TOWNES VAN ZANDT - "Tecumseh Valley (Chords)" Tablature

D G DThe name she gave was CarolineG D
The daughter of a miner GAnd her ways were free D D/C# D/B
And it seemed to me A G D
That the sunshine walked beside herShe come from Spencer, across the hill
She said her pa had sent herCause the coal was low And soon the snow
Would turn the skies to winter. She said she'd come to look for work
She was not seekin' favorsFor a dime a day And a place to stay
She turn those hands to laborWell times were hard and, lord, jobs were few
All through Tecumseh Valley But she asked around And a job she found
Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's Well she saved enough to get back home
When spring replaced the winterBut her dreams were denied Her pa had died
The word came down from Spencer. Well she took to walking out in the streets
With all the grief inside her And it was many a man Who returned again
To walk that road beside her. They found her down beneath the stairs
That led to Gypsy Sally's And in her hand when she died Was a note that cried
Fare-thee-well, Tecumseh Valley The name she gave was Caroline
The daughter of a minerAnd her ways were free And it seemed to me
That the sunshine walked beside her