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-------------------------|
B|----------14-12*----------14-12--------------14-12------------12*----|
G|--------------------------------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------|