Mandolin wind
A - G
- Em - A (2x) + D + G -
D
G D
1. When the rain came I thought you’d leave,
G D
’cause I knew how much you
loved the sun.
G D
But you chose to stay, stay
and keep me warm
G D
through
the darkest nights I’ve ever known.
A G
If the mandolin wind couldn’t
change a thing,
Em A - G - D
then
I know I love ya. + G - D
G D
2. Oh, the snow fell without a break,
G D
buffalo
died in the frozen fields, you know.
G D
Through the coldest winter in
almost fourteen years
G
D
I couldn’t believe you kept a
smile.
A G
Now I can rest assured knowing
that we’ve seen the worst,
Em A - G - D
and I
know I love ya. + G - D
G D
3. Oh, I never was good with romantic words
G D
so
the next few lines come really hard.
G D
Don’t have much, but what I’ve
got is yours,
G D
except
of course my steel guitar.
A G
Ha, ’cause I know you don’t
play, but I’ll teach you one day,
Em A
because
I love ya.
+ instrumental = verse 3 + A - G - Em - A - D - - - + G -
D
G D
4. I recall the night we knelt and prayed,
G D
noticing
your face was thin and pale.
G D
I found it hard to hide my
tears,
G D
I felt ashamed, I felt I’d let
you down.
A G
No mandolin
wind couldn’t change a thing,
Em A
couldn’t
change a thing, no, no.
+ A - G - Em - A
A G Em A
+ La dadada, la da la dadada, la dadada la dada.
+ A - G - Em - A
A G
+ The coldest winter in
almost fourteen years
Em A
could
never, never change your mind, yeah.
A - G Em A
And I love ya, yes, indeed, and I love ya.
A G
And I love ya,
Lordy, I love ya !
Em A
And I love ya,
darlin’, I love ya ....
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Rod
Stewart)