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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