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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
Well the name she gave wCadd9as CarolineG  Cadd9  
Daughter of a Gminer
And her Cadd9ways were free
And it sGeemD/F#ed to Em7me
That sunsDsus2hine walked besiCadd9de herG  
[Verse 2]
GShe come from Spencer
Cadd9Across thGe hill
Cadd9She said her pa had seGnt her
'cause the Cadd9coal was low
And soGon D/F#the Em7snow
Would tDsus2urn the sky to wCadd9interG  
[Verse 3]
GShe said she'd come
Cadd9To look for wGorkCadd9  
She was not seeking fGavors
And for a Cadd9dime a day
And a GplaD/F#ce to Em7stay
She'd Dsus2turn those hands to Cadd9laborG  
[Verse 4]
GBut the times were hard
Cadd9And the jobs were GfewCadd9  
All through Tecumseh GValley
So she Cadd9asked around
'till a Gjob D/F#she fEm7ound
Tending Dsus2bar at Gypsy Cadd9Sally'sG  
[Verse 5]
GShe saved enough Cadd9to get back hoGme
Cadd9Spring replaced the winGter
But her Cadd9dreams were denied
Her Gpa D/F#had dEm7ied
Dsus2Word come down from Cadd9SpencerG  
[Verse 6]
GSo she took to walkin' oCadd9ut on the rGoadCadd9  
With all the hate Ginside her
And it was Cadd9many a man
RetuGrnD/F#ed agEm7ain
To Dsus2lay himself beCadd9side herG  
[Verse 7]
GWell they found her down bCadd9eneath the stGairsCadd9  
That led to Gypsy GSally's
In her Cadd9hand when she died
Was a nGote D/F#that Em7cried
Fare thee Dsus2well
Tecumseh Cadd9ValleyG  
[Verse 8]
GWell the name she gave Cadd9was CarolGineCadd9  
Daughter of a mGiner
And her Cadd9ways were free
And it sGeemD/F#ed to Em7me
The sunsDsus2hine walked beCadd9side herG  

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Tecumseh Valley

by Jason Isbell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

D/F#

Em7

Dsus2

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Cadd9 G Cadd9

Well the name she gave was Caroline

Daughter of a miner

Cadd9

And her ways were free

G D/F# Em7

And it seemed to me

Dsus2 Cadd9 G

That sunshine walked beside her

[Verse 2]

She come from Spencer

Cadd9 G

Across the hill

Cadd9 G

She said her pa had sent her

Cadd9

'cause the coal was low

G D/F# Em7

And soon the snow

Dsus2 Cadd9 G

Would turn the sky to winter

[Verse 3]

She said she'd come

Cadd9 G Cadd9

To look for work

She was not seeking favors

Cadd9

And for a dime a day

G D/F# Em7

And a place to stay

Dsus2 Cadd9 G

She'd turn those hands to labor

[Verse 4]

But the times were hard

Cadd9 G Cadd9

And the jobs were few

All through Tecumseh Valley

Cadd9

So she asked around

G D/F# Em7

'till a job she found

Dsus2 Cadd9 G

Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's

[Verse 5]

G Cadd9 G

She saved enough to get back home

Cadd9 G

Spring replaced the winter

Cadd9

But her dreams were denied

G D/F# Em7

Her pa had died

Dsus2 Cadd9 G

Word come down from Spencer

[Verse 6]

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

So she took to walkin' out on the road

With all the hate inside her

Cadd9

And it was many a man

G D/F# Em7

Returned again

Dsus2 Cadd9 G

To lay himself beside her

[Verse 7]

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

Well they found her down beneath the stairs

That led to Gypsy Sally's

Cadd9

In her hand when she died

G D/F# Em7

Was a note that cried

Dsus2

Fare thee well

Cadd9 G

Tecumseh Valley

[Verse 8]

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

Well the name she gave was Caroline

Daughter of a miner

Cadd9

And her ways were free

G D/F# Em7

And it seemed to me

Dsus2 Cadd9 G

The sunshine walked beside her

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