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Nellie Kane

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Capo 4
[Intro]
C            Am  G  C
C            Am  G  C
[Verse 1]
As a Cyoung man I went riding out on the western plain
In the state of North Dakota I met my Nellie AmKane,
I Gmet my Nellie CKane
She was Clivin' in a lonely cabin with a son by another man
For five years she had waited for him, just as long as a woman cAman,
As Glong as a woman Ccan
[Chorus]
I don't Fknow what changed my Cmind
'til then I Gwas the ramblin' Ckind
The kind of Flove I can't exCplain
That I Ghave for Nellie CKane
[Instrumental Break]
C            Am  G  C
C            Am  G  C
[Verse 2]
She had Ctook me on to work that day and helped me till the land
In the afternoon we planted seeds, in the evenin' we held Amhands,
In the Gevenin' we held Chands
Her Cblue eyes told me everything a man could want to know
It was then I realized that I would never Amknow
GI would never Cgo
[Chorus]
I don't Fknow what changed my Cmind
'til then I Gwas the ramblin' Ckind
The kind of Flove I can't exCplain
That I Ghave for Nellie CKane
[Instrumental Break]
C            Am  G  C
C            Am  G  C
[Verse 3]
Now Cmany years have gone by and our son has grown up tall
I became a father to him and she became my Amall,
GShe became my Call
[Chorus]
I don't Fknow what changed my Cmind
'til then I Gwas the ramblin' Ckind
The kind of Flove I can't exCplain
That I Ghave for Nellie CKane
That I Ghave for Nellie CKane

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C major

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Nellie Kane

by Hot Rize

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4

[Intro]

C Am G C

[Verse 1]

As a young man I went riding out on the western plain

In the state of North Dakota I met my Nellie Kane,

G C

I met my Nellie Kane

She was livin' in a lonely cabin with a son by another man

For five years she had waited for him, just as long as a woman can,

G C

As long as a woman can

[Chorus]

F C

I don't know what changed my mind

G C

'til then I was the ramblin' kind

F C

The kind of love I can't explain

G C

That I have for Nellie Kane

[Instrumental Break]

C Am G C

[Verse 2]

She had took me on to work that day and helped me till the land

In the afternoon we planted seeds, in the evenin' we held hands,

G C

In the evenin' we held hands

Her blue eyes told me everything a man could want to know

It was then I realized that I would never know

G C

I would never go

[Chorus]

F C

I don't know what changed my mind

G C

'til then I was the ramblin' kind

F C

The kind of love I can't explain

G C

That I have for Nellie Kane

[Instrumental Break]

C Am G C

[Verse 3]

Now many years have gone by and our son has grown up tall

I became a father to him and she became my all,

G C

She became my all

[Chorus]

F C

I don't know what changed my mind

G C

'til then I was the ramblin' kind

F C

The kind of love I can't explain

G C

That I have for Nellie Kane

G C

That I have for Nellie Kane

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