The Blizzard
by Harlan Howard
As performed by Chris LeDoux
Transcribed by Ken Bennett (cowboy@laughlin.net)
D G D
Thereās a blizzard cominā on How Iām wishinā I was home
A
For my ponyās lame and he canāt hardly stand
D G D
Listen to that Norther sigh If we donāt get home weāll die
A Bm A D
But itās only 7 miles to Mary Ann Only 7 miles to Mary Ann
D G D
You can bet weāre on her mind ĪCuz itās nearly suppertime
A
And Iāll bet thereās hot biscuits in the pan
D G D
Lord my hands feel like their froze Thereās a numbness in my toes
A Bm A D
But thereās only 5 more miles to Mary Ann Only 5 more miles to Mary
Ann
G D
That windās howlinā and it seems Mighty like a womanās screams
A
We best be movinā faster if we can
D G D
Dan, just think about that barn with that hay so soft an warm
A Bm A D
Itās only 3 more miles to Mary Ann Itās only 3 more miles to Mary
Ann
Spoken:
D G D
Dan, get up you ornery cuss or youāll be the death of us
A
Well, Iām so weary but Iāll help ya if I can
D G D
Well, all right Dan, perhaps itās best that we stop a while and rest
A Bm
Weāre still a hundred yards from Mary Ann
A D
Itās still a hundred yards to Mary Ann
D G D
Well late that night the storm was gone and they found him there at dawn
A
Well, heād a made it but he just couldnāt leave old Dan
D G D
Yes, they found him there on the plains with his hands froze to the
reins
A Bm
He was just a hundred yards from Mary Ann
A D
He was just a hundred yards from Mary Ann
