If You Could Tab by Gordon Lightfoot

If You Could tab by Gordon Lightfoot

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

Transcribed by me, Matthew Fifer.  Mistakes (C), 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!

🎸

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INTRO (Repeat Twice) Also play between verses

  G
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---2-----2-----2-4-0-|
|---0-----0---0-----0-----0-------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-----3---------3-----3---------|


VERSE (repeat this part twice)

  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                                C               D
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----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.

  Em              C               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               G/B             Am7/sus4        D           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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