You Were on My Mind

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:28:41 -0500 From: Andrew Rogers Subject: ./w/we_five/you_were_on_my_mind.crd We Five had a #3 hit with a perky folk-rock arrangement of this Sylvia Fricker song in 1965. Do try to find the original Ian and Sylvia version (available on a Vanguard various-artists comp, among other places) - you'll be amazed at how many liberties We Five took with the chord changes, melody, and even lyrics. --AWR "You Were On My Mind" (Sylvia Fricker) Intro (bass and drums only until final chord): E A E A E A E (N.C.) ///////////// Verse 1 (chords mostly implied by bass; note that there are some 12-string parts on the "whoa-oh"s that are present only on the mono mixdown): E When I woke up this morning A B E B You were on my mind A G#m F#m B And you were on my mind E Amaj7 I got troubles, whoa-oh E Amaj7 I got worries, whoa-oh E C#m A B I got wounds to bind Verse 2: E (xx6450) So I went to the corner Just to ease my pains Yeah, just to ease my pains I got troubles, whoa-oh I got worries, whoa-oh I came home again (repeat verse 1, completely different chords) E When I woke up this morning A B E E+ A B You were on my mi-i-i-ind and A G#m F#m B You were on my mind E Amaj7 I got troubles, whoa-oh E Amaj7 I got worries, whoa-oh E C#m F# I got wounds to bind Bridge: B C# F# And I got a feelin' B C# F# F#+ B C# Down in my sho-oo-oo-oes, said B A#m G#m C# Way down in my sho-oo-oes F# B Yeah, I got to ramble, whoa-oh F# B I got to move on, whoa-oh F# D#m G#m7 C# I got to walk away my blues (repeat verse 1, completely different chords yet again) F# When I woke up this morning B C# F# C# You were on my mind B A#m G#m C#sus4 You were on my mind F# B I got troubles, whoa-oh F# B I got worries, whoa-oh F# G#m C#7sus4 I got wounds to bind Coda (electric 12-string): (F#) (F#sus4) F# v v v v v v v v v -9---6---9---6--- -7---6---7---6--- -6-- ---7---7---7---7- ---7---7---7---7- -7-- ----------------- ----------------- -6-- ----------------- ----------------- ---- ----------------- ----------------- ---- ----------------- ----------------- ---- -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers