Intro:

B           A           A           B           B           A
                      e---------  e---------  e---------  e---------|
                      b-----5---  b-----7---  b-----7---  b-----5---|
                      g---6-----  g---8-----  g---8-----  g---6-----|
                      d-7-------  d-9-------  d-9-------  d-7-------|
                      a---------  a---------  a---------  a---------|
                      e---------  e---------  e---------  e---------|

  A           E
e---------  e-0--0-----|
b-----9---  b----------|
g---8-----  g----------|
d-7-------  d----------|
            a----------|
            e-0--0-----|

1. Verse:

A        E

         A                        E
When the rain came I thought youd leave
        A                           E
cause I knew how much you loved the sun
        A                       E
But you chose to stay, stay and keep me warm
            A                       E
Through the darkest nights Ive ever known
       B                     A
If the mandolin wind couldnt change a thing
              A    E    A  E
Then I know I love ya

2. Verse:

A        E

       A                   E
Oh the snow fell without a break
A                          E
Buffalo died in the frozen fields you know
            A                        E
Through the coldest winter in almost fourteen years
  A                          E
I couldnt believe you kept a smile
          B                              A
Now I can rest assured knowing that weve seen the worst
             A    E    A  E
And I know I love ya

3. Verse:

A        E

     A                   E
Oh I never was good with romantic words
       A                          E
So the next few lines come really hard
A                           E
Dont have much but what Ive got is yours
A                         E
Except of course my steel guitar
            B
Ha, cause I know you dont play
        A
But Ill teach you one day
          A    E
Because I love ya

Solo: (original played with Mandolin)
      (the notes with * you have to play more times)

 A                   E              A                  E

e------12*--14-12------------------------12*--14-12-14-16*--14-12*----|
b-14*-------------14-12*------------14*-------------------------------|
g-------------------------14-13*--------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  A                  E              A                  E
e------12*--14-12-14-16*--14-12*--------------------------------------|
b-14*-------------------------------12*----------------12*------------|
g----------------------------------------14*--14-13-14------14-13*----|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  B                  A                  A                       B
e-14-12-11-----------12-11--------------12-11-------------------------|
b----------14-12*----------14-12--------------14-12*------------12*---|
g--------------------------------14*------------------14--13-14-------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  B                  A                  A                      B    E
e-14-12-11-----------12-11--------------12-11-------------------------|
g----------14-12*----------14-12--------------14-12------------12*----|
d--------------------------------14*----------------14*--13-14--------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|

4. Verse:

A        E

A                               E
I recall the night we knelt and prayed
A                      E
Noticing your face was thin and pale
  A                        E
I found it hard to hide my tears
  A                      E
I felt ashamed I felt Id let you down
   B                     A
No mandolin wind couldnt change a thing
        A                  B          B           A
Couldnt change a thing no, no

      b-----5---         b-----7---  b-----7--  b-----5---|
      g---6-----         g---8-----  g---8----  g---6-----|
      d-7-------         d-9-------  d-9------  d-7-------|

  A          B           B           A
b-----5--  b-----7---  b-----7---  b-----5--|
g---6----  g---8-----  g---8-----  g---6----|
d-7------  d-9-------  d-9-------  d-7------|