Chords with lyrics
🎸 Intro:
D G Asus4 A x2
🎸 Verse 1:
D G A D G A
January's always bitter but Lord this one beats all
D G A Asus4 A
The wind ain't quit for weeks now and the drifts are ten feet tall
G A D Gm
I been all night drivin' heifers closer in to lower ground
D A7 D A
Then I spent the mornin' thinkin' 'bout the ones the wolves pulled down
🎸 Verse 2:
D G A D G A
Charlie Barton and his family stopped today to say goodbye
D G A Asus4 A
He said the bank was takin' over, the last few years were just too dry
G A D Gm
And I promised that I'd visit when they found a place in town
D A7 D A
Then I spent a long time thinkin' 'bout the ones the wolves pull down
🎸 Chorus:
G A D G Em A D D7
Lord please shine a light of hope on those of us who fall behind
G A D G Em D A
And when we stumble in the snow could you help us up while there's still time
🎸 Verse 3:
D G A D G A
Well
I don't mean to be complainin' Lord, you've always seen me through
D G A Asus4 A
And I know you got your reasons for each and every thing you do
G A Bm Gm
But tonight outside my window there's a lonesome mournful sound
D A7 D G
And I just can't keep from thinkin' 'bout the ones the wolves pull down
🎸 Outro:
D A D Gm A D
Oh Lord keep me from bein' the one wolves pull down