If You Could tab by Gordon Lightfoot

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IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND by Gordon Lightfoot (C majorC) 1969, Early Morning Music

Transcribed by me, Matthew Fifer. Mistakes (C majorC), 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+G
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---2-----2-----2-4-0-|
|---0-----0---0-----0-----0-------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-----3---------3-----3---------|


VERSE (repeat this part twice)

 G+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+G                C majorC        D MajorD
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----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.

 E minorEm       C majorC        G+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 majorC        G/BG/B       Am7/sus4    D MajorD      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

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