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Always On My Mind

(Wayne Carson - Mark James - Johnny Christopher)


Copyright Screen Gems - EMI Music Ltd

Original by Brenda Lee on September 22, 1971


RCA studio session - March 27-29, 1972 - RCA's Studio B - Nashville

 March 29, 7 pm-1 am

BPA3 1159-01
November 1972 Single B side RCA 74-0815 Separate Ways / Always On My Mind
January 1973 LP RCA Camden CAS 2611 Separate Ways
Outtakes:
Take 2: July 29, 1997 CD RCA 07863-67469-2 Platinum A Life In Music
Take 3: March 1, 2001 CD FTD 74321 84214-2 6363 Sunset
Take 4: March 23, 2009 CD FTD 88697 48444-2 CD Standing Room Only


Overdub sessions for Warner Brothers Motion Picture "This Is Elvis" - January 30, 1981 - T.B.S. - Hollywood

 LPA5 5821
April 14, 1981 LP RCA CPL-2-4031 This Is Elvis





Version 1          Version 2          Version 3   


Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I could have
And maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I should have


If I made you feel second best
Girl I'm sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind


And maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you
I'm so happy that you're mine


Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind


Tell me,
Tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me,
Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
I'll keep you satisfied 



    G              D/F#
    Maybe I didn't treat you
    Em       Em/D      C         D
    Quite as good as I should
    G              D/F#
    Maybe I didn't love you
    Em       Em/D       A        A/B
    Quite as often as I could
    C                           G
    Little things I should have said and done
    C                     A
    I just never took the time
    D                     G
    You were always on my mind
    C        D            G       C   D
    You were always on my mind
    G  G/F#   Em  Em/D   C                 Cmaj9             D
    Tell      me,        tell me that your sweet love hasn't died

    G  G/F#   Em  Em/D           C
    Give      me,        give me one more chance
       Cmaj9         D          G
    To keep you satisfied, satisfied
    Maybe I didn't hold you
    All those lonely, lonely times
    And I guess I never told you
    I'm so happy that you're mine
    If I make you feel second best
    Girl, I'm sorry I was blind
    You were always on my mind
    You were always on my mind
    Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
    Give me, give me one more chance
    To keep you satisfied, satisfied
    Little things I should have said and done
    I just never took the time
    You were always on my mind
    You are always on my mind
    You are always on my mind

Chords:
   D/F#      Em/D      G/F#      Cmaj9
e  --2--     --0--     --3--     --0--
B  --3--     --0--     --3--     --1--
G  --2--     --0--     --0--     --0--
D  --0--     --0--     --0--     --0--
A  --0--     --2--     -----     --2--
E  --2--     --0--     --2--     -----
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