C
Linda lost her lover in the early part of autumn
F
And she moved out to the country hoping all would be forgotten
C
The last time that I saw her she was making sure the winter
Am
Wouldn't come through that old door frame
F C G F
Where the door is several inches from the ground, the cold hard ground
CHORUS:
G F
And it's hard to go down easy
G F
And it's hard to keep from crying
G F
And it's hard to lose a lover
C G F C Bb C Bb F
In the early part of au-au-au-au-tumn
C
Well, she learned to cook the meals and she learned to start the fire
F
And she learned to make jewellery out of stones and precious metals
C
She sits down to the table with her friends and several others
Am F
And she tries real hard to never be alone
CHORUS:
G F
And it's hard to go down easy
G F
And it's hard to keep from crying
G F
And it's hard to lose a lover
C G F C Bb C Bb F C Bb C Bb F
In the early part of au-au-au-au-tumn
C
Now the winter wind blows cold upon a fair and gentle soul
F C
And she feels as if her time is a-passing easy
Am F
Her friends are sometimes lovers, though there'll always be another
C G F
She thinks about when night time lays on down
CHORUS:
G F
And it's hard to go down easy
G F
And it's hard to keep from crying
G F
And it's hard to lose a lover
C G F
In the early part of au-au-au-au-tumn
G F
And it's hard to go down easy
G F
And it's hard to keep from crying
G F
And it's hard to lose a lover
C G F C Bb C Bb F C Bb F C
In the early part of au-au-au-au-tumn
