| Em        D |            | Bm       A |            |
| Em        D |            | G        D |            ||

[Verse 1]
    D             D             A             Em
The song came and went like the times that we spent,
D/F#   G            A              G        D
hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent.
  D           D                     A         Em
I laughed and she'd smile, it would last for awhile,
D/F#      G             A                    G         D
you don't know what you got till you lose it all again.

[Chorus]
              Em             D               Bm               A
Listen to the mandolin rain,   listen to the music on the lake,
             Em    D                    Bm       A
listen to my heart break every time she runs away.
              Em          D          Bm           A
Listen to the banjo wind, a sad song drifting low,
              Em    D                        G            D
listen to the tears roll down my face as she turns to go.

[Verse 2]
  D       D                     A          Em
A cool evening dance, listening to the bluegrass band
D/F#      G              A             G             D
takes the chill from the air till they play the last song.
D       D                    A      Em
I'll do my time, keeping you off my mind
D/F#        G              A            G               D
but there's moments that I find I'm not feeling so strong.

[Chorus]
              Em             D               Bm               A
Listen to the mandolin rain,   listen to the music on the lake,
             Em    D                    Bm       A
listen to my heart break every time she runs away.
              Em          D          Bm           A
Listen to the banjo wind, a sad song drifting low,
              Em    D                        G            D
listen to the tears roll down my face as she turns to go.

[Interlude]
              Em       D        Bm        A
Oh, listen to mandolin rain.
Em        D        G        D

[Chorus]
              Em             D               Bm               A
Listen to the mandolin rain,   listen to the music on the lake,
             Em    D                    Bm       A
listen to my heart break every time she runs away.
              Em          D          Bm           A
Listen to the banjo wind, a sad song drifting low,
              Em    D                        G            D
listen to the tears roll down my face as she turns to go.

[Outro]
                  Em       D     Bm     A
Oh, listen to the mandolin rain,
              Em       D         G      D
listen to the mandolin rain,
              Em       D     Bm     A
listen to the mandolin rain,        oh,
              Em       D         G      D
listen to the mandolin rain.