Intro
| F# | F# | B F#dim7| F#/C#
| F# | F# | B F#dim7 | F#/C# G#dim7 D#m |
[Verse 1]
F# A#7
Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
D#m G#7/C
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at
F# F#/F D#m F#/C# Bmaj7
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that
F#/C# C#6 F#
But mama you been on my mind.
[Verse 2]
F# A#7
I don't mean trouble please don't put me down or get upset
D#m G#7/C
I am not pleadin' or sayin' "I can't forget."
F# F#/F D#m F#/C# Bmaj7
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent but yet
F#/C# C#6 F#
Mama you been on my mind.
[Verse 3]
F#
Even though my mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow
A#7/F D#m G#7/C
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow.
F# F#/F D#m F#/F Bmaj7
It don't even matter to me where you're wakin' up tomorrow
F#dim7 F# C#6 F#
But mama you're just on my mind.
[Verse 4]
F# A#7/F
I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no"
D#m G#7/C
Please understand me I got no place for you t' go.
F# F#/F D#m Bmaj7
I'm just breathin' to myself pretendin' not that I don't know
F#/C# C#6 F#
Mama you been on my mind.
[Instrumental]
| F# A#7 | D#m | G#7/C | F#/C# F#/F D#m |
| B F#dim7 | F#/C# C#6 | F# C# | C#7 N.C. |
[Outro]
F#
When you wake up in the mornin' baby look inside your mirror.
A#7 D#m D#m/C# G#7/C
You know I won't be next to you you know I won't be near.
F# Bmaj7
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
F#dim7 F#/C# C#7 F# C# C#7 F#
As someone who has had you on his mind