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Darcy Farrow by John Denver
Darcy Farrow
Capo:no capo
D G D
Where the Walker runs down to the Carson Valley plain
D Dmaj7 Em7 A7
There lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name
D G D
The daughter of old Dundee, and a fair one was she
G A7 D G D A7 D
The sweetest flower that bloomed o'er the range
D G D
Her voice was as sweet as the sugar candy
D Dmaj7 Em7 A7
Her touch was as soft as a bed of goose down
D G D
Her eyes shone bright like the pretty lights
G A7 D G D A7 D
That shine in the night out at Yerington town
D G D
She was courted by young Vandermeer
D Dmaj7 Em7 A7
A fine lad was he, as I am to hear
D G D
He gave her silver rings and lacy things
G A7 D G D A7 D
He promised to wed before the snows came that year
D G D
Her pony did stumble and she did fall
D Dmaj7 Em7 A7
Her dying touched the hearts of us one and all
D G D
Young Vandy in his pain put a bullet through his brain
G A7 D G D A7 D
We buried them together as the snows began to fall
D G D
They sing of Darcy Farrow where the Truckee runs through
D Dmaj7 Em7 A7
They sing of her beauty in Virginia City too
D G D
At dusky sundown to her name they drink a round
G A7 D G D A7 D
And to young Vandy, whose love was true
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version 2
Capo:1st fret
E E7 A E E7 E B E E7 A E A E A E
E E7 A E
Where the walker runs down to the Carson Valley Plain
E7 E B
There lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name
E E7 A E
The daughter of old Dundee and a fair one was she
A E A E
The sweetest flower that bloomed over the range
E E7 A E
Her voice was as sweet as the sugar candy
E7 E B
Her touch was as soft as a bed of goose down
E E7 A E
Her eyes shone bright like the pretty lights
A E A E
That shine in the night out of Yerrington town
E E7 A E
She was courted by Young Vandamere
E7 E B
A fine lad was he as I am to hear
E E7 A E
He gave her silver rings and lacy things
A E A E
And she promised to wed before the snows came that year
E E7 A E
But her pony did stumble and she did fall
E7 E B
Her dying touched the hearts of us one and all
E E7 A E
Young Vandy in his pain put a bullet through his brain
A E A E
And we buried them together as the snows began to fall
E E7 A E E7 E B E E7 A E A E A E
E E7 A E
They sing of Darcy Farrow where the Truckee runs through
E7 E B
They sing of her beauty in Virginia City too
E E7 A E
At dusky sundown to her name they drink a round
A E A E
And to young Vandy whose love was true
E E7 A E
* Alternate:
Capo III
E = D
E7 = D7
A = G
B = A
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:3rd fret
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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version 4
Capo:4th fret
Key E (Capo 4th Fret)
Intro: 1 2 1 2 3 4 F G C F C G C
C F C
Where the Walker runs down into the Carson Valley plain
Em Dm G
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 sweet-est flower that bloomed o'er the range
C F C
Her voice was sweet as the sugar can-dy
Em Dm G
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 shone in the night out of Yerr-ington town
C F C
She was courted by young Vander-meer
Em Dm G
And quite handsome was he as I hear
C F C
He brought her silver rings and lacy things
F G C F C G C
And she prom-ised to wed be-fore the snows fell that year
Instrumental Verse
C F C Em Dm G C F C F G C F C G C
C F C
But her pony did stumble and she did fall
Em Dm G
Her dyin' touched the heart 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
And we buried them to-gether as the snows be-gan to fall
C F C
They sing of Darcy Farrow where the truckies run through
Em Dm G
They sing of her beauty in Vir-ginia City too
C F C
At dusky sundown to her name they drink a round
F G C F C G C
And to young Van-dy, whose love was true
C F C
Where the Walker runs down into the Carson Valley plain
Em Dm G
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 sweet-est flower that bloomed o'er the range
F G C F C G C
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version 5
Capo:no capo
G A D G D A D
Where the wal-[D] ker runs down
thru the [G] Carson Valley [D] Plain
there lived a [Dm] maiden
Darcy [E7] Farrow was her name.[A]
The [D] daughter of Old Dundee
and fair [G] one was [D] she
the [G] sweet [A] est flow [D] er [G]
that blo[D]omed o [A] ver the [D] range.
Her [D] voice was as sweet
as the [G] sugar can-[D] dy
Her touch was as [Dm] soft
as a [E7] bed of goose down [A]
her [D] eyes shone bright
like the [G] pretty [D] lights
that [G] shine [A] in the [D] night
[G] out of [D] Yerring [A] ton [D] town.
[D] She [C] was courted
by [G] young [E] Vandamere [D]
a fine lad was [Dm] he
as [E7] I am to hear.[A]
He [D] gave her silver rings
and [G] la- [E] cy [D] things
she [G] prom [A] ised to [D] wed
[G] before the [D] snows [A] came that [D] year
But her [D] pony did stumble
and [G] she did [D] fall
her dying touched the [Dm] hearts
of [E7]us one and all [A]
Young [D] Vandy in his pain
put a bullet [G] thru his [D] brain
we [G] buried [A] them toge [D] ther
as [G] the [D] snow be [A] gan to [D] fall.
[D] They [C] sing of Darcy Farrow
[G] where [E] the Truckee [D] runs thru
they sing of her beaut [Dm] y
in [E7] Virginia City, too.
[A]At [D] dusky sun-down
to her name [G] they [E] drink a [D] round
and [G] to [A] young [D] Van- [G] dy
whose [D] love [A] was [D[ true.
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version 6
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
D5 Gsus2 D Dsus2 D G D G A D G D A
D G Dsus2 D
Where the walker runs down to the Carson Valley Plain
F#m Em A A7
There lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name
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 o'er the range
D D7 G Dsus2 D
Her voice was as sweet as the sugar candy
F#m Em A A7
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 shone in the night out of Yerrington town
D D7 G D
She was courted by Young Vandamere
F#m Em A A7
A fine lad was he as I am to hear
D D7 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 D7 G D
But her pony did stumble and she did fall
F#m Em A A7
Her dyin' touched the hearts of us one and all
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
D F#m Bm D7 G D
They sing of Darcy Farrow where the Truckee runs through
D F#m Em A A7
They sing of her beauty in Virginia City too
D D7 G Dsus2 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
[Outro]
D5 Gsus2 D Dsus2 D G D G A D G D A
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