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.
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.