Tecumseh Valley

Intro D A G D [Verso 1] D G D The name she gave was Caroline G D The daughter of a miner G D And her ways were free A/C# Bm And it seemed to me A G D That sunshine walked beside her [Verso 2] D G D She said she'd come to look for work G D She was not seekin' favors G D And for a dime a day A/C# Bm And a place to stay A G D She'd turn those hands to labor [Verso 3] D G D But the times were hard, Lord, and the jobs were few G D All through Tecumseh Valley G D But she looked around A/C# Bm And a job she found A G D Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's D G D She saved enough to get back home G D When spring replaced the winter G D But her dreams were denied A/C# Bm Her pa had died A G D The word come down from Spencer. D G D So she turned to walkin' down the road G D from all the hate inside her G D And it was many a man A/C# Bm Who returned again A G D To walk that road beside her. [Verso 5] D G D They found her down beneath the stairs G D That led to Gypsy Sally's G D And in her hand when she died A/C# Bm Was a note that cried A G D Fare-thee-well, Tecumseh Valley Outro D A G D