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Mind Readin' Blues

(Folk In A)
January 14, 2009
Ted Kastelic

Did you ever have a woman say to you "I shouldn't have to tell you what I want.  If you loved me you'd know" - - Well I have.

MIND READING BLUES (IF YOU LOVED ME)
Ted Kastelic, June 14, 1995

A     D7
LET ME TELL YOU ‘BOUT MY BABY
        D7/D#  E7
MAN, SHE’S SWEET, GOOD-LOOKING AND FINE.
  A         D7 
BUT YOU KNOW SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY
         D7/D#       E7
SHE THINKS I SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ HER MIND, SHE SAYS.

CHORUS:
A
IF YOU LOVED ME
                                           D7
I WOULDN’T HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT I NEED
              A
IF YOU LOVED ME
                                          E7
I WOULDN’T HAVE TO BEG OR PLEAD
              A
IF YOU LOVED ME
      A/C#                                               D7              D7/D#
I WOULDN’T HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO
                           E7
‘CUZ, IF YOU LOVED ME YOU ‘D DO IT WITH OUT ME TELLING YOU TO.

VERSE 2:
MY BABY HAD A BIRTHDAY

I WANTED A PRESENT TO BRING HER HAPPINESS

I WENT TO ASK HER WHAT IS WAS WOULD MAKE HER HAPPY

THAT WAS A MISTAKE THAT CREATED QUITE A MESS,  SHE SAID
CHORUS

VERSE 3:
THE DAY HAS COME FOR US  TO BREAK UP
I JUST FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND
WHAT I WASN’T READING IN THE MIND OF MY SWEET BUTTERCUP.
WHAT MY BABY WAS WANTING WAS ANOTHER MAN., SHE SAID....

CHORUS.