v.1
^GIf you could ^G9read my mind love ^Dm6what a tale my thoughts could tell
^GJust like an ^G9old time movie ^Dm6about a ghost from a wishin' well
^GIn a castle ^G9dark, or a ^Cfortress strong with ^Dchains upon my ^Emfeet
You ^Cknow that ghost is ^Gme
And ^CI will never ^G/Bbe set free as ^Am7long as I'm a ^Dghost you can't ^Gsee

v.2
If I could read your mind love what a tale your thoughts could tell
Just like a paperback novel the kind the drugstores sell
When you reach the part where the heartaches come
The hero would be me, but heroes often fail
And you won't read that book again because the ending's just too hard to take

Instr. Brk half v

v.3
I'd walk away like a movie star
Who gets burned in a three-way script, enter number two
A movie queen to play the scene of bringing all the good things out in me
But for now love, let's be real

Refrain:
I never thought I could [act] this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
I don't know where we went wrong but the feeling's gone
An I just can't get it back

v.4
If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts would tell
Just like an old time movie, bout a ghost from a wishing well

In a castle dark, or a fortress strong, with chains upon my feet
But stories always end
If you read between the lines you'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand
The feelings that you lack

Rpt. Ref. [feel]