Gentle On My Mind Song Lyrics and Chords by Glen Campbell
Gentle On My Mind
Recorded by Glen Campbell Written by John Hartford
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
It's knowing that your door is always open
And your path is free to
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
walk
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
Rolled up and
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
stashed behind your
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
couch
And it's knowing I'm not shackled by forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that have dried if on some
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
line
That keeps you in the back-roads
By the rivers of my memory that keeps you ever
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
gentle on my
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
mind
It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy
Planted on the columns now that binds
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
me
Or something that somebody said
Because they
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
thought we fit together
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
walking
It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing
Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
find
That you are moving on the back-roads by the rivers of my memory
And for hours you're just
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
gentle on my
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
mind
Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines
And the junkyards and the highways come
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
between
us
And some other woman crying to her mother
Cause she
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
turned and I was
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
gone
I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me till I'm
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
blind
But not to where I cannot see you walking on the back-roads
By the rivers flowing
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
gentle on my
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
mind
I dip my cup of soup back from the gurgling
Crackling caldron in some train
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
yard
My beard a roughning coal pile and
A dirty hat
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
pulled low across my
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
face
Through cupped hands 'round a tin can
I pretend I hold you to my breast and
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
find
That you're waving from the back-roads
By the rivers of my memory ever smiling ever
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
gentle on my
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
mind
FAQ
Who sang the the song Gentle On My Mind?
- The song Gentle On My Mind was sang by Glen Campbell.
Who is Glen Campbell?
- Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 - August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. He released 64 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album.
Born in Billstown, Arkansas, Campbell began his professional career as a studio musician in Los Angeles, spending several years playing with the group of instrumentalists later known as "The Wrecking Crew". After becoming a solo artist, he placed a total of 80 different songs on either the Billboard Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, or Adult Contemporary Chart, of which 29 made the top 10 and of which nine reached number one on at least one of those charts. Among Campbell's hits are "Universal Soldier", his first hit from 1965, along with "Gentle on My Mind" (1967), "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (1967), "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (1968), "Wichita Lineman" (1968), "Galveston" (1969), "Rhinestone Cowboy" (1975) and "Southern Nights" (1977).In 1967, Campbell won four Grammys in the country and pop categories. For "Gentle on My Mind", he received two awards in country and western "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" did the same in pop. Three of his early hits later won Grammy Hall of Fame Awards (2000, 2004, 2008), while Campbell himself won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He owned trophies for Male Vocalist of the Year from both the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM), and took the CMA's top award as 1968 Entertainer of the Year. Campbell played a supporting role in the film True Grit (1969), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. He also sang the title song, which was nominated for an Academy Award.
