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Lindisfarne - Mandolin King
[Intro]
G   Am   Em   D
[Chorus]
Listen to the Cmandolin king, doing his Gown special thing
Strumming his sA7trings, singing his Fsongs
And when he Csings he wants you to sing aDlong
[Verse 1]
La, la, Claa, la, la, laa
La, la, Glaa, la, la, laa
La, la, A7laa, la, la, Flaa
La, la, Claa, la, la, Dlaa
[Verse 2]
EmAnything you Cever wanted, Ghe can make come Creal
DeGpending on how you Cfeel, acGcording to what you Cdo
Because you Fknow that in the Cend it's up to D7you
[Chorus]
So, Listen to the Cmandolin king, doing his Gown special thing
Strumming his A7strings, singing his Fsongs
And when he Csings you all sing aDlong
[Verse 3]
So, Emshut your eyes and Cpicture empty Gskies all aCround
And Glisten for the Csound of Gmagic in the Cair
And Fwhen you do, then you Cknow the mandolin D7king will be there
[Chorus]
Listen to the Cmandolin king, strumming his Gown special thing
Doing his A7thing, strumming his Fsong
And when he Csings, you all sing aDlong
[Verse 4]
Everybody, Cla, la, laa
La, la, Glaa, la, la, laa
La, la, A7laa, la, la, Flaa
La, la, Claa, la, la, Dlaa

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Mandolin King

by Lindisfarne

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Lindisfarne - Mandolin King

[Intro]

G Am Em D

[Chorus]

C G

Listen to the mandolin king, doing his own special thing

A7 F

Strumming his strings, singing his songs

C D

And when he sings he wants you to sing along

[Verse 1]

La, la, laa, la, la, laa

A7 F

La, la, laa, la, la, laa

C D

La, la, laa, la, la, laa

[Verse 2]

Em C G C

Anything you ever wanted, he can make come real

G C G C

Depending on how you feel, according to what you do

F C D7

Because you know that in the end it's up to you

[Chorus]

C G

So, Listen to the mandolin king, doing his own special thing

A7 F

Strumming his strings, singing his songs

C D

And when he sings you all sing along

[Verse 3]

Em C G C

So, shut your eyes and picture empty skies all around

G C G C

And listen for the sound of magic in the air

F C D7

And when you do, then you know the mandolin king will be there

[Chorus]

C G

Listen to the mandolin king, strumming his own special thing

A7 F

Doing his thing, strumming his song

C D

And when he sings, you all sing along

[Verse 4]

Everybody, la, la, laa

La, la, laa, la, la, laa

A7 F

La, la, laa, la, la, laa

C D

La, la, laa, la, la, laa

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