The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Chords by The Band
Tempo:
63.375 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Am
Dm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G] [Am] [C] Virgil Kane is his name [F] and I served [Am] on the [Dm] Danville train
[Am] Till [C] Stoneman's cavalry came [F] and tore [Am] up the tracks [Dm] again
[Am] In the winter [F] of 65 [C] we were hungry [Dm] just barely [Am] alive
By May the [F] 10th Richmond had [C] fell
It's a time [Dm] I remember [D] so well
[C] Tonight [F] they drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the bells were [C] ringing
Tonight [F] they drove old [C] Dixie [F] down
And the people were [C] singing, they went
[Am] La la [G] la la la
[F] [C] [E] [Am]
Back with [C] my wife in Tennessee, [F] [Am] when one day [Dm] she called me.
[Am]
[C] Virgil, quick, come [F] see [Am] that old [Dm] flowery leaf.
[Am]
I don't [F] mind chopping wood, [C] and I don't care [Dm] if the [F] money's no [Am] good.
You take what you [F] need and you leave the rest, [C] but they should never [F] have taken the [D] very best.
[C] [F] Light the drove [C] old Dixie down, [F] and the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove [C] old Dixie down, and [F] all the people were [C] singing.
They went la-la [Am]-la-la-la, [A] la-la [F]-la-la-la-la.
[C] [F] [C] [D]
[G] [Am] Like my father [C] before me, [F] I was [Am] a working [Dm] man.
[Am] And like my brother [C] before [F] me, who [Am] took a treble [Dm] stand.
He [Am] was just 18, [F] proud and brave, [C] but a Yankee [Dm] played him in his grave.
[Am] I swear by the blood [F] that lowered my [C] feet, you can't raise a [Dm] cane back up when it's in [D] defeat.
[C] Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and all the people were [C] singing.
They went la [Am]-la-la-la-la, la [F]-la-la [G]-la [F]-la-la.
[C] [Bm] [Bb] [F]
[D] [C] [D] [C] Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and all the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and the people were [C] singing.
They went [Am] la-la [G]
[F] [C] -la
[Am] Till [C] Stoneman's cavalry came [F] and tore [Am] up the tracks [Dm] again
[Am] In the winter [F] of 65 [C] we were hungry [Dm] just barely [Am] alive
By May the [F] 10th Richmond had [C] fell
It's a time [Dm] I remember [D] so well
[C] Tonight [F] they drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the bells were [C] ringing
Tonight [F] they drove old [C] Dixie [F] down
And the people were [C] singing, they went
[Am] La la [G] la la la
[F] [C] [E] [Am]
Back with [C] my wife in Tennessee, [F] [Am] when one day [Dm] she called me.
[Am]
[C] Virgil, quick, come [F] see [Am] that old [Dm] flowery leaf.
[Am]
I don't [F] mind chopping wood, [C] and I don't care [Dm] if the [F] money's no [Am] good.
You take what you [F] need and you leave the rest, [C] but they should never [F] have taken the [D] very best.
[C] [F] Light the drove [C] old Dixie down, [F] and the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove [C] old Dixie down, and [F] all the people were [C] singing.
They went la-la [Am]-la-la-la, [A] la-la [F]-la-la-la-la.
[C] [F] [C] [D]
[G] [Am] Like my father [C] before me, [F] I was [Am] a working [Dm] man.
[Am] And like my brother [C] before [F] me, who [Am] took a treble [Dm] stand.
He [Am] was just 18, [F] proud and brave, [C] but a Yankee [Dm] played him in his grave.
[Am] I swear by the blood [F] that lowered my [C] feet, you can't raise a [Dm] cane back up when it's in [D] defeat.
[C] Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and all the people were [C] singing.
They went la [Am]-la-la-la-la, la [F]-la-la [G]-la [F]-la-la.
[C] [Bm] [Bb] [F]
[D] [C] [D] [C] Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and all the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and the people were [C] singing.
