Verses
EG#
Perhaps it is the color of the sun cut flat
Cm# Cm#7
And cov´rin´ the crossroad I´m standing at,
EG# Cm# A
Or maybe it´s the weather or something like that,
EBE
But mama, you been on my mind.
EG#
I mean no trouble, please don´t put down don´t get upset,
Cm# Cm#7
I am not pleadin´ or sayin´, "I can´t forget you".
EG# Cm# A
I do not pace the floor bowed down an´ bent, but yet,
EBE
Well, mama you been on my mind.
E
Even though my eyes are hazy an´ my thoughts they might be narrow,
G# Cm# Cm#7
Where you been don´t bother me, or bring me down with sorrow
EG# Cm# A
I don´t even mind who you´re be wakin´ with tomorrow,
EBE
But mama you been on my mind.
EG#
I´m not askin´ you to say words like "yes" or "no",
Cm# Cm#7
Please understand me, I have no pleace i´m calling you to go.
EG# Cm# A
I´m just wispering to myself so i can´t pretend that I don´t know,
EBE
Mama, you just on my mind.
EG#
When you wake up in the morning´ , baby take a look inside the mirror.
Cm# Cm#7
You know I won´t be next to you, you know I won´t be near.
EG# Cm# A
I´d just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear.
EBE
As someone who has had you on his mind.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.