The [G]song came and went like the [D]times that we spent
Hiding [C]out from the [D]rain under the [G]carnival tent
I [G]laughed and she'd smile it would [D]last for awhile
You don't [C]know what you [D]got till you lose it [G]all again
Listen to the [Am]mandolin rain [G]Listen to the [Em]music on the lake [D]
Listen to my [Am]heart break [G]every time she [C]runs away [G]
Listen to the [Am]banjo wind[G]A sad song [Em]drifting low [D]
Listen to the [C]tears roll [G]Down my face as she [C]turns to go [G]
A [G]cool evening dance Lis[D]tening to the bluegrass band takes the [C]chill
From the a[D]ir till they [G]play the last song
[C]I'll do my time [D]keeping you off my mind but there's mo[C]ments
That I [D]find, I'm not [G]feeling so strong
Listen to the [Am]mandolin rain [G]Listen to the [Em]music on the lake [D]
Listen to my [Am]heart break [G]every time she [C]runs away [G]
Listen to the [Am]banjo wind[G]A sad song [Em]drifting low [D]
Listen to the [C]tears roll [G]Down my face as she [C]turns to go [G]
[F]Running down by the [C]lake shore
She did [G]love the sound of a [C]summer [D]storm
It [F]played on the lake like a [C]mandolin
Now it's [G]washing her a[C]way [D]again
Listen to the [Am]mandolin rain [G]Listen to the [Em]music on the lake [D]
Listen to my [Am]heart break [G]every time she [C]runs away [G]
Listen to the [Am]banjo wind[G]A sad song [Em]drifting low [D]
Listen to the [C]tears roll [G]Down my face as she [C]turns to go [G]
The [G]boat's steaming in I [D]watch the side wheel spin and I
[C]Think about her [D]when I hear that [G]whistle blow
[G]I can't change my mind [D]I knew all the time that she'd [C]go
But that's a [D]choice I made [G]long ago
Listen to the [Am]mandolin rain [G]Listen to the [Em]music on the lake [D]
Listen to my [Am]heart break [G]every time she [C]runs away [G]
Listen to the [Am]banjo wind[G]A sad song [Em]drifting low [D]
Listen to the [C]tears roll [G]Down my face as she [C]turns to go [G]