Tecumseh Valley Chords by Nanci Griffith

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_ _ The name she gave [Bb] was [F] Caroline, [Bb] daughter _ [F] of a miner
And [Bb] her ways were free [Am] and it seemed [Dm] to me
[C] The sunshine walked [Gm] beside her
She [F] _
_ _ _ _ came from Spencer [Bb] _ [F] across the hill
She [Bb] said her _ [F] paw had sent her
Cause [Bb] the coal was low [Am] and soon [Dm] the snow
[C] Would turn the [Bb] skies to winter
_ [F] She _ _ _ _ said she'd come [Bb] to [F] look for work
She [Bb] was not [F] seeking favors _
[Bb] For a dime a day [Am] and a [Dm] place to stay
[C] She turned [F]
[C] those [Bb] hands to labor
But [F] _
_ _ _ the times were hard, [Bb] Lord, and the [F] jobs were few
[Bb] All through the [F] Coosa Valley _
[Bb] She asked around [F] and the [Am] job she [Dm] found
[F] Tending [C] bar [F]
[C] and [Bb] tips to Sally
She [F] _
_ _ _ _ saved enough [Bb] to [F] get back home
[Bb] And spring _ [F] replaced the winter
But [Bb] her dreams were denied, [Am] her paw [Dm] had [C] died
For her come [Bb] down from Spencer
_ [F] So _ _ _ she turned to whoring [Bb] out [F] on the streets
[Bb] With all the [F] lust inside her
And [Bb] it was many a man [Am]
returned [Dm] again
[C] And [F] laid [C]
himself [Bb] beside her
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ They found her down [Bb] _ [F] beneath the stairs
[Bb] That led the tips to [F] Sally _
[Bb] In her hand when she died [F] was an old [Dm] man cry
[C] Fare thee well, the [Bb] Coosa Valley
The [F] _
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_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
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name she gave [Bb] was [F] Caroline
_ [Bb] Daughter [F] of a miner
And [Bb] her ways were free [Am] and it seemed [Dm] to me
[Am] The sun [F] shone, [C] _ [Bb] walked beside her _
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