Mama, You Been On My Mind Tab by Jeff Buckley
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Intro 1
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Perhaps
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Verse 1
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it is the color of the sun cut flat
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And covering the crossroads I'm standing at
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Or maybe it's the weather
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or something like that
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But mama, you've been on my mind
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Verse 2
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I mean no trouble,
please don't put me down, don't get upset
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I am not pleading,
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or saying I can't forget you
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I do not pace the floor,
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bowed down and bent, but yet
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Well, mama you've been on my mind
Verse 3
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Even though my eyes are hazy
and my thoughts they might be narrow
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Where you've been don't bother me,
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or bring me down in sorrow
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I don't even mind
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who you'll be waking with tomorrow
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But mama, you're just on my mind
Verse 4
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I am not askin' you to say words like yes or no
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Please understand me
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I have no place, I'm calling you to go
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I'm just whispering to myself,
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so I can pretend that I don't know
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Mama, you're just on my mind
Interlude 1
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Well, mama you're just on my mind
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Verse 5
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When you wake up in the morning,
baby look inside your mirror
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You know I won't be next you,
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you know I won't be near
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I'd just be curious to know
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if you can see yourself as clear
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As someone who has had you
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on his mind
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Mama, You Been On My Mind
Jeff Buckley
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