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      Go Down Easy - Dan Fogelberg (1985)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq. (G.Q.)

2/4 TIME @ 84 BPM (3 Min. 38 Sec.) in 'E'.

Each chord lists a measure change in 2/4.

Chords Used:
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           GUITAR               KEYS
      E  A  D  G  B  e     Bass|  Chord
     ------------------    --------------
E  -  0  2  2  1  0  0      E    B-E-G#
A  -  x  0  2  2  2  0      A    A-C#-E
B  -  x  2  4  4  4  2      B    B-D#-F#

INTRO:
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|E     |E     |A     |A     |E     |E     |B     |B     |

VERSE #1:
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E              E            E             E
Linda lost her lover in the early part of autumn, and she

A                A              A               A
moved out to the country hoping all would be forgotten. The

E                E               E               E
last time that I saw her she was makin' sure the winter wouldn't

A                     A                    A               A
come through that old door frame where the door is several inches from the

E             B         A       A
ground,…  the cold hard ground…   And it's

CHORUS #1:
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B        B       A     A          B        B         A       A
hard… to go down easy…   And it's hard… to keep from cryin'…   And it's

B        B      A            A
hard… to lose a lover in the early part of

E        B        A      A   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
au-au-au-au-au-au-tumn…                                    Well, she

VERSE #2:
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E                   E             E                    E
learned to cook the meals and she learned to start the fire…  And she

A               A              A                   A
learned to make jewelry out of stones and precious metals… She

E                E              E                   E
sits down to the table with her friends and several others, and she

A                  A         A     A
tries real hard to never be alone…   And it's

CHORUS #2:
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B        B       A     A          B        B         A       A
hard… to go down easy…   And it's hard… to keep from cryin'…   And it's

B        B      A            A
hard… to lose a lover in the early part of

E        B        A      A   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
au-au-au-au-au-au-tumn…                                    Now the

VERSE #3:
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E                 E           E               E
winter wind blows cold upon a fair and gentle soul, and she

A               A               A     A
feels as if her time is passin' easy…   Her

E                     E                       E          E
friends are sometimes lovers, though there'll always be another… She

A                     A                  A     A
thinks about when the night time lays on down…   And it's

CHORUS #3:
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B        B       A     A          B        B         A       A
hard… to go down easy…   And it's hard… to keep from cryin'…   And it's

B        B      A            A
hard… to lose a lover in the early part of

E        B        A      A   E   E
au-au-au-au-au-au-tumn…            And it's

CHORUS #4: 'CODA'
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B        B       A     A          B        B         A       A
hard… to go down easy…   And it's hard… to keep from cryin'…   And it's

B        B      A            A
hard… to lose a lover in the early part of

E        B        A      A   E   E   B   A   E   E
au-au-au-au-au-au-tumn…


    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/dan_fogelberg/go_down_easy_chords_647944

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