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Gentle On My Mind by Billy Bragg, Joe Henry
Gentle On My Mind
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:E
Capo:2nd fret
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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It's knowing that your door is always open
Em
and your path is free to walk,
A
That makes me tends to leave my sleeping bag rolled up
D
and stashed behind your couch.
[Verse 2]
D
It's knowing I'm not shackled by forgotten words and bars
Em
and the ink stains that have dried upon some lines,
A
that keeps you on the back roads by the rivers of my memory
D
and keeps you ever gentle on my mind.
[Verse 3]
D
It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy, planted on the columns,
Em
now that binds me;
A
or something that somebody said
D
because they thought we fit together walkin'.
[Verse 4]
D
It's just knowing that the world will not be cursed or forgiven
Em
when I walk along some railway track and find
A
that you're waiting on the back roads by the rivers of my memory
D
for hours, you're just gentle on my mind.
[Verse 5]
D
Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines and the junkyards
Em
and the highways come between us
A
and some other woman's crying to her mother 'cause she turned
D
and I was gone.
[Verse 6]
D
Well, I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face
Em
and the summer sun might burn me till I'm blind.
A
But not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the back roads
D
by the rivers flowing gentle on my mind.
[Verse 7]
D
Well, I dip my cup of soup back from a gurgling bubbling cauldron
Em
in some train yard;
A
my beard rough and the coal pile and a dirty hat pulled low
D
'cross my face.
[Verse 8]
D
Through cupped hand, drivin' tin can,
Em
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
A
that you're waiving on the back roads by the rivers of my memory,
D
ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind.
[Outro]
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
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[Outro]
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Its knowing that your door is always open
And your path is free to walk
That makes me tends to leave my sleeping bag rolled up
And stashed behind your couch
Its knowing I'm not shackled
By forgotten words and bars
And the ink stains that have dried upon some lines
That keeps you on the back roads
By the rivers of my memories
Keeps you ever gentle
On my mind
Its not clinging to the rocks and ivy
Planted on the columns
Now that binds me
Or something that somebody said
Because they thought we fit together walkin
Its just knowing that the world
Will not be cursed or forgiven
When I walk along some railway track and find
That your waiting on the back roads
By the rivers of my memory
For hours your just gentle on my mind
Though the wheat fields
And the clothes lines and the
Junkyards and the highways come between us
And some other womans crying
To her daughter cause she turned
And I was gone
Well i still might run in silence
Tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me
Till I'm blind
But not to where I cannot see
You walkin down the back roads
By the rivers slowing gentle
On My Mind
Well dip my cup of soup back
From a dribblin cauldron
In some train yard
My beard rough and the coal pile
And a dirty hat pulled low
Across my face
Through cuptail drivin tin can
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
That your waiting on the back roads
By the rivers of my memory
Ever smilin ever gentle on my mind
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