[Intro - Some Cs are C9s] D (Dsus2 to D to Dsus4) Am (577555) G Em7 D - Am7 G C G (D) Am G Em7 D - Am7 G C G
[Verse - No drums - just pluck chords and sustain] D G The song came and went D Am7 Like the times that we spent C D C G D Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent G I laughed and she'd smile D Am7 It would last for awhile C D C G You don't know what you've got till you lose it all again
[Chorus - Full drums] D Am G Listen to the mandolin rain Em7 D Listen to the music on the lake Am7 G C G Oh, listen to my heart break every time she runs away D Am G Oh, listen to the banjo wind Em7 D A sad song drifting low Am7 G Listen to the tears roll C G D Down my face as she turns to go
[Verse 2 - No drums] G A cool evening dance D Am7 C Listenin' to the bluegrass band takes the chill D C G D From the air until they play the last song G I'll do my time D Am7 C Oh, keeping you off my mind but there's moments D C G That I find, I'm not feeling so strong
[Chorus] D Am G Listen to the mandolin rain Em7 D Listen to the music on the lake Am7 G C G Oh, listen to my heart break every time she runs away D Am G Oh, listen to the banjo wind Em7 D A sad song drifting low Am7 G Listen to the tears roll C G D Down my face as she turns to go
[Bridge] F C Runnin' down by the lakeshore Bm7 Cmaj7 D She did love the sound of a summer storm F C Playing on the lake like a mandolin Bm7 Em C D D Now it's washing her away once a gain...whoa, again
[Solo - Vocal improv - Play high chords] Am G Em7 D - Am7 G C G (D) Am G Em7 D - Am7 G C G (D)
[Verse 3] G The boat's steaming in D Am7 Oh, I watch the sidewheel spin C D C G D And I think about her when I hear that whistle blow G I can't change my mind D Am7 C Oh, I knew all the time that she'd go D C G But that's a choice I made long ago
[Chorus] D Am G Listen to the mandolin rain Em7 D Listen to the music on the lake Am7 G C G Oh, listen to my heart break every time she runs away D Am G Oh, listen to the banjo wind Em7 D A sad song drifting low Am7 G Listen to the tears roll C G Down my face as she turns to go D As she turns to go
[Interlude - Play chords with high notes to make fuller] [Am - x0x555, G 3x0007, Em - 079987, D thumb over - 10-0-0-11-10-10] Am G Em7 D - Am7 G C9 G
[Outro] D Am7 G Listen to the tears roll C G Down my face as she turns to go D Am7 G Listen to the tears roll C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 Down my face as she turns to go oh oh oh Cadd9 C Cmaj7 Cadd9 Listen to the mandolin rain [End on G] Back to List
[Verse - With Bn+ go for barre on 2 3rd frets - easier to play] [A] I can't fight this [E/A] feeling any [F#m7/A] longer [E/A] And [Bm] yet I'm still [Bb+-6x433x] afraid to let it [Esus4] flow [E] What [A] started out as [E/G#] friendship Has grown [Em/G] strong - [F#] er I only [Bm] wish I had [C#m] the [D] strength to let it [Esus4] show [E] [A] I tell myself that [E/G#] I can't hold out for [F#m] ever I say [Bm] there is no [Bb+] reason for my [Esus4] fear [E] Cause [A] I feel so se [E/G#] cure when we're to [Em/G] ge - [F#] ther You give [Bm] my life di [C#m] rection You make [D] everything so [E] clear
[Pre-Chorus] And [D] even as I wander I'm [C#m] keeping you in sight You're a [D] candle in the window On a [A] cold dark winter's [E] night And [D] I'm getting closer than [F#m] I ever thought I might [Esus4] [E][E] ... [D][D]
[Chorus] And [D] I can't fight this [A] feeling any [Bm] more [D] I've forgotten what I [A] started fighting [Bm] for [D] It's time to bring this [A] ship into the [Bm] shore And [C#m] throw away the [D] oars for [Esus4] ever [E][E] ... [D][D] Cause I can't fight this [A] feeling any [Bm] more [D] I've forgotten what I [A] started fighting [Bm] for [D] And if I have to [A] crawl upon the [Bm] floor Come [C#m] crashing through your [D] door Baby [Esus4] I can't fight this [E] feeling anymore
[Verse] [A] My life has been such a [E/A] whirlwind since I [F#m7/A] saw you [E/A] I've been [Bm7] running 'round in [Bb+] circles in my [E] mind And it [A] always seems that I'm fo [E/G#] lo oh wing [Em/G] you [F#7] girl Cause you [Bm] take me to the [C#m] places That alone [D] I'd never [E] find
[Pre-Chorus] And [D] even as I wander I'm [C#m] keeping you in sight You're a [D] candle in the window On a [A] cold dark winter's [E] night And [D] I'm getting closer than [F#m] I ever thought I might [Esus4] [E][E] ... [D][D]
[Chorus] And [D] I can't fight this [A] feeling any [Bm] more [D] I've forgotten what I [A] started fighting [Bm] for [D] It's time to bring this [A] ship into the [Bm] shore And [C#m] throw away the [D] oars for [Esus4] ever [E][E] ... [D][D] Cause I can't fight this [A] feeling any [Bm] more [D] I've forgotten what I [A] started fighting [Bm] for [D] And if I have to [A] crawl upon the [Bm] floor Come [C#m] crashing through your [D] door Baby [Esus4] I can't fight this [E] feeling anymore