VERSE #1 D The song came and went D A Em Bm Like the times that we spent Bm G A Hiding out from the rain A G Under the carnival tent G D I laughed and she smiled D A Em Bm It would last for awhile Bm G A G You don't know what you've got till you lose it all again CHORUS X3 G Em D Listen to the mandolin rain D Bm A Listen to the music on the lake A Em D Listen to my heart break D Bm A Everytime she runs away A Em D Listen to the banjo wind D Bm A A sad song drifting low A G D Listen to my tears roll D G D Down my face as she turns to go VERSE #2 D A cool evening dance A Em Bm Listening to the bluegrass band Bm G A Takes the chill from the air A G Until they play the last song D I'll do my time A Em Bm Keeping you off my mind Bm G A But there's moments that I find A G I'm not feeling too strong VERSE #3 D The boats are steaming in A Em Bm I watch the sidewheel spin Bm G A And I think about her when A G I hear that whistle blow D I can't change my mind D A Em Bm G I knew it all the time that she'd go G A G But that's a choice I made long ago