Key: E
Introduction:
E A E
It was late in the evenin', just a few of us pickin'
A E A B E B
But the lady she played so easy and fine
E A E
And the chords that she strummed were so tastefully clever
F#m Abm F#m Em
They planted this song in my mind
A E
'Cause there's somethin' so feminine about a mandolin
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The way that they feel, the way that they ring
E A
Just to see slender fingers, movin' so quickly
F#m Abm F#m E
Made this boy want to sing
And when I get older and I have a daughter