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 Chorus 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
