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Capo
4th Fret
C
E
Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
Am D7/F#
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at,
C
Am
G
C
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that,
G
G G6 G7 C
But mama, you been on my mind.
C
E
I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down or get upset,
Am D7/F#
I am not pleadin' or sayin', "I can't forget you."
C
E
Am Am/G
F
I do not pace the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet,
C
G G6 G7 C
Mama, you been on my mind.
C
Even though my eyes are dizzy and my thoughts they might be narrow,
E
Am D7/F#
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down with sorrow.
C
G
Am
F
I don't even mind you be wakin' with tomorrow,
C
G G6 G7 C
But mama, you're just on my mind.
C
I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no,"
E
Am D7/F#
Please understand me, I have no place I'm calling you to go.
C
G
Am
F
I'm just whispering to myself, so I can't pretend that I don't know,
C
G G6 G7
C G
Mama, you're on my mind.
(Instrumental harmonica)
C
When you wake up in the mornin', baby, look inside your mirror.
E
Am
D7/F#
You know I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near.
C
E
Am
F
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
C
G G6 G7 C
As someone who has had you on his mind.
LIVE 1975 VERSION
Joan Baez: "We dedicate this song to a lady called 'Mama', who is
sitting in the front row. To you Mama."
G
D
Em
Maybe it's the color of the sun cut flat
Am
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at,
G
D
Em
C
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that,
G
D G
But mama, you just on my mind.
I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down or get upset,
I am not pleadin' or sayin', "I can't forget you."
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet,
Mama, you just on my mind.
Even though my mind is hazy and my thoughts they might be narrow,
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down with sorrow.
I don't even matter where you wakin' up tomorrow,
But mama, you're just on my mind.
When you wake up in the mornin', baby, look inside your mirror.
You know I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near.
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
As someone who has had you on his mind.
Maybe it's the color of the sun cut flat
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at,
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that,
But mama, you just on my mind.
Mama, you're just on my mind.
Copyright © 1964; renewed 1992 Special Rider Music
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