Chords for Tim O'Brien & Sarah Jarosz "Nellie Kane"
Tempo:
74.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] [E]
[E]
I met my Nellie Kane.
[B] [E] She was living in a lonely cabin with a son by another man.
Five years she had waited for him, as long as a woman can.
[B]
[E] [A] I don't know what [E] changed my mind, till then I was a rambling kind.
[A] The kind of love I [E] can't explain, that I [B] had for [E] Nellie Kane.
[C#m] [F#] [E]
[C#m]
[B] [E] She took me on to work that day to help me to the land.
In the afternoon we planted seeds, in the evening we held hands.
[B] In the [E] evening we held hands.
Her blue eyes told me everything a man could want to know.
And it was then I realized that I would never [B] go.
I would [E] never go.
[A] I don't know what [E] changed my mind, till then [B] I was [E] a rambling kind.
The kind of love I can't explain, [B] that I had for [E] Nellie Kane.
[C#m] [E]
[C#m]
[B] [E] Now many years have gone by, the sun has grown up tall.
I became a father to him, and she became my all.
She became my all.
I [A] don't know [E] what changed my mind, till [B] then I was [Em] a [A] rambling kind.
The kind of love [E] I can't explain, [F#] that I had for [E] Nellie Kane.
That I [B] had for Nellie Kane.
[C#]
[E]
I met my Nellie Kane.
[B] [E] She was living in a lonely cabin with a son by another man.
Five years she had waited for him, as long as a woman can.
[B]
[E] [A] I don't know what [E] changed my mind, till then I was a rambling kind.
[A] The kind of love I [E] can't explain, that I [B] had for [E] Nellie Kane.
[C#m] [F#] [E]
[C#m]
[B] [E] She took me on to work that day to help me to the land.
In the afternoon we planted seeds, in the evening we held hands.
[B] In the [E] evening we held hands.
Her blue eyes told me everything a man could want to know.
And it was then I realized that I would never [B] go.
I would [E] never go.
[A] I don't know what [E] changed my mind, till then [B] I was [E] a rambling kind.
The kind of love I can't explain, [B] that I had for [E] Nellie Kane.
[C#m] [E]
[C#m]
[B] [E] Now many years have gone by, the sun has grown up tall.
I became a father to him, and she became my all.
She became my all.
I [A] don't know [E] what changed my mind, till [B] then I was [Em] a [A] rambling kind.
The kind of love [E] I can't explain, [F#] that I had for [E] Nellie Kane.
That I [B] had for Nellie Kane.
[C#]
Key:
E
B
A
C#m
C#
E
B
A
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[C#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I met _ my Nellie Kane.
[B] _ [E] _ _ She was living in a lonely cabin with a son by another man.
Five years she had waited for him, as long as a woman can.
[B] _ _
[E] _ [A] I don't know what [E] changed my mind, till then I was a rambling kind.
[A] The kind of love I [E] can't explain, that I [B] had for [E] Nellie Kane. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ She took me on to work that day to help me to the land.
In the afternoon we planted seeds, in the evening we held hands.
[B] In the [E] evening we held hands.
Her blue eyes told me everything a man could want to know.
And it was then I realized that I would never [B] go.
I would [E] never go.
[A] I don't know what [E] changed my mind, till then [B] I was [E] a rambling kind.
The kind of love I can't explain, [B] that I had for [E] Nellie Kane. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ Now many years have gone by, the sun has grown up tall.
I became a father to him, and she became my all.
She became my all.
I [A] don't know [E] what changed my mind, till [B] then I was [Em] a _ [A] rambling kind.
The kind of love [E] I can't explain, [F#] that I had for [E] Nellie Kane.
That I [B] had for Nellie Kane.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I met _ my Nellie Kane.
[B] _ [E] _ _ She was living in a lonely cabin with a son by another man.
Five years she had waited for him, as long as a woman can.
[B] _ _
[E] _ [A] I don't know what [E] changed my mind, till then I was a rambling kind.
[A] The kind of love I [E] can't explain, that I [B] had for [E] Nellie Kane. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ She took me on to work that day to help me to the land.
In the afternoon we planted seeds, in the evening we held hands.
[B] In the [E] evening we held hands.
Her blue eyes told me everything a man could want to know.
And it was then I realized that I would never [B] go.
I would [E] never go.
[A] I don't know what [E] changed my mind, till then [B] I was [E] a rambling kind.
The kind of love I can't explain, [B] that I had for [E] Nellie Kane. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ Now many years have gone by, the sun has grown up tall.
I became a father to him, and she became my all.
She became my all.
I [A] don't know [E] what changed my mind, till [B] then I was [Em] a _ [A] rambling kind.
The kind of love [E] I can't explain, [F#] that I had for [E] Nellie Kane.
That I [B] had for Nellie Kane.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _