Intro
| A | A | D F#dim7| A/E
| A | A | D F#dim7 | A/E G#dim7 F#m |
[Verse 1]
A C#7
Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
F#m B7/D#
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at
A A/G# F#m A/E Dmaj7
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that
A/E E6 A
But mama you been on my mind.
[Verse 2]
A C#7
I don't mean trouble please don't put me down or get upset
F#m B7/D#
I am not pleadin' or sayin' "I can't forget."
A A/G# F#m A/E Dmaj7
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent but yet
A/E E6 A
Mama you been on my mind.
[Verse 3]
A
Even though my mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow
C#7/G# F#m B7/D#
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow.
A A/G# F#m A/G# Dmaj7
It don't even matter to me where you're wakin' up tomorrow
F#dim7 A E6 A
But mama you're just on my mind.
[Verse 4]
A C#7/G#
I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no"
F#m B7/D#
Please understand me I got no place for you t' go.
A A/G# F#m Dmaj7
I'm just breathin' to myself pretendin' not that I don't know
A/E E6 A
Mama you been on my mind.
[Instrumental]
| A C#7 | F#m | B7/D# | A/E A/G# F#m |
| D F#dim7 | A/E E6 | A E | E7 N.C. |
[Outro]
A
When you wake up in the mornin' baby look inside your mirror.
C#7 F#m F#m/E B7/D#
You know I won't be next to you you know I won't be near.
A Dmaj7
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
F#dim7 A/E E7 A E E7 A
As someone who has had you on his mind