Nanci Griffith - Tecumseh Valley

The name she ^Cgave was Caroline^{F C} Daughter of a mi^Fner^C And her ways were free a^Fnd it seemed to me^{Em Am} The sunshine wa^Glked beside her^{F C} She came from ^CSpencer across the ^Fhill^C She said her Pa ^Fhad sent her^C 'Cause the coal was low ^Fand soon the snow^{Em Am} Would turn the s^Gkies to winter^{F C} She said she'd ^Ccome to look for ^Fwork^C She was not seek^Fing favor^C For a dime a day and a p^Flace to stay^{Em Am} She turned those ^Ghands to labor^{F C} But the times ^Cwere hard, Lord, and the ^Fjobs were ^Cfew All through Tecum^Fseh Valley^C She'd ask around, and a ^Fjob she found^{Em Am} Tendin' bar at G^Gypsy Sally's^{F C} She saved ^Cenough to get back ^Fhome^C And spring replaced ^Fthe winter^C But her dreams were deni^Fed, her Pa had died^{Em Am} The word come do^Gwn from Spencer^{F C} So she turned to ^Cwhorin' out on the ^Fstreets^C With all the lust i^Fnside her^C And it was many a man re^Fturned again^{Em Am} To lay himself b^Geside her^{F C} They found her ^Cdown beneath the ^Fstairs^C That led to Gyp^Fsy Sally's^C And in her hand when sh^Fe died was a note that ^Emcried^Am "Fare thee well, ^GTecumseh Valley".^{F C}