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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]:

	                     E
	When I woke up this morning
	A          B      E     A   B
	  You were on my mind
	    A          G#m   F#m   B
	And   you were on my mind
	        E	    Amaj7
	I got troubles, whoa-oh
	       E	   Amaj7
	I got worries, whoa-oh
	       E    C#m    A    B
	I got wounds   to bind

Verse 2:

	                  E    [xx6450]
	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]

	                     E
	When I woke up this morning
	A          B     E E+ A  B
	  You were on my mi-i-i-ind and
	A          G#m   F#m   B
	  You were on my mind
	       E            Amaj7
	I got troubles, whoa-oh
	       E           Amaj7
	I got worries, whoa-oh
	       E     C#m     F#
	I got wounds     to bind

Bridge:

	B     C#       F#
	  And I got a feelin'
	B      C#    F# F#+ B  C#
	  Down in my sho-oo-oo-oes, said
	B         A#m    G#m    C#
	  Way down in my sho-oo-oes
	                F#          B
	Yeah, I got to ramble, whoa-oh
	         F#            B
	I got to move on, whoa-oh
	         F#    D#m    G#m7   C#
	I got to walk away my blues

[repeat verse 1, completely different chords yet again]

	                     F#
	When I woke up this morning
	B          C#     F#     B   C#
	  You were on my mind
	B          A#m   G#m   C#sus4
	  You were on my mind
	       F#            B
	I got troubles, whoa-oh
	       F#            B
	I got worries, whoa-oh
	       F#         G#m  E  C#7sus4  C#7
	I got wounds   to bind

Coda (electric 12-string):

	(F#)            (F#sus4)            F#
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v
	-9---6---9---6---|-7---6---7---6---|-6--
	---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|-7--
	-----------------|-----------------|-6--
	-----------------|-----------------|----
	-----------------|-----------------|----
	-----------------|-----------------|----


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers