Untanglin My Mind
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[INTRO: ]|G\\ C\ G\ |D\\ Dm7\\ |Em\\ A\\ |D\\ A\\
|D\\ A\...
D A D D
I guess you're glad to see I'm finally leaving.
Bm F#m Em A
I know things for you will change now for the good,
G G D D
But it's all that I can do to pack my suitcase
Em Em7 A A\...
And walk away from you the way I should.
D A D D
And I can't seem to find the voice of reason.
Bm F#m Em A
Everything seems upside down and right side wrong.
G G D D
While a part of me is here and won't like leaving,
D A D D
The rest of me, the best of me, is gone.
G C - G D D
And I'm sure no one will wonder where I've gone to,
G F C C
But if anyone should ask from time to time
G C - G D D
Tell 'em that you finally drove me crazy,
D A D A D A\...
And I'm somewhere untanglin' my mind.
D A D D
Well, tell 'em I won't be riding, I'll be walking;
Bm F#m Em A
Cause I don't think a crazy man should drive.
G G D D
Anyway, the car belongs to you now,
Em Em7 A A
Along with any part of me that's still alive.
D A D D
But there's really not much left you could hold on to;
Bm F#m Em A
And if you did, it wouldn't last here anyway.
G G D D
It would head to where the rest of me rolled on to;
D A D D
So even if I wanted to, I couldn't stay.
G C - G D D
And I'm sure no one will wonder where I've gone to,
G F C C
But if anyone should ask from time to time
G C - G D D
Tell 'em that you finally drove me crazy,
D A D Bm
And I'm somewhere untanglin' my mind.
Em A D A
And I'm somewhere untanglin' my mind.
OUTRO: |D\\ A\\ |D\....
DM7 = xx0222. One strum for each slash in the intro and outro.
One measure (4 beats) for each chord marked in the song,
except the hyphenated "C - G" in the chorus (2 beats each).
Written by Clint Black and Merle Haggard (BMI).
1994, Blackened Music (administered by Irving Music Inc.),
Tree Publishing / Sierra Mountain Music (adm. by Sony Music)
Transcribed by Darragh Egan
>From the CD, "One Emotion" - 1994, BMG Music / RCA Nashville.
Merle Haggard also released a version of this song on one of his recent CDs,
but I haven't heard it yet so I don't know how similar it is.
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Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.