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If I Only Had My Mind On Something Else

Bee Gees

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××
Dmaj7Diagram coming soon
Bm×
Em7
A7×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro 
D        Dmaj7   D     Dmaj7 
 Du du du du, du du, du du 
D        Dmaj7   D     Dmaj7 
 Du du du du, du du, du du 
 
Verse 1: 
D          Dmaj7        Bm                Dmaj7          Em7             Dmaj7 
I could be king of kings, wear a crown and all the things,  I'd want I'd never need 
D             Dmaj7               Bm                   Dmaj7 
 I'd be an ace,    in an aeroplane, and every year, I'd fly to Spain 
Em7                            Dmaj7 
   If I could get the nerve to plant the seed 
 
 
Em7               Dmaj7        Em7                Dmaj7 
Oh, help me how to say goodbye. I see her face in myself 
Em7  A7            Dmaj7            Em7                           D   Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 
Why, tell me why I made her cry, if only had my mind on something else 
 
Verse 2:
D          Dmaj7             Bm                     Dmaj7 
 Captain of     the submarine, beneath the icebergs never seen 
Em7                        Dmaj7 
   A hero with a medal for everyday 
D              Dmaj7             Bm                  Dmaj7 
 I find me fame,    reach the top. I keep on pushing never stop 
Em7                   Dmaj7 
   If I could just forget  her name 
 
 
Em7               Dmaj7        Em7                Dmaj7 
Oh, help me how to say goodbye. I see her face in myself 
Em7  A7            Dmaj7            Em7                           D   Dmaj7 
Why, tell me why I made her cry, if only had my mind on something else 
 
Outro 
   Em7                           D 
If only had my mind on something else 
D        Dmaj7   D     Dmaj7 
 Du du du du, du du, du du 
          
 

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Chord set

D · Dmaj7 · Bm · Em7 · A7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.