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