#--------------------------------------------------------------# TECUMSEH VALLEY Townes Van Zandt Copyright © 1968 Silver Dollar Music Performing rights w/ASCAP http://www.ascap.com/ace/ACE.html #-------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------# #This file is an interpretation of Townes' work, and does not # #necessarily represent the actual way he recorded or performed # #the song, and is not intended to be used for any purpose other# #than for private study, scholarship, or research # #--------------------------------------------------------------# ---------------------------------------------------------- Version 1 submitted by unknown ---------------------------------------------------------- D G D The name she gave was Caroline G D The daughter of a miner G And her ways were free D D/C# D/B And it seemed to me A G D That the sunshine walked beside her She come from Spencer, across the hill She said her pa had sent her Cause the coal was low And soon the snow Would turn the skies to winter. She said she'd come to look for work She was not seekin' favors For a dime a day And a place to stay She turn those hands to labor Well times were hard and, lord, jobs were few All through Tecumseh Valley But she asked around And a job she found Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's Well she saved enough to get back home When spring replaced the winter But her dreams were denied Her pa had died The word came down from Spencer. Well she took to walking out in the streets With all the grief inside her And it was many a man Who returned again To walk that road beside her. They found her down beneath the stairs That led to Gypsy Sally's And in her hand when she died Was a note that cried Fare-thee-well, Tecumseh Valley The name she gave was Caroline The daughter of a miner And her ways were free And it seemed to me That the sunshine walked beside her ---------------------------------------------------------- Version 2 submitted by Jan 4/12/2008 ---------------------------------------------------------- (C) (F) (C) The name she gave (F) was Caro(C)line, (F) The daughter of a (C)miner, And her (F)ways were free, And it (C)seemed to (Am)me That (G)sunshine walked be(F)side her. (C) (F) (C) (F) (C) She came from Spencer (F) across the (C)hill, (F) She said her pa had sent (C)her, 'Cause the (F)coal was low And (C)soon the (Am)snow Would (G)turn the skies to (F)winter. (C) (F) (C) (F) (C) She said she'd come (F) to look for (C)work, (F) She was not seeking (C)favors, And for a (F)dime a day And a (C)place to (Am)stay (G) She'd turn those hands to (F)labor. (C) (F) (C) (F) (C) But the times were hard, Lord, (F) and the jobs were (C)few (F) All through Tecumseh (C)Valley, But she (F)asked around And a (C)job she (Am)found, Tending (G)bar for Gypsy (F)Sally. (C) (F) (C) (F) (C) SheŽd saved enough (F) to get back (C)home (F) When spring replaced the (C)winter But her (F)dreams were denied, Her (C)pa had (Am)died, The (G)word come down from (F)Spencer. (C) (F) (C) (F) (C) So she turned to whorin' (F) out on the (C)streets, (F) With all the lust in(C)side her, And it was (F)many a man Re(C)turned a(Am)gain To (G)lay himself be(F)side her. (C) (F) (C) (F) (C) They found her down (F) beneath the (C)stairs (F) That led to Gypsy (C)Sally's. And in her (F)hand when she died Was a (C)note that (Am)cried, Fare thee (G)well, Tecumseh (F)Valley. (C) (F) (C) (F) (C) The name she gave (F) was Caro(C)line, (F) The daughter of a (C)miner, And her (F)ways were free, And it (C)seemed to (Am)me That (G)sunshine walked be(F)side her. (C) (F) (C) (F) (C) #--------------------------------------------------------------#