On My Mind Chords

by Theo Kandel
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D F# A D
Key: F
Capo: 3rd fret
Author theokandelmusic [pro] 21. Last edit on May 23, 2024

Chords

D
Em
G
A
Bm
D/F#

Strumming

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Hey guys, it's Theo (this is my song). Hope this helps!
 
Because it's in Open D, the chord names aren't technically completely correct,
but that's how I think of them – they function the same way. Full tutorial up on YouTube!
 
Fingerings:
D - 000000
Em - 220100
G - 500500
A - 700700
Bm - 900800
D/F#? kinda - 300200
 
[Verse 1]
D     Em                G
Tryna make the baseball team
             G
And getting cut from varsity
D      Em            G
Sloppy kisses at thirteen
           G
The mystery of a girl
 
D     Em                G
The magic of the morning fog
             G                 Em
The putting down of your first dog
                D/F#      G
Learning how to love your curls
                     Em D/F# G D/F# Em
The smallness of the world
 
[Chorus 1]
          D                G
It’s like running down the subway steps
    Em                      A
And knowing you missed your train
          D                G
It’s like finding out that you forget
    Em                  A
The way your first love said your name
         Bm                A                G             D/F#
It’s the winning, it’s the losing, it’s the never knowing why
               Em
It ain’t worth nothing
            D/F#    G
If it ain’t worth a try
                  A     D Em G
And that’s what’s on my mind
                    D Em G
That’s what’s on my mind
 
[Verse 2]
D       Em                G
Driving through the Bible Belt
           G
Different city, same hotel
D       Em            G
Catch a memory from a smell
           G
Drink the whiskey til it’s good
 
D       Em             G
Do your taxes best you can
          G            Em
Shove it down and be a man
         D/F#         G
It’s all gold in Hollywood
                              Em D/F# G D/F# Em
Live the life you thought you would
 
[Chorus 2]
          D             G
It's like tripping at a festival
    Em                 A
And losing all of your friends
          D              G
It's like driving to the hospital
         Em                    A
For your grandma who should be on the mend
         Bm                A                G             D/F#
It’s the loving, it's the leaving, it's the getting left behind
               Em
It ain’t worth nothing
            D/F#    G
If it ain’t worth a try
                  A     D Em G
And that’s what’s on my mind
                    D Em G
That’s what’s on my mind
 
[Guitar Solo]
D G Em A
D G Em
 
[Verse 3]
D        Em                G
Find someone who makes you smile
        G
Dinner parties once a while
D        Em                   G
Age with grace, grow old with style
        G
Read a book and go to bed
 
D      Em            G
Have a kid or two or three
           G                 Em
Raise ‘em right and make ‘em see
                   D/F#      G
The way the sunset bleeds to red
                       Em D/F# G D/F# Em
Melted butter, toasted bread
 
[Chorus 3]
          D                G
It’s like passing down the farm
               Em           A
When you can’t work another day
          D                 G
It’s like throwing out your arm
            Em                  A
To get that last strike in your final game
         Bm                A                G             D/F#
It’s the way the world rewards the ones who look it in the eye
            Em
You let the sun in
       D/F#              G
You’re laughing when you cry
                   Em
Cuz it ain’t worth nothing
            D/F#    G
If it ain’t worth a try
                   Em
No it ain’t worth nothing
            D/F#    G
If it ain’t worth a try
                        D Em G
And that’s what’s on my mind
                    D Em G    D
That’s what’s on my mind
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