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Oct 26, 2022

Always On My Mind by Elvis Presley

Tab: in word document format Video: Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind

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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Always On My Mind
By:   Elvis Presley

[intro:]   2 x |G  |   
  
[verse: 1]
|G                |D/F#
   Maybe I didn’t treat you
                        /  /      / /      
|Em         D         |C          C D |
   Quite as good as I should have
|G                |D/F#
   Maybe I didn’t love you
|Em         D         |A7       
   Quite as often as I could have
|C                             |G
   Little things I should have said and done
                          / /  / /
|C        C/B           |Am   Am/G  |
  I just never took the time
 
[chorus:]
|D                     |G                          |C
  You were always on my mind (you were always on my mind)
                        / /   / / 
          D           | G    C D |
You were always on my mind
 
[verse: 2]
|G                |D/F#
   Maybe I didn’t hold you
|Em          D              |C     C D |
   All those lonely, lonely times
|G                    |D/F#
   And I guess I never told you
|Em       D                 |A7        |
   I’m so happy that you’re mine
|C                    |G
   If I made you feel second best
                     
|C              C/B        |Am   Am/G  |
  Girl, I’m so sorry I was blind
 
[chorus:]
|D                     |G                          |C
  You were always on my mind (you were always on my mind)
                        / /   / / 
          D           | G    C D |
You were always on my mind
 
[bridge:]
|G D/F# |Em  D  |C                 G                | Am  D   |
 T e ll  me,     tell me that your sweet love hasn’t die__ied
|G D/F#  |Em  D |C                  G               |Am       D   |G
 G i ve   me,   give me one more chance to keep you satisfie__ied, satisfied
 
[solo: guitar] (over chords from 2nd half of verse)
|G      |D/F#    |
|Em  D  |A7      |
|C                             G
  Little things I should have said and done
|C        C/B           |Am   Am/G |
  I just never took the time
 
[chorus:]
|D                     |G                          |C
  You were always on my mind (you were always on my mind)
          D           |G     |D/F#    |
You were always on my mind
                   /  /
|Em  D  |C   C/B |Am  D {let ring}

                      |G     |G    |   
You were always on my mind
 
 
[coda: ]  
|G                |D/F#
   Maybe I didn’t treat you
|Em         D         |C       C  D |
   Quite as good as I should have
|G                |D/F#
   Maybe I didn’t love you
|Em         D          |C      C  D |
   Quite as often as I could have
|G                |D/F#
   Maybe I didn’t hold you
|Em          D              |C   C  D |
   All those lonely, lonely times
|G                     |D/F#
   And I guess I never told you
|Em       D                | C   C  D |
   I’m so happy that you’re mine
 
|G                |D/F#
   Maybe I didn’t love you
|Em         D          |C         C  D |
   Quite as often as I could have
|G                |D/F#
   Maybe I didn’t love you
|Em          D              C    C  D | G  {finish}
   All those lonely, lonely times




chords:

A       002220  or 577655
A7      002020  or 575655
Am      002210  or 577555
Am/G    3x2210
C       032010  or 335553
C/B     x22010 
D       000232  or 557775
D/F#    200232
Em      022000  or 779987
G       320003  or 355433
G/B     x20003