A If you could read my mind love G What a tale my thoughts could tell A Just like an old time movie G 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well A A7 D In a castle dark or a fortress strong E Gbm With chains upon my feet D A You know that ghost is me D A And I will never be set free Bm7 E A As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see A If I could read your mind love G What a tale your thoughts could tell A Just like a paperback novel G The kind that drugstores sell A A7 D When you reach the part where the heartaches come E Gbm The hero would be me D A But heroes often fail D A And you won't read that book again Bm7 E A Because the ending's just too hard to take Interlude: A G A G A A7 D I'd walk away like a movie star E Gbm Who gets burned in a three way script D A Enter number two D A A movie queen to play the scene Bm7 E Gbm 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 Bm7 E And I've got to say that I just don't get it D A I don't know where we went wrong Bm7 But the feelin's gone E A And I just can't get it back A If you could read my mind love G What a tale my thoughts could tell A Just like an old time movie G 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well A A7 D In a castle dark or a fortress strong E Gbm With chains upon my feet D A But stories always end D A And if you read between the lines Bm7 E Gbm You'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand D A The feelin's that you lack D A I never thought I could feel this way Bm7 E And I've got to say that I just don't get it D A I don't know where we went wrong Bm7 But the feelin's gone E A And I just can't get it back
