Standard (EADGBE)

 Four months ago in April, on a day-coach she came down

 And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow

 I should’a known I couldn’t hold her livin’ out so far from town

 And the nights to come are long and slow to go

 Well now she’s up and left me and went walkin’ down the line

 And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow

 All dressed up in red velvet & her high-heeled shoes so fine

 And the nights to come are long and slow to go

 Well if I’d only known, before we kissed, that

You can’t keep red velvet on a poor dirt farm like this

 So now she’s gone and left me & went walkin’ down the line

 And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow

 Well I’ll sit & count the evening stars, as they walk around

 When the dusty autumn winds begin to blow

 Then I’ll call my dog & take the truck & drive on into town

 ‘Cause the nights to come are long & slow to go

 Well I’ll sit & count the evening stars, as they walk around

 And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow

 Then I’ll call my dog & take the truck & drive on into town

 ‘Cause the nights to come are long & slow to go

 And those dusty autumn winds, be - gin to blow