Darcy Farrow


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 Dsus4 e--5------3------------------------------------------------------------------| B--3------3------------------------------------------------------------------| G--2------2------------------------------------------------------------------| D--0------0------------------------------------------------------------------| A--x------x------------------------------------------------------------------| E--x------x------------------------------------------------------------------| D5 Dsus4 D G D Where the walker runs down to the Carson Valley Plain G D D5 Dsus4 D A There lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name D5 Dsus4 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 Dsus4 D G D Her voice was as sweet as the sugar candy G D D5 Dsus4 D A Her touch was as soft as a bed of goose down D D5 Dsus4 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 Dsus4 D G D She was courted by Young Vandamere G D D5 Dsus4 D A A fine lad was he as I am to hear D D5 Dsus4 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 Dsus4 D G D But her pony did stumble and she did fall G D D5 Dsus4 D A Her dying touched the hearts of us one and all D5 Dsus4 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 Dsus4 D G D They sing of Darcy Farrow where the Truckee runs through G D D5 Dsus4 D A They sing of her beauty in Virginia City too D5 Dsus4 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