Something On Your Mind chords by
Karen Dalton (Official Version)
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Key: D majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

D

D

D

D

D

Verse 1
D D 
 
Yesterday
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
any way you made it was just fine
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
So you turn your days into night time
Em Em 
 
Didn't you know,
G G 
 
A A 
 
you can't make it without ever even trying?
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
And something's on your mind (Isn't it?)

Verse 2
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
Let these times show you
G G 
 
D D 
 
that you're breaking up the lines
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Leaving all your dreams too far behind
Em Em 
 
Didn't you see?
G G 
 
You can't make it
A A 
 
Em Em 
 
Without ever even trying?
D D 
 
And something's on your mind

Verse 3
Em Em 
 
Maybe another day
you'll want to feel another way,
D D 
 
you can't stop crying
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
You haven't got a thing to say,
you feel you want to run away
D D 
 
There's no use trying, anyway
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
I've seen the writing on the wall
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Who cannot maintain will always fall
Em Em 
 
Well, you know?
G G 
 
You can't make it
A A 
 
Em Em 
 
without ever even trying

Outro 1
D D 
 
And something's on your mind, isn't it?
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Tell the truth now, isn't it?
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
Something's on your mind, isn't it?
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
D D

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD Em G A

Chords

D
Em
G
A

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Something On Your Mind by Karen Dalton, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Something On Your Mind the way Karen Dalton intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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