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Intro: D Verse 1: D Dmaj7 D6 It's knowing that your door is always open Dmaj7 Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) And your path is free to walk Em Em(maj7) Em7 That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag A D Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 Rolled up and stashed behind your couch D Dmaj7 And it's knowing I'm not shackled D6 Dmaj7 By forgotten words and bonds D Dmaj7 Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) And the ink stains that are dried upon some line Em Em(maj7) That keeps you in the backroads Em7 A By the rivers of my memory Em A D Dmaj7 D6 That keeps you ever gentle on my mind Verse 2: Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 And It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy D6 Dmaj7 Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Planted on their columns now that binds me Em Em(maj7) Or something that somebody said Em7 A D Dmaj7 D6 Because they thought we fit together walking Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D6 It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 Em Em(maj7) Em7 Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and find Em(maj7) Em Em(maj7) That you're moving on the backroads Em7 Em(maj7) By the rivers of my memory Em A D Dmaj7 D6 And for hours you're just gentle on my mind (I'll play one) verse 3 D Dmaj7 D6 Or may I dip my cup of soup back from the gurglin' Dmaj7 Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Cracklin' caldron in some train yard Em Em(maj7) With my beard a roughing coal pile, and Em7 A D Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 A dirty hat pulled low across my face D Dmaj7 Through cupped hands 'round the tin can D6 Dmaj7 Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) I pretend to hold you to my breast and find Outro Em Em(maj7) That you're waveing from the backroads Em7 A By the rivers of my memory Em A D Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 A D Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind And everbody here You're gentle on my mind ocultar tablatura e|--S-----------|-----------|--------------7-----h-p---------|--h--7---|--h--7---| B|-7\10-10-7-10-|-7-10-7-10-|-7-10-10-7-10---10-7-10-7-------|-7-8-----|-7-8-----| G|--------------|-----------|--------------------------9-7-9-|-------8-|-------8-| D|--------------|-----------|--------------------------------|---------|---------| A|--------------|-----------|--------------------------------|---------|---------| E|--------------|-----------|--------------------------------|---------|---------| p p h h e|-10-9-7------------|---2-3-2-0-|-3-2-0-|-3-2-0-|-3-2-0-|-3-2-0-|-2-3-4-5-| B|--------10-7-------|-5---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------| G|-------------9-7-6-|-----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------| D|-------------------|-----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------| A|-------------------|-----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------| E|-------------------|-----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------| e|-2-3-2---2-----------------------7-5-|-10-7--------s--5----------p------------------| B|-------5---5-3-2----------s--3-7-----|------10-7--5\7---7\5-3---5-3--p--------------| G|-----------------4-2-----2\4---------|------------------------4-----4-2--s--2-------| D|---------------------5-4-------------|----------------------------------3\4---4-3---| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------5-| E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| e|--h--------------|------------|-------------------------| B|-7-8-10-8-7-8-10-|-7-8-10-8-7-|-7-8-7-8-7-8-10-8-7-8-10-| G|-----------------|------------|-------------------------| D|-----------------|------------|-------------------------| A|-----------------|------------|-------------------------| E|-----------------|------------|-------------------------| e|--------|--12--10---8------------------------------| B|---10---|--------------12--10--7---8---7-----7---5-| G|--------|-9----7---6-------------------------------| D|-7----7-|-------------9---7---4---5---4-----4---2--| A|--------|------------------------------------------| E|--------|------------------------------------------| e|------s-------|--------s------------s--|-9-10-11-12-9-10----9----7----5---3---2---0-------| B|-7---7\8----8-|-10---10\12--12--10--8\-|-----------------12---10---9----7---5---3---2-3-0-| G|------s-------|-------s--------------s-|--------------------------------------------------| D|-4---4\5---5--|-7----7\9----9---7---5\-|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------2-3-2----p------|-------------| B|-----------------------------2-3-5-------5-3-2-----|-------------| G|-------------------------2-4-------------------4-2-|-2---2-------| D|-4-2-0-----------0-2-4-5---------------------------|---4---2-4-0-| A|-------4-2-0-2-4-----------------------------------|-------------| D Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 E|---------------------------------------------------|-------------|
Verse 1:
Em Em(maj7) That keeps you in the backroads Em7 A By the rivers of my memory Em A D Dmaj7 D6 That keeps you ever gentle on my mind
Verse 2:
Em(maj7) Em Em(maj7) That you're moving on the backroads Em7 Em(maj7) By the rivers of my memory Em A D Dmaj7 D6 And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
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