Tom: G
G, D, C, D
[Verse 1]
G
He's got a nice
D
Little life
C D
And he's gonna live it, but on
G D C D
Friday night he plays that mandolin
G D
Painted red, and he said
C D
It's not the best I know
G D C D
But it's mine, I'm gonna make it mine
G, D, C, D
[Verse 2]
G D
People there can't help but care
C D
About the friendly music of a guy who's
G D C D
Getting by on their applause
G D
He's got a song that moves along
C D
He's got his local crowd tonight
G D C D
At Angelina's Family Bar and Grill
[Chorus]
G D
He's got his heart on his sleeve
C D
The song he plays just living free
G D C D
But who knows what goes through his mind
G D
When he plays a song that brings along
C D
Everybody's saying
G D C
Who's that boy that plays the mandolin?
D G D
Mandolin
C D G
Oh yeah, mandolin
D, C, D
[Verse 3]
G D
He's got a car, got a scar
C D
Like everyone he's got a few but,
G D C D
Everybody loves that mandolin
G D
Got his problems, bills to pay
C D
Somehow that boy finds a way
G D C D
Through paychecks in tip jars
[Chorus]
G D
He's got his heart on his sleeve
C D
The song he plays just living free
G D C D
But who knows what goes through his mind
G D
When he plays a song that brings along
C D
Everybody's saying
G D C
Who's that boy that plays the mandolin?
D G D
Mandolin
C D G
Oh yeah, mandolin
(G), D, Am, D
[Bridge]
Em C
Oh he's the kind of guy
D G
Who never really wanted fame
Em C D
His feet are planted firmly on the ground
Em C D G
He never wanted people to remember his name
Em C D
He never wanted word to get around
D*
That he found heaven on earth
[Chorus]
G D
He's got his heart on his sleeve
C D
The song he plays just living free
G D C D
But who knows what goes through his mind
G D
When he plays a song that brings along
C D
Everybody's saying
G D C
Who's that boy that plays the mandolin?
D G D
Mandolin
C D G
Oh yeah, mandolin
