Chords for Dwight Yoakam - "I Sang Dixie" [Live from Austin, TX]
Tempo:
106.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Ab
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] It's called I Sang Dixie.
[E] I sang Dixie as he died.
People just walked on by as I cried.
[Ab] [A] Bottlehead rising of all his rebel [E] pride.
I sang Dixie
[B] [E] as he died.
He said, oh, he died in the [Ab] land of [E] cotton.
[A] Old times, they ain't as rotten as [E] they are
On this damned old L.A. [B] street.
[Gb] [B] Then [E] he drew a dying [Ab] breath
[A] And laid his head against my chest.
[E] Please, Lord, [B] take his soul back home [E] to Dixie.
[G] [E]
I sang Dixie as he died.
People just walked on by as I cried.
[Ab] [A] Bottlehead rising of all his rebel [E] pride.
I sang Dixie [B]
as [E] he died.
He said, listen to me, son, while you [Bm] still [E] can.
[A] Run back home to that southern land, don't you [E] see?
Life here is [B] done to me.
[E] Then he closed those old [G] blue [Ab] [A] eyes
And fell limp against my side, no [E] more pain.
Now [B] he's safe back home [E] in Dixie.
[G] [E]
I sang Dixie as he died.
People just walked on by as I cried.
[Ab] [A] Bottlehead rising of all his [E] rebel pride.
So I sang Dixie [B]
[E]
[B]
as [A] he died.
[E]
[N]
[Em] [Bm]
Died.
[G] [Gb]
[C] [B]
[Em] [A] [N]
Over here on the lead guitar, you probably won't recognize him without his Wattle rag.
Rag, he's on.
I don't recognize you without your Wattle rag.
The producer of all three albums, Mr.
Pete Anderson.
[C]
This is one that, uh, this is one that I wrote a while back and put on the second album.
[E] I sang Dixie as he died.
People just walked on by as I cried.
[Ab] [A] Bottlehead rising of all his rebel [E] pride.
I sang Dixie
[B] [E] as he died.
He said, oh, he died in the [Ab] land of [E] cotton.
[A] Old times, they ain't as rotten as [E] they are
On this damned old L.A. [B] street.
[Gb] [B] Then [E] he drew a dying [Ab] breath
[A] And laid his head against my chest.
[E] Please, Lord, [B] take his soul back home [E] to Dixie.
[G] [E]
I sang Dixie as he died.
People just walked on by as I cried.
[Ab] [A] Bottlehead rising of all his rebel [E] pride.
I sang Dixie [B]
as [E] he died.
He said, listen to me, son, while you [Bm] still [E] can.
[A] Run back home to that southern land, don't you [E] see?
Life here is [B] done to me.
[E] Then he closed those old [G] blue [Ab] [A] eyes
And fell limp against my side, no [E] more pain.
Now [B] he's safe back home [E] in Dixie.
[G] [E]
I sang Dixie as he died.
People just walked on by as I cried.
[Ab] [A] Bottlehead rising of all his [E] rebel pride.
So I sang Dixie [B]
[E]
[B]
as [A] he died.
[E]
[N]
[Em] [Bm]
Died.
[G] [Gb]
[C] [B]
[Em] [A] [N]
Over here on the lead guitar, you probably won't recognize him without his Wattle rag.
Rag, he's on.
I don't recognize you without your Wattle rag.
The producer of all three albums, Mr.
Pete Anderson.
[C]
This is one that, uh, this is one that I wrote a while back and put on the second album.
Key:
E
B
A
Ab
G
E
B
A
[E] It's called I Sang Dixie. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ I sang Dixie _ _ as he died.
_ _ _ People just walked on by _ _ as I cried. _
_ _ [Ab] _ [A] Bottlehead rising _ of all his rebel [E] pride. _ _
_ _ _ I sang Dixie _ _
[B] _ _ [E] as he died. _ _
_ _ He said, oh, he died in the _ [Ab] land of [E] cotton.
[A] Old times, they ain't as rotten as [E] they are
_ On this damned old L.A. [B] street.
_ [Gb] _ [B] Then _ _ _ [E] _ he drew a dying [Ab] breath
[A] And laid his head against my chest.
[E] Please, Lord, _ [B] take his soul back home [E] to Dixie.
_ [G] _ [E] _ _
I sang _ Dixie _ _ _ as he died. _ _ _
People just walked on by _ as I cried. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Bottlehead rising of all his rebel [E] _ pride. _ _ _
I sang _ Dixie [B] _ _
as [E] he died. _ _ _ _
He said, listen to me, son, while you [Bm] still [E] can.
[A] Run back home to that southern land, don't you [E] see?
Life here is [B] done to me. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ Then he closed those old [G] blue [Ab] [A] eyes
And fell limp against my side, no [E] more pain.
Now [B] he's safe back home [E] in Dixie.
_ [G] _ [E] _ _
I sang Dixie _ _ as he died. _ _ _
_ People just walked on by _ as I cried. _ _ _
_ [Ab] [A] Bottlehead rising _ of all his [E] rebel pride. _ _ _ _
So I sang Dixie _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ as [A] he died. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Died.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [N] _
_ _ Over here on the lead guitar, you probably won't recognize him without his Wattle rag.
_ Rag, he's on.
I don't recognize you without your Wattle rag.
The producer of all three albums, Mr.
Pete Anderson.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This is one that, uh, this is one that I wrote a while back and put on the second album.
_ [E] _ _ I sang Dixie _ _ as he died.
_ _ _ People just walked on by _ _ as I cried. _
_ _ [Ab] _ [A] Bottlehead rising _ of all his rebel [E] pride. _ _
_ _ _ I sang Dixie _ _
[B] _ _ [E] as he died. _ _
_ _ He said, oh, he died in the _ [Ab] land of [E] cotton.
[A] Old times, they ain't as rotten as [E] they are
_ On this damned old L.A. [B] street.
_ [Gb] _ [B] Then _ _ _ [E] _ he drew a dying [Ab] breath
[A] And laid his head against my chest.
[E] Please, Lord, _ [B] take his soul back home [E] to Dixie.
_ [G] _ [E] _ _
I sang _ Dixie _ _ _ as he died. _ _ _
People just walked on by _ as I cried. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Bottlehead rising of all his rebel [E] _ pride. _ _ _
I sang _ Dixie [B] _ _
as [E] he died. _ _ _ _
He said, listen to me, son, while you [Bm] still [E] can.
[A] Run back home to that southern land, don't you [E] see?
Life here is [B] done to me. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ Then he closed those old [G] blue [Ab] [A] eyes
And fell limp against my side, no [E] more pain.
Now [B] he's safe back home [E] in Dixie.
_ [G] _ [E] _ _
I sang Dixie _ _ as he died. _ _ _
_ People just walked on by _ as I cried. _ _ _
_ [Ab] [A] Bottlehead rising _ of all his [E] rebel pride. _ _ _ _
So I sang Dixie _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ as [A] he died. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Died.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [N] _
_ _ Over here on the lead guitar, you probably won't recognize him without his Wattle rag.
_ Rag, he's on.
I don't recognize you without your Wattle rag.
The producer of all three albums, Mr.
Pete Anderson.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This is one that, uh, this is one that I wrote a while back and put on the second album.