You Were on My Mind Lyrics

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:28:41 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./w/we_five/you_were_on_my_mind.crd
We Five had a #3 hit with a perky folk-rock arrangement of this Sylvia
Fricker song in 1965. Do try to find the original Ian and Sylvia version
(available on a Vanguard various-artists comp, among other places) - you'll
be amazed at how many liberties We Five took with the chord changes, melody,
and even lyrics. --AWR
"You Were On My Mind"
(Sylvia Fricker)
Intro (bass and drums only until final chord):
E A E A E A E (N.C.)
Verse 1 (chords mostly implied by bass; note that there are some 12-string
parts on the "whoa-oh"s that are present only on the mono mixdown):
When I woke up this morning
You were on my mind
And you were on my mind
I got troubles, whoa-oh
I got worries, whoa-oh
I got wounds to bind
Verse 2:
So I went to the corner
Just to ease my pains
Yeah, just to ease my pains
I got troubles, whoa-oh
I got worries, whoa-oh
I came home again
(repeat verse 1, completely different chords)
When I woke up this morning
You were on my mi-i-i-ind and
You were on my mind
I got troubles, whoa-oh
I got worries, whoa-oh
I got wounds to bind
Bridge:
And I got a feelin'
Down in my sho-oo-oo-oes, said
Way down in my sho-oo-oes
Yeah, I got to ramble, whoa-oh
I got to move on, whoa-oh
I got to walk away my blues
(repeat verse 1, completely different chords yet again)
When I woke up this morning
You were on my mind
You were on my mind
I got troubles, whoa-oh
I got worries, whoa-oh
I got wounds to bind
Coda (electric 12-string):
v v v v v v v v v
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers