D
I see my wife working, ironin' my shirts
       G
And my mind goes to another day
    A7
And to another woman who might have been my wife
                                 D
If things hadn't turned out this way
D
Lord knows I love her but I often wonder
   G
If fate should pull back the blinds
A7
How would my wife feel if she could see
                            D
The woman in the back of my mind

[Verse 2]
D
Does she do things fancy, does she have a family
   G
Is she as happy as I
     A7
Does she spend her afternoons just playing bridge
                         D
Or baking her children a pie
D
And I often wonder if she thinks of me
     G
When she hears those old church bell's chime
A7
Though it's been long ago at times I miss her so
                            D
The woman in the back of my mind

[Verse 3]
D
Suddenly I come back to right here and now
        G
And the dream that I've seen come to life
    A7
And I hope she's as happy with somebody else
                       D
As I am with my loving wife
D
I might have been wrong but it's been so long
    G
And things work out in time
    A7
But I'd like to say I'm sorry some day
                               D
To the woman in the back of my mind