C                          
Linda lost her lover in the early part of autumn, and she

F                
moved out to the country hoping all would be forgotten. The

C                
last time that I saw her she was makin' sure the winter wouldn't

Em                                         F               
come through that old door frame where the door is several inches from the

C             G         F     
ground... the cold hard ground. And it's

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G                F                            
hard to go down easy; And it's                    
                                                  
G                  F                        
hard to keep from cryin'; And it's                
                                                  
G               F                     
hard to lose a lover in the early part of         
                                                  
C        G        F     
au      au        au-tumn                          

                                                          
  C
Well, she learned to cook the meals and she learned to start the fire; And 

     F             
she learned to make jewelry out of stones and precious metals. 

C                
She sits down to the table with her friends and several others, and she

 Em                          F                 
tries real hard to never be alone. And it's

G                F                            
hard to go down easy; And it's                    
                                                  
G                  F                        
hard to keep from cryin'; And it's                
                                                  
G               F                     
hard to lose a lover in the early part of         
                                                  
C        G        F     
au      au        au-tumn                

C               
Now the winter wind blows cold upon her fair and gentle soul, and she

F               
feels as if her time is passin' easy. Her

C                     
friends are sometimes lovers, though they'll always be another She

Em                                        F                   
thinks about when the night time lays on down. And it's

G                F                            
hard to go down easy; And it's                    
                                                  
G                  F                        
hard to keep from cryin'; And it's                
                                                  
G               F                     
hard to lose a lover in the early part of         
                                                  
C        G        F     
au      au        au-tumn