By: Johnny Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Carson Thompson 1972
[1]
Performed: Brenda Lee, Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson
| D | D | A |
| Maybe | I didn't | love you |
| Bm | D | G | A |
| Quite as | often as I | could have | |
| D | D | A |
| Maybe | I didn't | treat you |
| Bm | D | Em7 | Em7 |
| Quite as | good as I | should have | |
| G | D |
| If I made you feel | second best |
| G | D | Em | Em |
| Girl, I'm | sorry I was | blind | |
| A | Bm | A7 | D | Em | F#m |
| You were | always | on my | mind | | |
| G | A7 | D | G |
| You were | always on my | mind | |
| D | D | A |
| Maybe | I didn't | hold you |
| Bm | D | G | A |
| All those | lonely, lonely | times | |
| D | D | A |
| And I guess | I never | told you |
| Bm | D | Em7 |
| I'm so | happy that you're | mine |
| G | D |
| Little things I should have | said and done |
| G | D | Em | Em |
| I just | never took the | time | |
| A | Bm | A7 | D | Em | F#m |
| You were | always | on my | mind | | |
| G | A7 | D | G |
| You were | always on my | mind | |
| G | D | Em | G | A7 |
| Tell me that your | sweet love hasn't | died | | |
| G | D | Em |
| One more chance to | keep you satis | fied |
| A | D |
I'll | keep you satis | fied |
| G | D |
| Little things I should have | said and done |
| G | D | Em | Em |
| I just | never took the | time | |
| A | Bm | A7 | D | Em | F#m |
| You were | always | on my | mind | | |
| G | A7 | D |
| You were | always on my | mind |
| A | Bm | A7 | D | Em | F#m |
| You were | always | on my | mind | | |
| G | A7 | D |
| You were | always on my | mind |
Created 2010 Jul 01 21:40
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