help me how to say goodbye. I see her face in myself
E minor 7Em7 A7A7      Dmaj7Dmaj7      E minor 7Em7              D MajorD  Dmaj7Dmaj7
Why, tell me why I made her cry, if only had my mind on something else

Outro:
  E minor 7Em7              D MajorD
If only had my mind on something else
D MajorD    Dmaj7Dmaj7  D MajorD   Dmaj7Dmaj7
 Du du du du, du du, du du