xVerse: D As a young man I went riding out on the western plain Bm In the state of North Dakota I met my Nellie Kane, A D I met my Nellie Kane D She was livin' alone in a cabin with a son by another man Bm For five years she waited for him, as long as a woman can, A D As long as a woman can Chorus: G D I don't know what changed my mind A D 'til then I was the ramblin' kind G D The kind of love I can't explain A D That I have for Nellie Kane
Verse: D She took me out to work that day and helped me till the land Bm In the afternoon we planted seed and in the evenin' we held hands, A D In the evenin' we held hands D Her blue eyes told me everything that you'd want to know Bm And it was then I realized that I would never go A D I would never go Chorus: G D I don't know what changed my mind A D 'til then I was the ramblin' kind G D The kind of love I can't explain A D That I have for Nellie Kane Verse: D Now many years have gone by and our son has grown up tall Bm I became her guardian and she became my all, A D She became my all Chorus: G D I don't know what changed my mind A D 'til then I was the ramblin' kind G D The kind of love I can't explain A D That I have for Nellie Kane A D