C
Perhaps it's the color of the Sun cut flat
C/B Am Dm/F#
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at
C C/B Am F C/G
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that
G C/E G/D C
But mama, you been on my mind
C
I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down or get upset
C/B Am Dm/F#
I am not pleadin' or sayin' I can't forget you
C C/B Am F C/G
I do not pace the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet
G C/E G/D C
Mama, you been on my mind
C
Even though my eyes are hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow
C/B Am Dm/F#
Where you been don't bother me or bring me down with sorrow
C C/B Am F C/G
I don't even mind who you'll be wakin' with tomorrow
G C/E G/D C
Mama, you're just on my mind
C
I am not askin' you to say words like yes or no
C/B Am Dm/F#
Please understand me, I have no place I'm calling you t' go
C C/B Am
I'm just whisperin' to myself, so I
C/G
Can't pretend that I don't know
G C/E G/D C
Mama, you are on my mind
C
When you wake up in the mornin', baby, look inside your mirror
C/B Am Dm/F#
You know I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near
C C/B Am C/G
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
G C/E G/D C
As someone who has had you on his mind
