D                D/F#  G     Asus4     A         D    D/F#  G  Asus4  A
January's always bitter   but Lord this one beats all
D                       D/F#   G                              A  Asus4  A/E
The wind ain't quit for weeks now  and the drifts are ten feet tall
       G                        A                    Dsus4 D  Gm  Gm/A  Gm
I been all night drivin' heifers  closer in to lower ground
       D                        A7                                 D   D/F#  G
Then I spent the mornin' thinkin' 'bout the ones the wolves pulled down

[Verse 2]
Charlie Barton and his family stopped today to say goodbye
He said the bank was takin' over, the last few years were just too dry
And I promised that I'd visit when they found a place in town
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/F#                   Asus4 A
And when we stumble in the snow   could you help us up  while there's still time

[Verse 3]
D                        D/F#           G         Asus4     A   D   D/F# Asus4  A
Well, I don't mean to be complainin' Lord, you've always seen me through
D                       D/F#   G                             A  Asus4  A/E
And I know you got your reasons  for each and every thing you do
      G                       A                             Bm   Gm Gm/A 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

[Coda]
   D                      A                         D   D/F#  Asus4  A  D
Oh Lord keep me from bein'  the one wolves pull down