Go down easy (1985) (video)

C ~

C

1. 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

where the door is several inches from the ground,

G F

the cold hard ground.

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……tumn.

+ C - Bb - C - Bb

F C

2. 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.

G F

And it's hard to go down easy,

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……tumn.

+ C - Bb - C - Bb - F - C - Bb - C - Bb

F C

3. 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

and she thinks about when night time lays on down.

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……tumn.

+ repeat CHORUS

+ C - Bb - C - Bb - F - C - Bb - F - C

(orig. = capo 4th) (Dan Fogelberg)