Tecumseh Valley chords by Jason Isbell

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
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Verse 1:

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Well the name she gave was Caroline

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Daughter of a miner

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And her ways were free

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And it seemed to me

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That sunshine walked beside her

Verse 2:

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She come from Spencer

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Across the hill

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She said her pa had sent her

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'cause the coal was low

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And soon the snow

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Would turn the sky to winter

Verse 3:

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She said she'd come

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To look for work

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She was not seeking favors

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And for a dime a day

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And a place to stay

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She'd turn those hands to labor

Verse 4:

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But the times were hard

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And the jobs were few

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All through Tecumseh Valley

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So she asked around

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'till a job she found

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Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's

Verse 5:

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She saved enough to get back home

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Spring replaced the winter

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But her dreams were denied

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Her pa had died

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Word come down from Spencer

Verse 6:

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So she took to walkin' out on the road

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With all the hate inside her

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And it was many a man

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Returned again

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To lay himself beside her

Verse 7:

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Well they found her down beneath the stairs

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That led to Gypsy Sally's

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In her hand when she died

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Was a note that cried

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Fare thee well

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Tecumseh Valley

Verse 8:

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Well the name she gave was Caroline

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Daughter of a miner

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And her ways were free

    G+G D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7
And it seemed to me

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The sunshine walked beside her