The ^Gsong came and ^Dwent, like the ^Amtimes that we ^Cspent, hiding ^Gout from the ^Drain under the ^Ccarnival tent^G I ^Glaughed and she’^Dd smile, it would ^Amlast for a ^Cwhile, you don't ^Gknow what you ^Dgot, till you lose it ^Call agai^Gn

^DListen to the ^Cadd9mandolin ra^Gin, listen to the ^Cadd9music on the lak^De; Ahh listen to my ^Amheart bre^Cak, every ^Gtime she ^Cadd9runs a^Gway Ohh ^DListen to ^Cadd9the banjo wi^Gnd, a sad song ^Cadd9drifting lo^Dw, listen to the ^Amtears rol^Cl, down my ^Gface as she ^Cadd9turns to ^Ggo ^D

A ^Gcool evening ^Ddance, ^Amlistening to the bluegrass ^Cband takes the ^Gchill from the ^Dair, till they ^Cplay the last ^Gsong ^GI'll do my ^Dtime, Ohhh ^Amkeeping you off my ^Cmind; but there's ^Gmoments that I ^Dfind, I'm not ^Cfeeling so ^Gstrong

^DListen to the ^Cadd9mandolin ra^Gin, listen to the ^Cadd9music on the lak^De; Ahh listen to my ^Amheart bre^Cak, every ^Gtime she ^Cadd9runs a^Gway Ohh ^DListen to the ^Cadd9banjo wi^Gnd, a sad song ^Cadd9drifting lo^Dw, listen to the ^Amtears rol^Cl, down my ^Gface as she ^Cadd9turns to ^Ggo ^D

^FRunning down by the ^Clakeshore, she did ^Dlove the ^Amsound of a ^Csummer ^Dstorm ^FPlaying on the lake like a ^Cmandolin, now it's ^Amwashing her a^Cway ^Gonce ^Dagain

The ^Gboat's steaming ^Din, ohh ^Amwatch the side wheel ^Cspin, and I ^Gthink about her ^Dwhen I hear the ^Cwhistle bl^Gow ^GI can't change my ^Dmind, Ohh ^AmI knew all the ^Ctime that she'd ^Ggo; but that's a ^Dchoice I made ^Clong a^Ggo

^DListen to the ^Cadd9mandolin ra^Gin, listen to the ^Cadd9music on the la^Dke; Ahh listen to my ^Amheart bre^Cak every ^Gtime she ^Cadd9runs awa^Gy Ohh ^DListen to the ^Cadd9banjo win^Gd, a sad song ^Cadd9drifting lo^Dw; listen to the ^Amtears rol^Cl, down my ^Gface as she ^Cadd9turns to ^Ggo As she turns to ^Cadd9go ^{G C G Cadd9 D Cadd9 G G}Listen to, listen to the ^Cadd9mandolin ra^Din ^{Cadd9 G C G Cadd9 D Cadd9 G}

Listen to the ^Amtears rol^Cl, down my ^Gface as she ^Cadd9turns to g^Go Listen to the ^Amtears rol^Cl, down my ^Gface as she ^Cadd9turns to g^Go ^Cadd9 listen to the ^Cadd9mandolin ra^Gin