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Did You Know? Always on Mind Mind was co-written by 3 song writers Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher and Mark James.
It began with a phone call between Wayne Carson and his wife where would be delayed from coming home for 10 days to finish a project and he said to her - 'Well, I know I’ve been gone a lot, but I’ve been thinking about you all the time.'. He then quickly got off the phone and started to write the song.
As it didn't come together he showed it first to Johnny Christopher to contribute too and then Mark James and they completed it together.
As Mark James previously write Suspicious Minds for Elvis, it's assumed that Always On My Mind was written for Elvis, but Carson explained it was written for for every man, 'it was one long apology. It’s sort of like all guys who screw up and would love nothing better than to pick up the phone and call their wives and say, "Listen, honey, I could have done better, but I want you to know that you were always on my mind.'"
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords)
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Always On My Mind Chords And Strumming, Elvis Presley
Django Chords:
Django C chord
Django G chord
Django G/B chord
Django D chord
Django Em chord
Django A chord
Strumming:
"4 To The Floor:
|D B D B |
Tempo: 90 bpm Key: G
Intro -
|G - - - |G - - - |
Verse 1 -
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |G/B - - - |A - - - |G - - - |
(G) Maybe I didn't (D)treat you (Em) quite as (D)good as I (C)should have(D)
(G) Maybe I didn't (D)love you (Em) quite as (D)often as I (A)could have
(C) Little things I should have (G)said and done
(C) I just (G/B)never took the (A)time (G)
Chorus -
|D - - - |Em - D - |G - - - |A - G/B - |
|C - - - |D - - - |G - - - |C - D - |
(D) You were (Em)always(D)on my (G)mind (A) (G/B)
(C) You were a(D)always on my (G)mind (C) (D)
Verse 2 -
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |G/B - - - |A - - - |G - - - |
(G) Maybe I didn't (D)hold you (Em) all those (D)lonely, lonely (C)times (D)
(G) And I guess I never (D)told you (Em) I am so (D)happy that you're (A)mine
(C) if I made you feel (G) second best (C) girl I'm so (G/B)sorry I was (A)blind(G)
Chorus -
|D - - - |Em - D - |G - - - |A - G/B - |
|C - - - |D - - - |G - - - |C - D - |
(D) You were (Em)always (D)on my (G)mind (A) (G/B)
(C) You were a(D)always on my (G)mind (C) (D)
Bridge 1 -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |G/B - - - |A - - - |D - - - | | x 2
(G)Tell(D) (Em)me(D) (C)tell me that your (G/B)sweet love hasn't (A)died (D)
(G)Gi(D)ive (Em)me (D) give me (C)one more chance to (G/B)keep you satis(A)fied (D)
Verse 3 -
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |G/B - - - |A - - - |G - - - |
Satis(G)fied (D) (Em) (D) (A) /
(C) Little things I should have (G)said and done
(C) I just (G/B)never took the (A)time(G)
Chorus -
|D - - - |Em - D - |G - - - |A - G/B - |
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(D) You were (Em)always (D)on my (G)mind (A) (G/B)
(C) You were always on my (D)mind
Bridge 2 -
|G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |G/B - - - |A - D - | - - - - |Free time.
Ending -
|G - - - |G - - - |
| |G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - D - | | x 4
You were always on my (G)mind
(G) Maybe I didn't (D)treat you (Em) quite as (D)good as I (C)should have (D)
(G) Maybe I didn't (D)love you (Em) quite as (D)often as I (C)could have (D)
(G) Maybe I didn't (D)hold you (Em) all those (D)lonely, lonely (C)times (D)
(G) And I guess I never (D)told you (Em) I am so (D)happy that you're (C)mine (D)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Always On My Mind Chords And Strumming, Elvis Presley
Open Chords:
Open C chord
Open C/B chord
Open C/G chord
Open G chord
Open D chord
Open D/F# chord
Open Em chord
Open Am chord
Open A7 chord
Strumming:
"4 To The Floor:
|D B D B |
Tempo: 90 bpm Key: G
Intro -
|G - - - |G - - - |
Verse 1 -
|G - - - |G - - - |D/F# - - - |D/F# - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D/F# - - - |D/F# - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |A7 - - - |A7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |C/B - - - |Am - - - |C/G - - - |
(G) Maybe I didn't (D/F#)treat you (Em) quite as (D)good as I (C)should have (D)
(G) Maybe I didn't (D/F#)love you (Em) quite as (D)often as I (A7)could have
(C) Little things I should have (G)said and done
(C) I just (C/B)never took the (Am)time(C/G)
Chorus -
|D - - - |Em - D/F# - |G - - - |Am - C/B -|
|C - - - |D - - - |G - - - |C - D - |
(D) You were (Em)always (D/F#)on my (G)mind (Am) (C/B)
(C) You were a(D)always on my (G)mind (C) (D)
Verse 2 -
|G - - - |G - - - |D/F# - - - |D/F# - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D/F# - - - |D/F# - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |A7 - - - |A7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |C/B - - - |Am - - - |C/G - - - |
(G) Maybe I didn't (D/F#)hold you (Em) all those (D)lonely, lonely (C)times (D)
(G) And I guess I never (D/F#)told you (Em) I am so (D)happy that you're (A7)mine
(C) if I made you feel (G) second best (C) girl I'm so (C/B)sorry I was (Am)blind(C/G)
Chorus -
|D - - - |Em - D/F# - |G - - - |Am - C/B -|
|C - - - |D - - - |G - - - |C - D - |
(D) You were (Em)always (D/F#)on my (G)mind (Am) (C/B)
(C) You were a(D)always on my (G)mind (C) (D)
Bridge 1 -
| |G - - - |D/F# - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C/B - - - |Am - - - |D - - - | | x 2
(G)Tell(D/F#) (Em)me(D) (C)tell me that your (C/B)sweet love hasn't (A)died (D)
(G)Gi(D/F#)ive (Em)me (D) give me (C)one more chance to (C/B)keep you satis(Am)fied (D)
Verse 3 -
|G - - - |G - - - |D/F# - - - |D/F# - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |A7 - - - |A7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |C/B - - - |Am - - - |C/G - - - |
Satis(G)fied (D/F#) (Em) (D) (A7)
(C) Little things I should have (G)said and done
(C) I just (C/B)never took the (Am)time(C/G)
Chorus -
|D - - - |Em - D/F# - |G - - - |Am - C/B -|
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(D) You were (Em)always (D/F#)on my (G)mind (Am) (C/B)
(C) You were always on my (D)mind
Bridge 2 -
|G - - - |D/F# - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C/B - - - |Am - D - | - - - - |Free time
Ending -
|G - - - |G - - - |
| |G - - - |G - - - |D/F# - - - |D/F# - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - D - | | x 4
You were always on my (G)mind
(G) Maybe I didn't (D/F#)treat you (Em) quite as (D)good as I (C)should have (D)
(G) Maybe I didn't (D/F#)love you (Em) quite as (D)often as I (C)could have (D)
(G) Maybe I didn't (D/F#)hold you (Em) all those (D)lonely, lonely (C)times (D)
(G) And I guess I never (D/F#)told you (Em) I am so (D)happy that you're (C)mine (D)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Always On My Mind Lyrics
Maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I should
Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I could
Little things I should have said and done
I never took the time
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
Maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you
I am so happy that you're mine
If I made you feel second best
I'm so 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,
One more chance to keep you satisfied
Satisfied
Little things that I should have said and done
I 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,
One more chance to keep you satisfied
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
Maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I should
Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I could
Maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely lonely times
I guess I never told you
I am so happy that you're mine
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