Darcy Farrow

instrumental intro = verse 1

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1. Where the water runs down through the Carson Valley plain,

C                        Am                 Dm                     G        - G7

    there lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name.

              C                                            F                   C

    The daughter of old Dundee and a fair one was she,

               F   G    C         F      C          G           C    

    the sweetest flower that bloomed over the range.

             C                                        F            C

2. Her voice was as sweet as the sugar candy,

            C                  Am         Dm                  G       - G7

    her touch was as soft as a bed of goose down.

            C                                         F     C

    Her eyes shone bright like the pretty lights,

               F    G        C      F         C G          C    

    that shine in the night out of Yerrington town.

       C  - Em           F         - Am         F       Dm        C

3. She          was courted           by young Vandermere

        C                 Am   Dm            G    - G7

    a fine lad was he as  I  am to hear.

            C          Em      F      - Am        F Dm   C

    He gave her silver rings           and lacy    things

              F   G           C        F             C       G              C    

    she promised to wed before the snows came that year.

                  C                         - F                      C

4. But her pony did stumble       and she did fall,

             C                          Am             Dm         G   - G7

    her dying touched the hearts of us one and all.

                  C                                  F                           C

    Young Vandy in his pain put a bullet through his brain,

            F         G         C       F           C           G       C    

    we buried them together as the snow  began to fall.

+ instrumental = verse 4

              C         Em      F       - Am                    F       - Dm             C

5. They sing of Darcy Farrow        where the truckee        runs through,

              C               Am             Dm            G     - G7

    they sing of her beauty in Virginia City, too.

           C     - Em         F      - Am             F               Dm       C

    At dusky         sundown           to her name they drink a round,

            F   G        C   F             C     - G          C      - C

    and to young Vandy whose love       was true.

(orig. = capo 5th)    (John Denver)