Intro A A If you could read my mind, love Em What a tale my thoughts would tell A Just like an old time movie Em 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well A A7 D In a castle dark or a fortress strong E F#m With chains upon my feet D A You know that ghost is me D A And I will never be set free D E A As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see ( A ) A If I could read your mind, love, Em What a tale your thoughts would tell A Just like a paper-back novel Em The kind that drug stores sell A A7 D When you reach the part where the heartaches come E F#m The hero would be me D A Heroes often fail D A You won't read that book again D E A Because the ending's just too hard to take A7 D I walk away like a movie star E F#m Who gets burned in a three-way script D A Enter number two D A A movie queen to play the scene D E F#m 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 D E I've got to say that I just don't get it D A I don't know where we went wrong D E A But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back ( A ) A If you could read my mind, love Em What a tale my thoughts could tell A Just like an old time movie Em 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well A A7 D In a castle dark or a fortress strong E F#m With chains upon my feet D A Stories have to end D A And if you read between the lines D E F#m You'll know that I'm just trying to understand D A The feelings that you lack D A I never thought I could act this way D E I've got to say that I just don't get it D A I don't know where we went wrong D E But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it D A Never thought I could act this way D E I've got to say that I just don't get it D A I don't know where we went wrong D E A But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back ( A )
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