Intro
| B | B | E F#dim7| B/F#
| B | B | E F#dim7 | B/F# G#dim7 G#m |
[Verse 1]
B D#7
Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
G#m C#7/F
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at
B B/A# G#m B/F# Emaj7
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that
B/F# F#6 B
But mama you been on my mind.
[Verse 2]
B D#7
I don't mean trouble please don't put me down or get upset
G#m C#7/F
I am not pleadin' or sayin' "I can't forget."
B B/A# G#m B/F# Emaj7
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent but yet
B/F# F#6 B
Mama you been on my mind.
[Verse 3]
B
Even though my mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow
D#7/A# G#m C#7/F
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow.
B B/A# G#m B/A# Emaj7
It don't even matter to me where you're wakin' up tomorrow
F#dim7 B F#6 B
But mama you're just on my mind.
[Verse 4]
B D#7/A#
I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no"
G#m C#7/F
Please understand me I got no place for you t' go.
B B/A# G#m Emaj7
I'm just breathin' to myself pretendin' not that I don't know
B/F# F#6 B
Mama you been on my mind.
[Instrumental]
| B D#7 | G#m | C#7/F | B/F# B/A# G#m |
| E F#dim7 | B/F# F#6 | B F# | F#7 N.C. |
[Outro]
B
When you wake up in the mornin' baby look inside your mirror.
D#7 G#m G#m/F# C#7/F
You know I won't be next to you you know I won't be near.
B Emaj7
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
F#dim7 B/F# F#7 B F# F#7 B
As someone who has had you on his mind