| C | C | F F#dim7| C/G
| C | C | F F#dim7 | C/G G#dim7 Am |
[Verse 1]
C E7
Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
Am D7/F#
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at
C C/B Am C/G Fmaj7
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that
C/G G6 C
But mama you been on my mind.
[Verse 2]
C E7
I don't mean trouble please don't put me down or get upset
Am D7/F#
I am not pleadin' or sayin' "I can't forget."
C C/B Am C/G Fmaj7
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent but yet
C/G G6 C
Mama you been on my mind.
[Verse 3]
C
Even though my mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow
E7/B Am D7/F#
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow.
C C/B Am C/B Fmaj7
It don't even matter to me where you're wakin' up tomorrow
F#dim7 C G6 C
But mama you're just on my mind.
[Verse 4]
C E7/B
I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no"
Am D7/F#
Please understand me I got no place for you t' go.
C C/B Am Fmaj7
I'm just breathin' to myself pretendin' not that I don't know
C/G G6 C
Mama you been on my mind.
| C E7 | Am | D7/F# | C/G C/B Am |
| F F#dim7 | C/G G6 | C G | G7 N.C. |
[Outro]
C
When you wake up in the mornin' baby look inside your mirror.
E7 Am Am/G D7/F#
You know I won't be next to you you know I won't be near.
C Fmaj7
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
F#dim7 C/G G7 C G G7 C
