D
I see my wife working, ironin' my shirts
G
And my mind goes to another day
A7
And to another woman who might have been my wife
D
If things hadn't turned out this way
D
Lord knows I love her but I often wonder
G
If fate should pull back the blinds
A7
How would my wife feel if she could see
D
The woman in the back of my mind
[Verse 2]
D
Does she do things fancy, does she have a family
G
Is she as happy as I
A7
Does she spend her afternoons just playing bridge
D
Or baking her children a pie
D
And I often wonder if she thinks of me
G
When she hears those old church bell's chime
A7
Though it's been long ago at times I miss her so
D
The woman in the back of my mind
[Verse 3]
D
Suddenly I come back to right here and now
G
And the dream that I've seen come to life
A7
And I hope she's as happy with somebody else
D
As I am with my loving wife
D
I might have been wrong but it's been so long
G
And things work out in time
A7
But I'd like to say I'm sorry some day
D
To the woman in the back of my mind
