Rod Stewart - Mama You Been On My Mind

always loved his cover of this and no one else had put it up . should be 100% .

G C G C G C & riff 1

G G/F#
perhaps it’s the color of the sun cut flat
Em A7
and coverin’ the crossroads i’m standing at
G D Em G
or maybe it’s the weather or something like that
Am D G
but mama you been on my mind

i do not mean you trouble , don’t put me down , don’t get upset
i Am not pleadin’ or sayin’ i can’t forget you
i do not pace the floor , bowed down and bent , but yet
mama you been on my mind

G & riff 2

even tho’ my eyes are hazy
and my thoughts they might be narrow
where you been don’t bother me , or bring me down with sorrow
i don’t even mind where you be wakin’ up tomorrow
but mama you been on my mind

bridge

Am Bm C D
Em A7 Em A7
Am Bm C D
G

i’m not asking you to say words like yes or no
please understand me , i’ve no place i’m calling you to go
i’m just whisperin’ to myself so i can pretend that i don’t know
mama you been on my mind

G C G C & riff 1

when you wake up in the mornin’ baby , look inside your mirror
you know i won’t be next to you , you know i won’t be near
i’d just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
as someone who has had you on his mind

Am D G
as someone who has had you on his mind
Am D G
mama you been on my mind

G

riff 1 :
E | – 8p7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10p8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – 8 – – – – – – – – – 8 – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – – 10 – – – – 8 – |
G | – – – – – – – 7 – – – 7h9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – – – 9 – – – – – 9 – – – |

riff 2 :
E | – 8p7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – 8 – – – – – – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – |
G | – – – – – – – 7 – – – 7h9 – – – – 9 – – – |

cheers