Capo on 3rd Fret for John's version
This version of the song involves a lot of hammer-ons and pull-offs with your pinky
finger. If you find it too hard you can play plain D instead of D5 and D4!
CHORDS
[D5] [D4]
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[D5]Where the walker runs [D4]dow[D]n to the [G]Carson Valley [D]Plain
[G]There lived a [D]maiden, Darcy [D5]Farrow [D4]was [D]her [A]name
[D5]The daughter of old [D4]Dund[D]ee and a [G]fair one was [D]she
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A]
The sw[D]eetest flower that bloomed over the range
[D]Her [D5]voice was as [D4]swe[D]et as the [G]sugar can[D]dy
Her [G]touch was as [D]soft as a [D5]bed [D4]of g[D]oose [A]down
[D]Her [D5]eyes shone [D4]brig[D]ht like the [G]pretty [D]lights
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[A]That[D] shine in the night out of Yerrington town
[D5]She was [D4]cour[D]ted by [G]Young Vanda[D]mere
[G]A fine lad was [D]he [D5]as I [D4]am [D]to [A]hear
[D]He [D5]gave her silver [D4]rin[D]gs and[G] lacy [D]things
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[A]And she p[D]romised to wed before the snows came that year
[D]But her [D5]pony did [D4]stum[D]ble and [G]she did [D]fall
Her [G]dying touched the [D]hearts of [D5]us one [D4]and[D] a[A]ll
[D5]Young Vandy in his [D4]pai[D]n put a [G]bullet through his [D]brain
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[A]And we [D]buried them together as the snows began to fall
[D5]They sing of Darcy [D4]Far[D]row where the [G]Truckee runs [D]through
They [G]sing of her [D]beauty in [D5]Virginia [D4]Cit[D]y [A]too
[D5]At dusky sun[D4]dow[D]n to her [G]name they drink a [D]round
And [G]to [A]young [D]Vandy[G] whose [D]love [A]was [D]true
This version of the song involves a lot of hammer-ons and pull-offs with your pinky
finger. If you find it too hard you can play plain D instead of D5 and D4!
CHORDS
[D5] [D4]
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B--3------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D--0------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[D5]Where the walker runs [D4]dow[D]n to the [G]Carson Valley [D]Plain
[G]There lived a [D]maiden, Darcy [D5]Farrow [D4]was [D]her [A]name
[D5]The daughter of old [D4]Dund[D]ee and a [G]fair one was [D]she
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A]
The sw[D]eetest flower that bloomed over the range
[D]Her [D5]voice was as [D4]swe[D]et as the [G]sugar can[D]dy
Her [G]touch was as [D]soft as a [D5]bed [D4]of g[D]oose [A]down
[D]Her [D5]eyes shone [D4]brig[D]ht like the [G]pretty [D]lights
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[A]That[D] shine in the night out of Yerrington town
[D5]She was [D4]cour[D]ted by [G]Young Vanda[D]mere
[G]A fine lad was [D]he [D5]as I [D4]am [D]to [A]hear
[D]He [D5]gave her silver [D4]rin[D]gs and[G] lacy [D]things
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[A]And she p[D]romised to wed before the snows came that year
[D]But her [D5]pony did [D4]stum[D]ble and [G]she did [D]fall
Her [G]dying touched the [D]hearts of [D5]us one [D4]and[D] a[A]ll
[D5]Young Vandy in his [D4]pai[D]n put a [G]bullet through his [D]brain
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[A]And we [D]buried them together as the snows began to fall
[D5]They sing of Darcy [D4]Far[D]row where the [G]Truckee runs [D]through
They [G]sing of her [D]beauty in [D5]Virginia [D4]Cit[D]y [A]too
[D5]At dusky sun[D4]dow[D]n to her [G]name they drink a [D]round
And [G]to [A]young [D]Vandy[G] whose [D]love [A]was [D]true
