C               C  F        C 
The name she gave was Caroline 
                F       F     C     C 
Daughter of a miner 
                        F         F           Em          Am 
And her ways were free and it seemed to me 
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The sunshine walked beside her 
              C               C  F        C 
She came from Spencer across the hill 
                F       F     C     C 
She said her Pa had sent her 
                        F         F           Em          Am 
'Cause the coal was low and soon the snow 
                G           G         F        F      C     C 
Would turn the skies to winter 
               C            C   F        C 
She said she'd come to look for work 
                F       F     C     C 
She was not seeking favor 
                        F         F           Em          Am 
For a dime a day and a place to stay 
                G           G         F        F      C     C 
She turned those hands to labor 
              C                C        F        C 
But the times were hard, Lord, and the jobs were few 
                  F       F     C     C 
All through Tecumseh Valley 
                        F         F           Em          Am 
She'd ask around, and a job she found 
                G           G         F        F      C     C 
Tendin' bar at Gypsy Sally's 
          C             C    F        C 
She saved enough to get back home 
                    F       F     C     C 
And spring replaced the winter 
                        F         F           Em          Am 
But her dreams were denied, her Pa had died 
                G           G         F        F      C     C 
The word come down from Spencer 
                 C              C   F        C 
So she turned to whorin' out on the streets 
                   F       F     C     C 
With all the lust inside her 
                        F         F           Em          Am 
And it was many a man returned again 
                G           G         F        F      C     C 
To lay himself beside her 
               C            C   F        C 
They found her down beneath the stairs 
                F       F     C     C 
That led to Gypsy Sally's 
                        F         F           Em          Am 
And in her hand when she died was a note that cried 
                G           G         F        F      C     C 
"Fare thee well, Tecumseh Valley". 
 
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