D                                   G
The winter wind was blowin' when we loaded that old truck
      A                                  D
With a few things that we had and all our dreams
       D                            G
With my new bride there beside me we headed down the road
A                            G           A      D
I would show her places and things she'd never seen

[Verse 2]

D                            G
First we went to Denver, Fort Worth, then San Antone
   A                          D
She cheered me on at every rodeo
    D                              G
But Houston finally ended and then San Angelo
  A                               G        A        D
I didn't want to tell her but she knew that we were broke

[Chorus]

          G       A               D
But she never complained when the winnin's didn't come
G        A              D
She just took it all in stride
       G              A             D
And if I rode good or bit the dust, she was just as proud
G              A          D
She was happy bein' by my side

[Verse 3]

D                      G
Then in California the baby started showin'
    A                                   D
And all her clothes were gettin' way too small
   D                           G
We couldn't spare the money to buy her any new ones
A                                    G      A       D
She just wore my shirt and jeans and didn't mind at all

[Verse 4]

    D                         G
And early in the mornin' we'd wake up by the roadside
A                                      D
I'd build a fire and she'd get out the eggs
      D                                   G
She'd cook us up some breakfast then we'd sit down there on the grass
A                                 G       A    D
Lord, those were the best meals I guess I ever ate

[Chorus]

          G       A               D
But she never complained when the winnin's didn't come
G        A              D
She just took it all in stride
       G              A             D
And if I rode good or bit the dust, she was just as proud
G              A          D
She was happy bein' by my side

[Verse 5]

     D                            G
Well now those days are over, and somehow we got ahead
     A                                      D
That little gal I married's still here with me
   D                                G
We finally got the house we planned down there beside the stream
    A                                 G         A    D
And all those old hard times are just cherished memories

[Chorus]

          G       A               D
But she never complained when the winnin's didn't come
G        A              D
She just took it all in stride
       G              A             D
And if I rode good or bit the dust, she was just as proud
G              A          D
She was happy bein' by my side

[Outro]

G              A          D
She was happy bein' by my side