Lirik dan Chord Lagu If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "If You Could Read My Mind" adalah lagu Gordon Lightfoot yang dirilis pada 1970.

Lagu ini dimuat dalam album berjudul Sit Down Young Stranger yang kemudian diubah menjadi If You Could Read My Mind.

Pengubahan tersebut dilatarbelakangi melejitnya singel "If You Could Read My Mind" yang menduduki peringkat kelima dalam tangga lagu Billboard Hot 100.

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "If You Could Read My Mind" dari Gordon Lightfoot.

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

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If you could read my mind love
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What a tale my thoughts could tell
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Just like an old time movie
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'bout a ghost from a wishin' well
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In a castle dark or a fortress strong
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With chains upon my feet
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You know that ghost is me
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And I will never be set free
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As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see

[Instrumental]

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[Verse 2]

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If I could read your mind love
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What a tale your thoughts could tell
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Just like a paperback novel
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The kind that drugstores sell
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When you reach the part where the heartaches come
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The hero would be me
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But heroes often fail
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And you won't read that book again
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Because the ending's just too hard to take

[Instrumental]

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[Verse 3]