G5  C5  G5  C5  G5  C5 & riff 1

G5                                     G/f#
Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
    E5           A5             
and coverin' the crossroads I'm standing at
   G5                 D5       E5                   G5
or maybe it's the weather or something like that
    A5            D5           G5
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

A5 B5 C5 D5  
E5 A5 E5 A5 
A5 B5 C5 D5
G5

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

G5 C5 G5 C5 & 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

   A5              D5                    G5
As someone who has had you on his mind
A5            D5     G5
Mama you been on my mind

G5

Riff 1:
e | -8p7---------------10p8------------------ | 
B | -----8---------8--------10-------10----8- | 
G | -------7---7h(b9)------------(b9)--(b9)----(b9)-- | 

riff 2:
e | -8p7------------------ | 
B | -----8---------8----8- | 
G | -------7---7h(b9)---(b9)-- | 

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