[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
[Intro - Sustain high B as much as possible on E string to simulate the keys] 1 BAR PER CHORD [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57 x 0x9999 0-x-9-9-12-x][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] Final riff - 0x9999 0x9912x between E/G# and E
[Verse 1] I bought a [B] toothbrush, some [D#m/A#-668876] toothpaste, a [G#m] flannel for my face [G#m] [C#/E#-x8666x] Pyjamas, a [C#/E#] hairbrush, new [Em] shoes and a [Em] case .... I [Bm] said to my re [Bm] flection, let's get [F#m] out of this [F#m] place ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) Passed the [E] church and the [E] steeple, the [G] laundry on the [G] hill [B] Billboards and the [B] buildings [A/E] Memories of it [C#/E#] still keep [Bm/F#-224322] Calling [Bm/F#] and [E] calling ....[E] But [Bm/F#] forget it all [G/F] I know I [E] will [E/D-xx0100]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 2] I'm at the [B] carpark, the [D#m/A#] airport, the [G#m] baggage carousel [C#/E#] The people keep on [C#/E#] grabbing, ain't [Em] wishing I was [Em] well .. I [Bm] said, "It's no [Bm] occasion, it's no [F#m] story I can [F#m] tell" ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) At my [E] bedside, empty [E] pocket, a [G] foot without a [G] sock .. Your [B] body gets much [B] closer I [A/E] fumble for the [C#/E#] clock Al [Bm/F#] armed .. .[Bm/F#]...by the se [E] duction [E] I [Bm/F#] wish [G/F] that it would [E] stop [E/D]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 3] (half-length) I bought a [B] novel, some [D#m/A#] perfume, a [G#m] fortune all for [G#m] you [C#/E#] But it's not my [C#/E#] conscience that [Em] hates to be un [Em] true .. I [Bm] asked of my re [Bm] flection, tell me [F#m] what is there to [F#m] do ([G/A][G/A][A][D])
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on [C#] Now that [F#] you have gone [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [C#m] Huhhh!
[Chorus hook to fade] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] (fade end eventually on [B])
