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Four months ago in April, on a day-coach she came down
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And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow
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I should'a known I couldn't hold her livin' out so far from town
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And the nights to come are long and slow to go

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If I'd had known, before we kissed, 
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You can't keep red velvet on a poor dirt farm like this
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Well now she's up and left me she went walkin' down the line
        C            G              C     G
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow

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All dressed up in red velvet & her high-heeled shoes so fine
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And the nights to come are long and slow to go

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Well I'll sit & count the December stars, while they dance around
        C            G              C    G
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow
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Then I'll call my dog & I?ll take the truck & I ride on into town
        C                  G              C    G
And the nights to come are long & slow to go

    F        C        D       G
If I'd only known, before we kissed, 
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You can't keep red velvet on a poor dirt farm like this
     C                D                G                F
Well now she's up and left me she went walkin' down the line
        C            G              C     G
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow

    G                 A            D                    C  
All dressed up in red velvet & her high-heeled shoes so fine
        G                  D                G
And the nights to come are long and slow to go