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CThe name she gave Fwas CaroCline
FThe daughter of a Cminer
And her Fways were free
And it CseemeG/Bd to  Amme
That Gsunshine walked beFside herC  
CShe come from Spencer, Facross the hCill
FShe said her pa had Csent her
Cause the Fcoal was low
And CsooG/Bn the Amsnow
Would Gturn the skies to winFter.C  
CShe said she'd come Fto look for wCork
FShe was not seekin' Cfavors
And for a Fdime a day
And a CplacG/Be to Amstay
She'd Gturn those hands to laFborC  
CThe times were hard Lord, Fand the jobs were Cfew
FAll through Tecumseh CValley
But she Fasked around
And a Cjob G/Bshe Amfound
Tending Gbar at Gypsy SaFlly'sC  
CShe saved enough Fto get back Chome
FWhen spring replaced the Cwinter
But her Fdreams were denied
Her Cpa  G/Bhad  Amdied
The Gword come down from SpenFcer.C  
CSo she turned to whorin' Fout on the sCtreets
FWith all the lust inCside her
And it was Fmany a man
Who reCturnG/Bed  aAmgain
To Glay himself beside hFer.C  
CThey found her down Fbeneath the sCtairs
FThat led to Gypsy CSally's
And in her Fhand when she died
Was a CnotG/Be that Amcried
Fare-thee-Gwell, Tecumseh ValFleyC  
CThe name she gave Fwas CaroCline
FThe daughter of a Cminer
And her Fways were free
And it CseemeG/Bd to  Amme
That Gsunshine walked beFside herC  

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Tecumseh Valley

by Townes Van Zandt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

C F C

The name she gave was Caroline

F C

The daughter of a miner

And her ways were free

C G/B Am

And it seemed to me

G F C

That sunshine walked beside her

C F C

She come from Spencer, across the hill

F C

She said her pa had sent her

Cause the coal was low

C G/B Am

And soon the snow

G F C

Would turn the skies to winter.

C F C

She said she'd come to look for work

F C

She was not seekin' favors

And for a dime a day

C G/B Am

And a place to stay

G F C

She'd turn those hands to labor

C F C

The times were hard Lord, and the jobs were few

F C

All through Tecumseh Valley

But she asked around

C G/B Am

And a job she found

G F C

Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's

C F C

She saved enough to get back home

F C

When spring replaced the winter

But her dreams were denied

C G/B Am

Her pa had died

G F C

The word come down from Spencer.

C F C

So she turned to whorin' out on the streets

F C

With all the lust inside her

And it was many a man

C G/B Am

Who returned again

G F C

To lay himself beside her.

C F C

They found her down beneath the stairs

F C

That led to Gypsy Sally's

And in her hand when she died

C G/B Am

Was a note that cried

G F C

Fare-thee-well, Tecumseh Valley

C F C

The name she gave was Caroline

F C

The daughter of a miner

And her ways were free

C G/B Am

And it seemed to me

G F C

That sunshine walked beside her

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