Written by Ian Tyson
G A D C Four months ago in April, on a day-coach she came down G D G D And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow G A D C I should'a known I couldn't hold her livin' out so far from town G D G D And the nights to come are long and slow to go F C D G If I'd had known, before we kissed, C D D7 G 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 C D G F Well I'll sit & count the December stars, while they dance around C G C G And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow C D G F 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, C D D7 G 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
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