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                          DARCY FARROW
                 S. Gillette & T. Campbell 1964
           Performed and recorded by Townes Van Zandt
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#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              #
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          Based on submission by: Markus Brakweh
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G A D G D A D

                  D                    G             D
1.   Where the walker runs down to the Carson Valley Plain
                   Dmaj7         e7             A A9 A
     There lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name.
         D                          G            D 
     The daughter of Old Dundee and fair one was she
         G   A    D      G    D       A        D
     The sweetest flower that bloomed o'er the range.

         D                         G        D
2.   Her voice was as sweet as the sugar candy
                      Dmaj7     e7        A A9 A
     Her touch was as soft as a bed of goose down
         D                          G       D 
     Her eyes shone bright like the pretty lights
          G     A      D     G      D    A     D
     That shine in the night out of Yerrington town.

     D        D/C        G     e    D
3.   She  was courted by young Vandamere
                    Dmaj7 e7   A A9 A
     A fine lad was he as I am to hear.
        D      D/C               G e   D
     He gave her silver rings and lacy things
         G    A       D  G          D     A        D
     She promised to wed before the snows came that year

     D                            G       D
4.   But her pony did stumble and she did fall
                           Dmaj7     e7     A A9 A
     Her dying touched the hearts of us one and all
     D                             G               D 
     Young Vandy in his pain put a bullet thru his brain
        G      A    D      G       D    A       D
     we buried them togeher as the snow began to fall.


     D            D/C                    G       e    D
5.   They sing of Darcy Farrow where the Truckee runs thru
                      Dmaj7     e7       A  A9 A
     They sing of her beauty in Virginia City, too.
     D            D/C          G         e       D
     At dusky  sun-down to her name they drink a round
         G  A     D    G      D    A   D
     And to young Vandy whose love was true.

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            Capo on 3rd Fret for John's version
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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
e--5------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--3------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--2------2------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--0------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--x------x------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--x------x------------------------------------------------------------------|


D5                    D4 D        G             D
Where the walker runs down to the Carson Valley Plain
G             D             D5     D4  D   A
There lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name
D5                  D4 D         G            D
The daughter of old Dundee and a fair one was she
    G   A    D     G     D       A       D
The sweetest flower that bloomed over the range

D   D5           D4 D         G        D
Her voice was as sweet as the sugar candy
    G            D         D5  D4  D    A
Her touch was as soft as a bed of goose down
D   D5         D4 D            G      D
Her eyes shone bright like the pretty lights
     G     A      D     G      D    A     D
That shine in the night out of Yerrington town

D5      D4 D       G          D
She was courted by Young Vandamere
G              D  D5   D4 D  A
A fine lad was he as I am to hear
D  D5              D4 D     G     D
He gave her silver rings and lacy things
        G   A       D   G          D     A        D
And she promised to wed before the snows came that year

D       D5       D4 D        G       D
But her pony did stumble and she did fall
    G                 D         D5     D4 D A
Her dying touched the hearts of us one and all
D5                 D4 D       G                  D
Young Vandy in his pain put a bullet through his brain
       G      A    D       G       D     A       D
And we buried them together as the snows began to fall


D5                 D4 D             G            D
They sing of Darcy Farrow where the Truckee runs through
     G           D         D5       D4 D A
They sing of her beauty in Virginia City too
D5          D4 D        G                 D
At dusky sundown to her name they drink a round
    G  A     D    G      D    A   D
And to young Vandy whose love was true

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