If You Could

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!

INTRO (Repeat Twice) Also play between verses

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|-----0-----0---2-----2-----2-4-0-|

|---0-----0---0-----0-----0-------|

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|-3-----3---------3-----3---------|

VERSE (repeat this part twice)

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|-----------------------------------------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.

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|-----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.

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|-----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...

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|-----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-------------------------------

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I will.. be set free long as I'm Ghost ........ See