Verse: 1
E C#m G#m
I bet you're wondering what's in the case
D# G#7 C#m A E
And just why it has come with us to dinner on our second date
B7 Em
When we're trying to have fun
Pre-Chorus
Am
Well I may be taller than some
G
More handsome than some
C D
Even darker than a select few
G Em Bm
But it seems every goddamn eligible young man
F#
Would give his left nut for you
B7
All I can do is play
E B7 E
Songs on the mandolin
B7 E B7 E
So I'll play you a song on the mandolin
B7 E B7 E
There'll be too many notes, but then again
B7 E B7 E Am
There ain't too many folks can play too many notes on the mandolin
Verse: 2
E C#m G#m
As you can see by the scattered applause
D# G#7
Some might say I'm a catch
C#m A E
I hope that I've at least given you pause
B7 Em
As we wait for the check
Pre-Chorus
Am
You may be sweeter than most
G
More gifted than most
C D
And much hotter than all but a few
G Em Bm
But I'll go even God ain't the model of restraint
F#
showing you what he can do
B7
Doesn't mean you don't need
E B7 E
Songs on the mandolin
B7 E B7 E
So I'll play you a song on the mandolin
B7 E B7 E
There'll be too many notes, but then again
B7 E B7 E Am
There ain't too many folks can play too many notes on the mandolin
Bridge
Am
You may be calmer than me
G
More well rounded than me
C D
As over me as I'm into you
G Em Bm
But ain't it a proven fact that opposites attract?
F#
I can't play it cool--you can!
B
I can't play along--you could!
G#7
I can't play it safe--you do!
C#
But you can't play yourself a
F#
song on the mandolin
E B7 E
So I'll play you a song on the mandolin
B7 E B7 E
There'll be too many notes, but then again
B7 E B7 E
There ain't too many folks can play too many notes
G# C#m F# B7
There ain't too many folks can play too many notes
B7 E B7 E Am
There ain't too many folks can play too many notes on the mandolin
E B7 E