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Gentle On My Mind by John Hartford
Gentle On My Mind
Capo:no capo
You really need a banjo to make this happen, but the progression seems to work
well.
The âFâ chord does not use the B note on the D string
The Em+C uses the C note on the B string.
C Em+C Am
It's knowing that your door is always open
Dm Faug F G
and your path is free to walk
Dm Faug
That makes me tend to leave my
F G C Em+C Am G
sleepin' bag rolled up and stashed behind your couch
C Em+C
And it's knowin' I'm not shackled by
Am
forgotten words and bonds
C Em+C Dm Faug F G
And the ink stains that have dried upon some line
Dm Faug F G
That keeps you in the backroads by the rivers of my mem'ry
Dm G C Em+C Am G
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind
C Em+C Am
It's not clingin' to the rocks and ivy planted
Dm Faug F G
on their columns now that bind me
Dm Faug F
Or somethin' that somebody said because they thought
G C Em+C Am G
we fit together walkin'
C Em+C Am
It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing or forgiving
C Em+C Dm Faug F G
When I walk along some railroad track and find
Dm Faug F G
That you're movin' on the backroads by the rivers of my mem'ry
Dm G C Em+C Am G
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
C Em+C
Though the wheat fields and the clotheslines
Am Dm Faug F G
And the junkyards and the highways come between us
Dm Faug F
And some other woman's crying to her mother
G C Em+C Am G
cause she turned and I was gone
C Em+C Am
I still might run in silence, tears of joy might stain my face
C Em+C Dm Faug F G
And the summer sun might burn me till I'm blind
Dm Faug F G
But not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the backroads
Dm G C Em+C Am G
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind
C Em+C
I dip my cup of of soup back from
Am Dm Faug F G
a gurglin', cracklin' cauldron in some train yard
Dm Faug F
My beard a roughnin' coal pile and a dirty hat
G C Em+C Am G
pulled low across my face
C Em+C
Through cupped hands round a tin can
Am Dm Faug F G
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
Dm Faug F G
That you're wavin' from the backroads by the rivers of my mem'ry
Dm G C Em+C Am G
Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind
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version 2
Capo:no capo
In the verses, there's a pedal G.
Intro and 4 verses.
[INTRO]
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[VERSE 1]
C Cmaj7 C6
It's knowing that your door is always open
C Dm
And your path is free to walk
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
G C
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
C Cmaj7
And it's knowing I'm not shackled
C6 C
By forgotten words and bonds
C C Dm
And the ink stains that are dried upon some line
Dm Dmmaj7
That keeps you on the back roads
Dm7 G
By the rivers of my memory
Dm G C
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind
[VERSE 2]
C Cmaj7
It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy
C6 C Dm
Planted on their columns now that binds me
Dm Dmmaj7
Or something that somebo - dy said
Dm7 G C
Because they thought we fit together walking
C Cmaj7 C6 C
It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing or forgiving
C Dm7
when I walk along some railroad track and find
Dm Dmmaj7
That you're moving on the back roads
Dm7 G
By the rivers of my memory
Dm G C
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
[VERSE 3]
C Cmaj7
Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines
C6 C Dm7
And the junkyards and the highways come between us
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7
And some other woman's cryin' to her mother
G C
'Cause she turned and I was gone
C Cmaj7 C6 C
I still might run in silence, tears of joy might stain my face
C Dm7
And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 G
Oh, but not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the back roads
Dm G C
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind
[VERSE 4]
C Cmaj7 C6
I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin',
C Dm
Cracklin' cauldron in some train yard
Dm Dmmaj7
My beard a rustling, a cold towel,
Dm7 G C
and a dirty hat pulled low across my face
C Cmaj7
Through cupped hands 'round the tin can
C6 C Dm7
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
Dm Dmmaj7
That you're waiting from the back roads
Dm7 G7
By the rivers of my memories
Dm G C | Csus4 | C | C7sus4 | C |
Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind
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version 3
Capo:no capo
C Cmaj7 C6 Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 Co Dm6
inverse inverse inverse open
G7 CMaj7
open
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Where the lines end with an open "C" chord, followed by alternating CMaj7 and C
play the open CMaj7.
Return to the inverse C chords with the start of the next line.
[Verse 1]
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 Dm DmMaj7
It's knowing that your door is always open and your path is free to walk
Dm7 Dm6
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag rolled up and stashed behind your
Co CMaj7 Co CMaj7
couch.
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
And its knowing I'm not shackled by forgotten words and bonds,
C Cmaj7 Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm6
and the ink stains that have dried up on some line.
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm6
That keeps you in the backroads, by the rivers of my mem'ry,
Dm Dm7 Dm6 G7 Co CMaj7 Co CMaj7
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind.
[Verse 2]
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 Dm
Its not clinging to the rocks and ivy planted on their columns now that bind
DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm6
me
DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 Co
Or something that somebody said because they thought we fit together walkin'
CMaj7 Co CMaj7
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
Its just knowing that the world will not be cursing or forgiving
C Cmaj7 Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm6
When I walk along some railroad track and find.
DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm6
That you're moving on the backroads by the rivers of my memory
Dm Dm7 Dm6 G7 Co CMaj7 Co CMaj7
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind.
[Verse 3]
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
Through the wheatfields and the clotheslines and the junkyards and the highways
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm6
come between us.
DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 Co CMaj7
And some other woman crying to her mother cause she turned and I was gone.
Co CMaj7
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
I still might run in silence, tears of joy might stain my face,
C Cmaj7 Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm6
and the summer sun might burn me till Im blind
DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm6
But not to where I cannot see you walkin on the backroads
Dm Dm7 Dm6 G7 Co CMaj7 Co CMaj7
by the rivers flowing gentle on my mind.
[Verse 4]
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 Dm
I dip my cup of soup back from some gurglin', cracklin' cauldron in some
DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm6
train yard.
DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 Co CMaj7
My beard a roughnin coal pile and a dirty hat pulled low across my face.
Co CMaj7
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Dm
Through cupped hands round a tin can, I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm6
DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Dm Dm7
That you're wavin from the backroads by the rivers of my memory Ever smilin ever
Dm6 G7 Co
gentle on my mind.
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