Red Velvet
Gordon Lightfoot
|_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ Four months ago in April, on a day-coach she came down And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow I should've known I couldn't hold her, living 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 walking down the line And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow All dressed up in red velvet and her high heeled shoes so fine And the nights to come are long and slow to g Well, if I had only known before we kissed You can't keep red velvet on a poor dirt farm like this Oh__ now she's gone and left me and went walking down the line And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | Well, I' ll sit and count the evening stars as they walk around When the dusty autumn winds begin to blow Then I'll call my dog and I'll take the truck and I'll drive on into town 'Cause the nights to come are long and slow to go Well, I'll sit and count the evening stars as they walk around When the dusty autumn winds begin to blow Then I'll call my dog and I'll take the truck and I'll drive on into town The nights to come are long and slow to go And those dusty autumn winds______________ begin________ to-o blow________________