They went [Am] la-la [G]
[F] [C] -la
Key:
C
F
Am
Dm
D
C
F
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[C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [C] Virgil Kane is his name [F] and I served [Am] on the [Dm] Danville train
[Am] Till [C] Stoneman's cavalry came [F] and tore [Am] up the tracks [Dm] again
[Am] In the winter [F] of 65 [C] we were hungry [Dm] just barely [Am] alive
By May the [F] 10th Richmond had [C] fell
It's a time [Dm] I remember [D] so well
[C] Tonight [F] they drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the bells were [C] ringing
Tonight [F] they drove old [C] Dixie [F] down
And the people were [C] singing, they went
[Am] La la [G] la la la
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ [Am]
Back with [C] my wife in Tennessee, [F] [Am] when one day [Dm] she called me.
_ [Am] _
[C] Virgil, quick, come [F] see [Am] that old [Dm] flowery leaf.
[Am]
I don't [F] mind chopping wood, [C] and I don't care [Dm] if the [F] money's no [Am] good.
You take what you [F] need and you leave the rest, [C] but they should never [F] have taken the [D] very best.
[C] _ [F] Light the drove [C] old Dixie down, [F] and the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove [C] old Dixie down, and [F] all the people were [C] singing.
They went la-la [Am]-la-la-la, [A] la-la [F]-la-la-la-la.
[C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [Am] Like my father [C] before me, [F] I was [Am] a working [Dm] man.
[Am] And like my brother [C] before [F] me, who [Am] took a treble [Dm] stand.
He [Am] was just 18, [F] proud and brave, [C] but a Yankee [Dm] played him in his grave.
[Am] I swear by the blood [F] that lowered my [C] feet, you can't raise a [Dm] cane back up when it's in [D] defeat.
[C] Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and all the people were [C] singing.
They went la [Am]-la-la-la-la, la [F]-la-la [G]-la [F]-la-la.
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ [Bb] _ [F] _
[D] _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and all the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and the people were [C] singing.
They went [Am] la-la _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ -la
[Am] Till [C] Stoneman's cavalry came [F] and tore [Am] up the tracks [Dm] again
[Am] In the winter [F] of 65 [C] we were hungry [Dm] just barely [Am] alive
By May the [F] 10th Richmond had [C] fell
It's a time [Dm] I remember [D] so well
[C] Tonight [F] they drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the bells were [C] ringing
Tonight [F] they drove old [C] Dixie [F] down
And the people were [C] singing, they went
[Am] La la [G] la la la
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ [Am]
Back with [C] my wife in Tennessee, [F] [Am] when one day [Dm] she called me.
_ [Am] _
[C] Virgil, quick, come [F] see [Am] that old [Dm] flowery leaf.
[Am]
I don't [F] mind chopping wood, [C] and I don't care [Dm] if the [F] money's no [Am] good.
You take what you [F] need and you leave the rest, [C] but they should never [F] have taken the [D] very best.
[C] _ [F] Light the drove [C] old Dixie down, [F] and the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove [C] old Dixie down, and [F] all the people were [C] singing.
They went la-la [Am]-la-la-la, [A] la-la [F]-la-la-la-la.
[C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [Am] Like my father [C] before me, [F] I was [Am] a working [Dm] man.
[Am] And like my brother [C] before [F] me, who [Am] took a treble [Dm] stand.
He [Am] was just 18, [F] proud and brave, [C] but a Yankee [Dm] played him in his grave.
[Am] I swear by the blood [F] that lowered my [C] feet, you can't raise a [Dm] cane back up when it's in [D] defeat.
[C] Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and all the people were [C] singing.
They went la [Am]-la-la-la-la, la [F]-la-la [G]-la [F]-la-la.
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ [Bb] _ [F] _
[D] _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and all the bells were [C] ringing.
Light [F] the drove old [C] Dixie down, [F] and the people were [C] singing.
They went [Am] la-la _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ -la
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