Tecumseh Valley chords by Jason Isbell

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

        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:

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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

           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:

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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

          Cadd9
And for a dime a day

      G  D/F#  Em7
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

       Cadd9
So she asked around

        G  D/F#  Em7
'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

        Cadd9
But her dreams were denied

    G D/F#  Em7
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

           Cadd9
And it was many a man

    G D/F# Em7
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

       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

               G
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