Chords for Something So Feminine About A Mandolin
Tempo:
107.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A] [B]
[E]
[B]
[F#]
[E]
[C#m] It was late [E] in the evening, [A] just a few [E] of us picking,
[A] But the lady [E] she played [A] so easy [B] and fine,
[E] And the chords that she strummed were [A] so [E] tastefully clever,
[F#] They planted [G#m] this song in my [E] mind.
Cause there's something so feminine [F#m]
about a [E] mandolin,
[A] The way that [E] they feel, [A] the way that [B] they ring,
[E] Just to see slender fingers [A] moving so [E]
quickly,
[C#] Made [G#m] this boy want [E] to sing.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [B]
[E]
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[G#m] And [E]
when I get older [A] and I have [E] a daughter,
[A]
I'll teach [E] her to sing, [A]
play her [B] my songs,
[E] And I'll tell her some stories [A] I can barely [E]
remember,
[F#m] And hope that [B] she will [E] sing along.
And maybe one day she'll [A] take a fancy [E] to picking,
[A] Cause when that [E] bug bites you, [A] you live [B] with the sting.
[E] And if she could just strum [A] a few simple [E] measures,
[F#m] She could [G#m] make some young [E] man sing.
Cause there's something so feminine [A]
about [E] a mandolin,
[A] The way that [E] they feel, [A] the way that [B] they ring,
And [E] that evening in a pasture [A] somewhere [E] near Austin,
[F#m] That mandolin [G#m]
made [E] me sing.
Her [F#m] mandolin [G#m]
[F#m] made me sing.
[E]
[A] [B]
[E]
[B]
[F#]
[E]
[C#m] It was late [E] in the evening, [A] just a few [E] of us picking,
[A] But the lady [E] she played [A] so easy [B] and fine,
[E] And the chords that she strummed were [A] so [E] tastefully clever,
[F#] They planted [G#m] this song in my [E] mind.
Cause there's something so feminine [F#m]
about a [E] mandolin,
[A] The way that [E] they feel, [A] the way that [B] they ring,
[E] Just to see slender fingers [A] moving so [E]
quickly,
[C#] Made [G#m] this boy want [E] to sing.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [B]
[E]
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[G#m] And [E]
when I get older [A] and I have [E] a daughter,
[A]
I'll teach [E] her to sing, [A]
play her [B] my songs,
[E] And I'll tell her some stories [A] I can barely [E]
remember,
[F#m] And hope that [B] she will [E] sing along.
And maybe one day she'll [A] take a fancy [E] to picking,
[A] Cause when that [E] bug bites you, [A] you live [B] with the sting.
[E] And if she could just strum [A] a few simple [E] measures,
[F#m] She could [G#m] make some young [E] man sing.
Cause there's something so feminine [A]
about [E] a mandolin,
[A] The way that [E] they feel, [A] the way that [B] they ring,
And [E] that evening in a pasture [A] somewhere [E] near Austin,
[F#m] That mandolin [G#m]
made [E] me sing.
Her [F#m] mandolin [G#m]
[F#m] made me sing.
[E]
Key:
E
A
B
F#m
G#m
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] It was late [E] in the evening, [A] just a few [E] of us picking,
[A] But the lady [E] she played [A] so easy [B] and fine,
_ _ [E] And the chords that she strummed were [A] so _ [E] tastefully clever,
_ [F#] They planted [G#m] this song in my [E] mind.
_ _ Cause there's something so feminine _ [F#m]
about a [E] mandolin,
[A] The way that [E] they feel, [A] the way that [B] they ring, _ _
_ [E] Just to see _ slender fingers [A] _ moving so [E]
quickly,
[C#] Made _ [G#m] this boy want [E] to sing. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [G#m] And _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _
when I get older [A] and I have [E] a daughter,
_ [A]
I'll teach [E] her to sing, _ [A]
play her [B] my songs, _
_ [E] And I'll tell her some stories [A] I can barely [E]
remember,
[F#m] And hope that [B] she will [E] sing along. _ _
_ And maybe one day she'll [A] take a fancy [E] to picking,
[A] Cause when that [E] bug bites you, [A] you live [B] with the sting.
_ _ _ [E] And if she could just strum [A] a few simple [E] measures,
[F#m] She could [G#m] make some young [E] man sing.
_ _ _ Cause there's something so feminine _ [A]
about [E] a mandolin,
[A] The way that [E] they feel, [A] the way that [B] they ring, _ _
And [E] that evening in a pasture _ [A] somewhere [E] near Austin,
[F#m] That mandolin [G#m]
made [E] me sing. _
Her _ [F#m] _ mandolin [G#m] _
[F#m] made me sing. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] It was late [E] in the evening, [A] just a few [E] of us picking,
[A] But the lady [E] she played [A] so easy [B] and fine,
_ _ [E] And the chords that she strummed were [A] so _ [E] tastefully clever,
_ [F#] They planted [G#m] this song in my [E] mind.
_ _ Cause there's something so feminine _ [F#m]
about a [E] mandolin,
[A] The way that [E] they feel, [A] the way that [B] they ring, _ _
_ [E] Just to see _ slender fingers [A] _ moving so [E]
quickly,
[C#] Made _ [G#m] this boy want [E] to sing. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [G#m] And _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _
when I get older [A] and I have [E] a daughter,
_ [A]
I'll teach [E] her to sing, _ [A]
play her [B] my songs, _
_ [E] And I'll tell her some stories [A] I can barely [E]
remember,
[F#m] And hope that [B] she will [E] sing along. _ _
_ And maybe one day she'll [A] take a fancy [E] to picking,
[A] Cause when that [E] bug bites you, [A] you live [B] with the sting.
_ _ _ [E] And if she could just strum [A] a few simple [E] measures,
[F#m] She could [G#m] make some young [E] man sing.
_ _ _ Cause there's something so feminine _ [A]
about [E] a mandolin,
[A] The way that [E] they feel, [A] the way that [B] they ring, _ _
And [E] that evening in a pasture _ [A] somewhere [E] near Austin,
[F#m] That mandolin [G#m]
made [E] me sing. _
Her _ [F#m] _ mandolin [G#m] _
[F#m] made me sing. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _