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Mandolin

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This is an unreleased song that I love so, so much, and I hope y'all have fun playing this song!
Capo 1
[Intro]
G, D, C, D
[Verse 1]
GHe's got a nice
DLittle life
CAnd he's gonna Dlive it, but on
GFriday night he Dplays that mandolinC  D  
GPainted red, Dand he said
CIt's not the bDest I know
But it's GmineD, I'm gonna Cmake it Dmine
G, D, C, D
[Verse 2]
GPeople there can't Dhelp but care
About the Cfriendly music of a Dguy who's
GGetting by Don their appClausDe
He's Ggot a song Dthat moves along
He's got his Clocal crowd toDnight
At GAngelina's DFamily Bar and CGrilDl
[Chorus]
He's Ggot his heart Don his sleeve
The Csong he plays just Dliving free
GBut who knows Dwhat goes Cthrough his mDind
When he Gplays a song Dthat brings along
CEverybody's Dsaying
GWho's that boy that Dplays the mandolCin?
DMandolin G  D  
COh Dyeah, mandolGin
D, C, D
[Verse 3]
He's Ggot a car, Dgot a scar
Like eCveryone he's Dgot a few but,
GEverybody Dloves that manCdoliDn
GGot his probDlems, bills to pay
SomehCow that boy Dfinds a way
Through GpaycheDcks in Ctip Djars
[Chorus]
He's Ggot his heart Don his sleeve
The Csong he plays just Dliving free
GBut who knows Dwhat goes Cthrough his mDind
When he Gplays a song Dthat brings along
CEverybody's Dsaying
GWho's that boy that Dplays the mandolCin?
DMandolin G  D  
COh Dyeah, mandolGin
(G), D, Am, D
[Bridge]
Oh Emhe's the kind of Cguy
Who Dnever really Gwanted fame
His Emfeet are planted Cfirmly on the Dground
He Emnever wanted Cpeople to reDmember his nGame
He Emnever wanted Cword to get Daround
D*
That he found heaven on earth
[Chorus]
HGe's got his heDart on his sleeve
The Csong he plays just Dliving free
GBut who knows Dwhat goes Cthrough his mDind
When he Gplays a song Dthat brings along
CEverybody's Dsaying
GWho's that boy that Dplays the mandolCin?
DMandolin G  D  
COh Dyeah, mandolGin
G, D, C, D, G*

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