If I Only Had My Mind On Something Else Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays610

If I Only Had My Mind On Something Else by Bee Gees is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Dmaj7, Bm, Em7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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  			Intro 
D        Dmaj7   D     Dmaj7 
 Du du du du, du du, du du 
D        Dmaj7   D     Dmaj7 
 Du du du du, du du, du du 

Verso 1: 
D          Dmaj7        Bm                Dmaj7          Em7             Dmaj7 
I could be king of kings, wear a crown and all the things,  I'd want I'd never need 
D             Dmaj7               Bm                   Dmaj7 
 I'd be an ace,    in an aeroplane, and every year, I'd fly to Spain 
Em7                            Dmaj7 
   If I could get the nerve to plant the seed 

 
Em7               Dmaj7        Em7                Dmaj7 
Oh, help me how to say goodbye. I see her face in myself 
Em7  A7            Dmaj7            Em7                           D   Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 
Why, tell me why I made her cry, if only had my mind on something else 

Verso 2:
D          Dmaj7             Bm                     Dmaj7 
 Captain of     the submarine, beneath the icebergs never seen 
Em7                        Dmaj7 
   A hero with a medal for everyday 
D              Dmaj7             Bm                  Dmaj7 
 I find me fame,    reach the top. I keep on pushing never stop 
Em7                   Dmaj7 
   If I could just forget  her name 

 
Em7               Dmaj7        Em7                Dmaj7 
Oh, help me how to say goodbye. I see her face in myself 
Em7  A7            Dmaj7            Em7                           D   Dmaj7 
Why, tell me why I made her cry, if only had my mind on something else 

Outro 
   Em7                           D 
If only had my mind on something else 
D        Dmaj7   D     Dmaj7 
 Du du du du, du du, du du 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante