[INTRO:] G

[VERSE 1:]
                   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've known I couldn't hold her, living out so far from town 
        G                  D                G 
And the nights to come are long and slow to go


[VERSE 2:]
                       A                D                C
Well, now she's up and left me and went walking down the line
        G            D              G     D
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow 
    G                 A              D                    C
All dressed up in red velvet and her high heeled shoes so fine 
        G                  D                G 
And the nights to come are long and slow to go


[CHORUS:]
         F          C       D       G
Well, if I had only known before we kissed 
C                  F           D                   G
You can't keep red velvet on a poor dirt farm like this
     C                  D                G                F
Ohh, now she's gone and left me and went walking down the line 
        C            G              C
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow


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[VERSE 3:]
           G                 A             D             C
Well, I'll sit and count the evening stars as they walk around 
         G            D              G     D
When the dusty autumn winds begin to blow 
          G                    A                       D             C
Then I'll call my dog and I'll take the truck and I'll drive on into town 
           G                  D                G 
'Cause the nights to come are long and slow to go


[VERSE 4:]
                             A             D             C
Well, I'll sit and count the evening stars as they walk around 
         G            D              G     D
When the dusty autumn winds begin to blow 
          G                    A                       D             C
Then I'll call my dog and I'll take the truck and I'll drive on into town 
    G                  D                G 
The nights to come are long and slow to go


[OUTRO:]
                       F       Am     G
And those dusty autumn winds begin to blow