Townes van Zandt - Tecumseh valley

^CThe name she gave^F was Caro^Cline ^FThe daughter of a ^Cminer And her ^Fways were free And it ^Cseemed ^G/Bto ^Am me That the ^Gsunshine walked be^Fside her ^C

^CShe come from Spencer, ac^Fross the ^Chill ^FShe said her pa had ^Csent her Cause the ^Fcoal was low And ^Csoon ^G/Bthe ^Am snow Would ^Gturn the skies to win^Fter. ^C

^CShe said she'd come to ^Flook for ^Cwork ^FShe was not seekin' ^Cfavors For a ^Fdime a day And a ^Cplace ^G/Bto ^Am stay She ^Gturn those hands to la^Fbor ^C

^CWell times were hard and, ^Fjobs were ^Cfew ^FAll through Tecumseh ^CValley But she ^Fasked around And a ^Cjob ^G/Bshe ^Am found Tending ^Gbar at Gypsy Sa^Flly's ^C

^CWell she saved enough to ^Fget back ^Chome ^FWhen spring replaced the ^Cwinter But her ^Fdreams were denied Her ^Cpa ^G/Bhad ^Am died The ^Gword came down from Spen^Fcer. ^C

^CWell she took to walking out ^Fin the ^Cstreets ^FWith all the grief in^Cside her And it was ^Fmany a man Who ^Cretu^G/Brned ^Am again To ^Gwalk that road beside ^Fher. ^C

^CThey found her down be^Fneath the ^Cstairs ^FThat led to Gypsy ^CSally's And in her ^Fhand when she died Was ^Ca no^G/Bte that^Am cried Fare-^Gthee-well, Tecumseh Va^Flley ^C

^CThe name she gave^F was Caro^Cline ^FThe daughter of a ^Cminer And her ^Fways were free And it ^Cseemed ^G/Bto ^Am me That the ^Gsunshine walked be^Fside her ^C