Intro
| C | C | F F#dim7| C/G
| C | C | FGbdim7 | C/GAbdim7Am |
CE7
Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
AmD7/Gb
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at
CC/BAmC/GFmaj7
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that
C/GG6C
But mama you been on my mind.
CE7
I don't mean trouble please don't put me down or get upset
AmD7/Gb
I am not pleadin' or sayin' "I can't forget."
CC/BAmC/GFmaj7
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent but yet
C/GG6C
Mama you been on my mind.
C
Even though my mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow
E7/BAmD7/Gb
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow.
CC/BAmC/BFmaj7
It don't even matter to me where you're wakin' up tomorrow
Gbdim7CG6C
But mama you're just on my mind.
CE7/B
I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no"
AmD7/Gb
Please understand me I got no place for you t' go.
CC/BAmFmaj7
I'm just breathin' to myself pretendin' not that I don't know
C/GG6C
Mama you been on my mind.
Instrumental
| CE7 | Am | D7/Gb | C/GC/BAm |
| FGbdim7 | C/GG6 | CG | G7 N.C. |
C
When you wake up in the mornin' baby look inside your mirror.
E7AmAm/GD7/Gb
You know I won't be next to you you know I won't be near.
CFmaj7
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
Gbdim7C/GG7CGG7C
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.