Ballad written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, and Mark James, first released by Gwen McCrae (as "You Were Always on My Mind") in 1972
[Intro]
[Versetto]
RE             LA       SIm      
Maybe I didn't treat you quite as
           SOL 
 good as I should 
Maybe I didn't treat you quite as good as I should 
RE             LA      SIm      
Maybe I didn't love you quite as
 LA        MI 
 often as I could
Maybe I didn't love you quite as often as I could
[Pre-Ritornello]
SOL             RE                
Little things I should've said and
      SOL  RE               MIm 
 done, I never took  the time
Little things I should've said and done, I never took  the time
[Ritornello]
LA                    RE 
You were always on my mind 
SOL      LA           RE 
You were always on my mind
[Versetto]
RE             LA      SIm       
Maybe I didn't hold you all those
                SOL 
 lonely, lonely times 
Maybe I didn't hold you all those lonely, lonely times 
RE                  LA      SIm     
And I guess I never told you, I'm so
 LA                 MI 
 happy that you're mine
And I guess I never told you, I'm so happy that you're mine
[Pre-Ritornello]
SOL           RE               SOL 
If I made you feel second best, I'm
       RE           MIm 
 so sorry, I was blind
If I made you feel second best, I'm so sorry, I was blind
[Ritornello]
SOL      LA           RE 
You were always on my mind 
SOL      LA           FA   SOL 
You were always on my mind
[Ponte]
RE LA SIm LA SOL             RE  
Tell me,  tell me that your sweet
        LA 
 love hasn't died 
Tell me,  tell me that your sweet love hasn't died 
RE LA SIm LA MIm              SOL    
Give me   one more chance to keep you
  LA 
 satisfied 
Give me   one more chance to keep you satisfied 
RE 
Satisfied
[Strumentale]
LA SIm SOLRE LA  SIm  MI RE
[Pre-Ritornello]
SOL             RE                
Little things I should've said and
      SOL  RE              MIm 
 done, I never took the time
Little things I should've said and done, I never took the time
[Ritornello]
LA                    RE 
You were always on my mind 
SOL      LA           RE 
You were always on my mind 
LA                    RE 
You were always on my mind 
SOL      LA           FA   SOL 
You were always on my mind
[Ponte]
RE LA SIm LA SOL             RE  
Tell me,  tell me that your sweet
                 SOL    LA 
 love hasn't died 
Tell me,  tell me that your sweet love hasn't died 
RE LA SIm LA MIm              SOL    
Give me   one more chance to keep you
  LA 
 satisfied
Give me   one more chance to keep you satisfied
[Outro]
LA                    RE 
You were always on my mind 
SOL      LA           RE 
You were always on my mind  
  
(Maybe I didn't love you...)