Intro
| C# | C# | F# F#dim7| C#/G#
| C# | C# | F# F#dim7 | C#/G# G#dim7 A#m |
[Verse 1]
C# F7
Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
A#m D#7/G
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at
C# C#/C A#m C#/G# F#maj7
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that
C#/G# G#6 C#
But mama you been on my mind.
[Verse 2]
C# F7
I don't mean trouble please don't put me down or get upset
A#m D#7/G
I am not pleadin' or sayin' "I can't forget."
C# C#/C A#m C#/G# F#maj7
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent but yet
C#/G# G#6 C#
Mama you been on my mind.
[Verse 3]
C#
Even though my mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow
F7/C A#m D#7/G
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow.
C# C#/C A#m C#/C F#maj7
It don't even matter to me where you're wakin' up tomorrow
F#dim7 C# G#6 C#
But mama you're just on my mind.
[Verse 4]
C# F7/C
I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no"
A#m D#7/G
Please understand me I got no place for you t' go.
C# C#/C A#m F#maj7
I'm just breathin' to myself pretendin' not that I don't know
C#/G# G#6 C#
Mama you been on my mind.
[Instrumental]
| C# F7 | A#m | D#7/G | C#/G# C#/C A#m |
| F# F#dim7 | C#/G# G#6 | C# G# | G#7 N.C. |
[Outro]
C#
When you wake up in the mornin' baby look inside your mirror.
F7 A#m A#m/G# D#7/G
You know I won't be next to you you know I won't be near.
C# F#maj7
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
F#dim7 C#/G# G#7 C# G# G#7 C#
As someone who has had you on his mind