Key: G
Introduction:
G
verse 1
C9 G C9
Well the name she gave was Caroline
G
Daughter of a miner
C9
And her ways were free
G D/F# Em7
And it seemed to me
D2 C9 G
That sunshine walked beside her
verse 2
G
She come from Spencer
C9 G
Across the hill
C9 G
She said her pa had sent her
C9
'cause the coal was low
G D/F# Em7
And soon the snow
D2 C9 G
Would turn the sky to winter
verse 3
G
She said she'd come
C9 G C9
To look for work
G
She was not seeking favors
C9
And for a dime a day
G D/F# Em7
And a place to stay
D2 C9 G
She'd turn those hands to labor
verse 4
G
But the times were hard
C9 G C9
And the jobs were few
G
All through Tecumseh Valley
C9
So she asked around
G D/F# Em7
'till a job she found
D2 C9 G
Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's
Verse 5
G C9 G
She saved enough to get back home
C9 G
Spring replaced the winter
C9
But her dreams were denied
G D/F# Em7
Her pa had died
D2 C9 G
Word come down from Spencer
Verse 6
G C9 G C9
So she took to walkin' out on the road
G
With all the hate inside her
C9
And it was many a man
G D/F# Em7
Returned again
D2 C9 G
To lay himself beside her
Verse 7
G C9 G C9
Well they found her down beneath the stairs
G
That led to Gypsy Sally's
C9
In her hand when she died
G D/F# Em7
Was a note that cried
D2
Fare thee well
C9 G
Tecumseh Valley
Verse 8
G C9 G C9
Well the name she gave was Caroline
G
Daughter of a miner
C9
And her ways were free
G D/F# Em7
And it seemed to me
D2 C9 G
The sunshine walked beside her