Tecumseh Valley chords - Nanci Griffith ♬ How to Play

Tecumseh Valley chords

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