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-(b9)------  d-(b9)------  d-7------- | 
                      a---------  a---------  a---------  a--------- | 
                      e---------  e---------  e---------  e--------- | 

  A           E
e---------  e-0--0----- | 
b-----(b9)--  b---------- | 
g---8-----  g---------- | 
d-7-------  d---------- | 
            a---------- | 
            e-0--0----- | 

1. Verse:

A5        E5

         A5                        E5
When the rain came I thought youd leave
        A5                           E5
cause I knew how much you loved the sun
        A5                       E5
But you chose to stay, stay and keep me warm
            A5                       E5
Through the darkest nights Ive ever known
       B5                     A5
If the mandolin wind couldnt change a thing
              A5    E5    A5  E5
Then I know I love ya

2. Verse:
A5        E5

       A5                   E5
Oh the snow fell without a break
A5                          E5
Buffalo died in the frozen fields you know
            A5                        E5
Through the coldest winter in almost fourteen years
  A5                          E5
I couldnt believe you kept a smile
          B5                              A5
Now I can rest assured knowing that weve seen the worst
             A5    E5    A5  E5
And I know I love ya

3. Verse:
A5        E5

     A5                   E5
Oh I never was good with romantic words
       A5                          E5
So the next few lines come really hard
A5                           E5
Dont have much but what Ive got is yours
A5                         E5
Except of course my steel guitar
            B5
Ha, cause I know you dont play
        A5
But Ill teach you one day
          A5    E5
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:

A5        E5

A5                               E5
I recall the night we knelt and prayed
A5                      E5
Noticing your face was thin and pale
  A5                        E5
I found it hard to hide my tears
  A5                      E5
I felt ashamed I felt Id let you down
   B5                     A5
No mandolin wind couldnt change a thing
        A5                  B5          B5           A5
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-(b9)------  d-(b9)-----  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-(b9)------  d-(b9)------  d-7------ |