Chords for Tecumseh Valley

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_ _ The name she gave [Bb] was [F] Caroline, [Bb] daughter _ [F] of a miner _
[Bb] And her ways were free, [Am] and it seemed [Dm] to me
[C] The sunshine walked [Gm] beside her
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_ _ _ She came from Spencer, [Bb] _ [F] across the hill
She said her pa [F] had sent her
[Bb] Cause the coal was low, [Am]
soon [Dm] the snow
[C] Would turn the [Bb] skies to winter
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_ _ _ She said she'd come [Bb] to [F] look for work
[Bb] She was not [F] seeking favors _
[Bb] For a dime a day, [Am] and a place [Dm] to stay
[C] She [F] turned those [Bb] hands to labor
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ But the times were hard, [Bb] Lord, and [F] the jobs were few
[Bb] All through the [F] Coops of Valley _
_ [Bb] She'd ask around, [Am] and the [Dm] job she found
[C] Tending bar, _ [Bb] a chip to sally
She [F] _
_ _ _ _ saved enough [Bb] to [F] get back home
[Bb] And spring _ [F] replaced the winter _
[Bb] But her dreams were denied, [Am] her pa [Dm] had died
[C] The word had come [Bb] down from Spencer
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_ _ _ 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 lay himself [Bb] beside her
_ [F] _
_ _ _ They found her down [Bb] _ [F] beneath the stairs
[Bb] That led to [F] Gypsy Sally's
[Bb] And in her hand when she died
[F] Was an [Dm] open bag, [C] that fed her well
The [Bb] Coops of Valley, _ _ [F] _
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_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _
the name she gave
[Bb] Was [F] Caroline, _ [Bb] daughter _ [F] of a miner
_ [Bb] And her ways were free, [Am] and the same [Dm] to me
[C] The sunshine walked [Bb] beside her _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _