How To Play Mandolin Rain

Bruce Hornsby performing on a Steinway concert grand piano. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Intro
Am – G – Em – D     (3 Times)
C 
     G              
The song came and went
          D             Am     Em
Like the times that we spent
        C           D               C
Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent
   G              
I laughed and she smiled
          D            Am     Em
It would last for a while
           C             D                    C
You don't know what you got till you lose it all again


Chorus
              Am        G
Listen to the mandolin rain
              Em            D
Listen to the music on the lake
             Am                G        Em    D
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
              Am      G
Listen to the banjo wind
       Em            D
A sad song drifting low
              C     G                        C         G
Listen to the tears roll down my face as she turns to go


A cool evening dance
Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill
From the air till they play the last song
I'll do my time
Keeping you off my mind
But there's moments that I find, I'm not feeling too strong

(Chorus)

Bridge

F                      C
Running on down by the lakeshore
        D                   G     
She did love the sound of a summer storm
F                         C
Playin on the lake like a mandolin
         D             G          D
Now it's washing her away once again

(Chorus)

The boat's steaming in
I watch the sidewheel spin and
I think about her when I hear the whistle blow
I can't change my mind
I knew all the time that she'd go
But that's a choice I made long ago

(Chorus)

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Mandolin rain

Bruce Hornsby

	G	D
The	song came and	went

	Am	C
Like the t	imes that we sp	ent

	G	D	G
Hiding o	ut from the	rain under the c	arnival tent

	G	D
I l	aughed and she	smiled

	Am	C
It would	last for a	while

	G	D	G
You don't	know what you	got till you lose it	all again

(chorus)

	G
Listen to the	mandolin rain

	D	G
Listen to the	music on the l	ake

	Am	G	D	G
Listen to my	heart break every	time she	runs	away

	G
Listen to the	banjo wind

	D	G
A sad	song	drifting low

	Am	G	D	G
Listen to the	tears roll	down my face as she	turns to	go

(verse 2)

A cool evening dance

Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill

From the air till they play the last song

I'll do my time

Keeping you off my mind

But there's moments that I find, I'm not feeling too strong

(chorus)

	G
Listen to the	mandolin rain

	D	G
Listen to the	music on the l	ake

	Am	G	D	G
Listen to my	heart break every	time she	runs	away

	G
Listen to the	banjo wind

	D	G
A sad	song	drifting low

	Am	G	D	G
Listen to the	tears roll	down my face as she	turns to	go

(bridge)

	F	C
	Running on down by the	lakeshore

	D	Am	C
She did	love the sound of a	summer	storm

	F	C
	Playin on the lake like a	mandolin

	Am	C	D
Now it's	washing her	away	once again

(chorus)

	G
Listen to the	mandolin rain

	D	G
Listen to the	music on the l	ake

	Am	G	D	G
Listen to my	heart break every	time she	runs	away

	G
Listen to the	banjo wind

	D	G
A sad	song	drifting low

	Am	G	D	G
Listen to the	tears roll	down my face as she	turns to	go

(verse 3)

The boat's steaming in

I watch the sidewheel spin and

I think about her when I hear the whistle blow

I can't change my mind

I knew all the time that she'd go

But that's a choice I made long ago

(chorus)

	G
Listen to the	mandolin rain

	D	G
Listen to the	music on the l	ake

	Am	G	D	G
Listen to my	heart break every	time she	runs	away

	G
Listen to the	banjo wind

	D	G
A sad	song	drifting low

	Am	G	D	G
Listen to the	tears roll	down my face as she	turns to	go

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Her's what I am playing:

	G               Am   G/B
The	song came and	went

	D	Am
Like the t	imes that we sp	ent

G/B	Cadd9	D                   Csus2/E	G  D
Hiding o	ut from the	rain under the carnival	tent

	G                Am	G/B
I l	aughed and she	smiled

	D	Am
It would	last for a	while

G/B	Cadd9	D                      Csus2/E	G
You don't	know what you	got till you lose it all again

(chorus)

D           Am7	G
Listen to the	mandolin rain

Em7	D
Listen to the	music on the l	ake

G	Am7          G	D/E	Csus2	G
Listen to my	heart break every	time she	runs	away

D                  Am7	G
Listen to the  bango	wind

		Em7         D
A sad	song	drifting low

G	Am7	G       G/F#	Csus2	G
Listen to the	tears roll	down my face as she	turns to	go

(verse 2)

A cool evening dance

Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill

From the air till they play the last song

I'll do my time

Keeping you off my mind

But there's moments that I find, I'm not feeling too strong

(chorus) (bridge) F                           C/E Running on down by the  lakeshore Gsus2/B C/E C  D She did  love the sound of a  summer  storm F C/E Playin on the lake like a  mandolin Gsus2/B C/E C  D Now it's  washing her  away  once again (chorus)

Chord Breakdown:

		G = G/DGB Am = A/EAC D = DF#A G/B = B/DGB Cadd9 = C/CDEB Csus2/E = E/CDA Em7 = E/EGBD Am7 = A/EGC D/E = E/F#AD G/F# = F#/DGB Gsus2/B = B/DGA C/E = E/CEGB F = F/ACF D/F# = F#/DF#A

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				I love Bruce Hornsby's style of playing. He sure can reach those octaves and then some. Do you have a favorite song? I think my choice would be, That's Just The Way It Is. You can see the chord progressions to the song, here.   "The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King