[Verse]
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
That I have for Nellie Kane