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This is an approximate transcription of the guitar part played by Hugh Laurie in the live version of "You Don't Know My Mind" as played in the official video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-mIoVtaj-M It's the result of much finger watching across several live videos. I hope it's close enough. This song has a 12 bar blues structure with a few little tweaks. In verses 1 to 4 the chords are timed like this: | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | | C7 / F7 / | F7 / / / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | | G7 / / / | G7 / / / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | Note that the F7 chord comes in half way through bar 5, not at the start of the bar. In verses 5 to 7 the situation is a little different in that bar 5 has 6 beats - the bar once again starts with two beats of C7, but then there are four beats of F7, like this: | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | | C7 / F7 / / / | F7 / / / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | | G7 / / / | G7 / / / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | In the instrumental the F7 reverts to beat one of a four beat bar 5, like this: | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | | F7 / / / | F7 / / / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | | G7 / / / | G7 / / / | C / C7 / | C / C7 / | Unlike in versions of the song by some other artists, the G7 chord in bar 9 doesn't ever change to F7 in bar 10. Instead the G7 runs runs right through to the end of bar 10. I'm not sure I hear a C7 following every C chord, especially in bar 1, so it may be worth experimenting with leaving out some C7 chords. Another thing to try when changing from C to C7 is to pull back the change from beat 3 to the "and" of beat 2. [Chords] C : x32010 or 3x2010 C7 : 3x2310 F7 : 131211 G7 : 353433 [Intro] C C C7 C C7 C C7 [Verse 1]
CWalking down the C7levee with my Chead hangin' C7low CLooking for my C7mama but she Cain't here no C7more Baby you don't F7know, you don't know my Cmind C7 C C7 When you G7see me laughing, Laughing just to keep from Ccrying C7 C C7
[Verse 2]
She won't Ccook my C7dinner, won't Cwash my C7clothes CWon't do C7nothing but C walk the C7road Baby you don't F7know, you don't know my Cmind C7 C C7 When you G7see me laughing, Laughing just to keep from Ccrying C7 C C7
[Verse 3]
My Cbreakfast on the C7table and my Ccoffee's getting C7cold And Cmama's in the C7kitchen getting Csweet papa C7told Baby you don't F7know, you don't know my Cmind C7 C C7 When you G7see me laughing, Laughing just to keep from Ccrying C7 C C7
[Instrumental] C C7 C C7 C C7 C C7 F7 F7 C C7 C C7 G7 G7 C C7 C C7 [Verse 4]
C Sometimes I C7think my baby's Ctoo good to C7die C Sometimes I C7think she should be Cburied aC7live Baby you don't F7know, you don't know my Cmind C7 C C7 When you G7see me laughing, Laughing just to keep from Ccrying C7 C C7
[Verse 5]
I Cwish I had a C7nickel, I Cwish I had a C7dime I Cwish I hadn't C7give myself a Cfabulous C7time Baby you don't Fknow, you don't know my Cmind C7 C C7 When you G7see me laughing, Laughing just to keep from Ccrying C7 C C7
[Verse 6]
C Look at you C7mama, see Cwhat you gone and C7done C You got my C7money now you Cbroke and C7run Baby you don't F7know, you don't know my Cmind C7 C C7 When you G7see me laughing, Laughing just to keep from Ccrying C7 C C7
[Verse 7]
You Cmade me get C7mad and you Cmade me get C7sad The Cgoing gets C7rougher than you Caint never C7had Baby you don't F7know, you don't know my Cmind C7 C C7 When you G7see me laughing, Laughing just to keep from Ccrying C7 C C7
[Outro]
When you G7see me laughing, Laughing just to keep from Ccrying C7 C C7