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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by Joan Baez
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Chords used in this song :
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E ---|---|-o-|---|---| Am
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E -x-|---|---|---|---| D
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Intro C C
Am C | F Am |
Virgil Cain is my name and I drove on the Danville train
C Am | F Am |
Till Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again
F C | Am F |
In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive
Am F | C Am | D |
I drove a train to Richmond, Nefelle. It was a time I remember very well
C Am F | C Am |
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the bells were ringin'
C Am F | C Am |
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the people were singin', (they went)
C Am | D F | C | C intro' run |
"Naa na-na naa na-na, na-naa na-naa na-naa naa na-naa na-na-naa"
Back with my wife in Tennessee, one day she said to me
"Virgil, quick come see, there goes the Robert E Lee."
Now. I don't mind choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good
You take what you need and you leave the rest, but they should never have taken the very best.
chorus
Like my father before me, I'm a workin' man
Like my brother above me, I took a rebel stand
He was eighteen, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave
I swear by the blood beneath my feet, you can't raise a Cain back up when he's in defeat.
Chorus
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:C#
Capo:1st fret
[Intro]
| C | C |
[Verse 1]
Am C F Am
Virgil Caine is my name and I drove on the Danville train
C Am F Am
'Til so much cavalry came and tore up the tracks again
F C Am F
In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive
Am F C Am | D | D7 |
I took the train to Richmond that fell, it was a time I remember oh so well
[Chorus]
C Am F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the bells were ringin'
C Am F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the people were singin', they went:
C Am D F | C C/B | C/A C/G | C C/B | C/A C/G |
"Naa na-na naa na-na, na-naa na-naa na-naa na-na-naa"
[Verse 2]
Am C F Am
Back with my wife in Tennessee, and one day she said to me
C Am F Am
"Virgil, quick come see, there goes the Robert E Lee."
F C Am F
Now, I don't mind choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good
Am F C Am | D | D7 |
Just take what you need and leave the rest, but they should never have taken the very best.
[Chorus]
C Am F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the bells were ringin'
C Am F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the people were singin', they went:
C Am D F | C C/B | C/A C/G | C C/B | C/A C/G |
"Naa na-na naa na-na, na-naa na-naa na-naa na-na-naa"
[Verse 3]
Am C F Am
Like my father before me, I'm a workin' man
C Am F Am
And like my brother before me, I took a rebel stand
F C Am F
Well, he was just eighteen, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave
Am F C Am | D | D7 |
I swear by the blood below my feet, you can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat.
[Chorus]
C Am F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the bells were ringin'
C Am F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the people were singin', they went:
C Am D F | F | Am
"Naa na-na naa na-na, na-naa na-naa na-naa na-na-naa"
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Bbm
Capo:1st fret
Am C 2x C Am
Am C F Am
Virgil Caine is my name, and I drove on the Danville train
C Am F Am
'Til Stoneman's cavalry came, and tore up the tracks again.
F C Am F
In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive.
Am F C Am D
I took the train to Richmond, it fell, it was a time I remember, oh so well,
C F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the bells were ringing,
C F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the people were singin'. They went
C Am D F
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
Am C Am C 2x C Am
Am C F Am
Back with my wife in Tennessee, when one day she said to me
C Am F Am
"Virgil, quick, come see, there goes Robert E. Lee!"
F Am C Am
Now I don't mind' choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good.
F Am
Ya take what ya need, and leave the rest,
C Am D
but they should never have taken the very best.
C F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the bells were ringing,
C F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the people were singin'. They went
C Am D F
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
Am C Am C 2x C Am
Am C F Am
Like my father before me, I'm a workin' man
C Am F Am
Like my brother before me, I took a rebel stand.
F Am C Am
He was just eighteen, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave
F Am
I swear by the blood below my feet,
C Am D
you can't raise the cane back up when it's in the seed.
C F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the bells were ringing,
C F C Am
The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the people were singin'. They went
C Am D F
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
[Verse 1]
Am C/G F Am
Virgil Caine is my name and I drove on the Danville train
C/G Am F Am
Till so much cavalry came and tore up the tracks again
F C/G Am F
In the winter of 'sixty-five, we were hungry, just barely alive
Am F
I took the train to Richmond that fell
C/G Am D D7
It was a time I remember, oh, so well
[Chorus]
C/G Am F C/G
The night they drove old Dixie down
Am
And all the bells were ringin';
C/G Am F C/G
The night they drove old Dixie down
Am
And all the people were singin'; they went:
C/G Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
D
La, la, la, la, la, la
F
La, la, la
[Verse 2]
Am C/G
Back with my wife in Tennessee
F Am
And one day she said to me
C/G Am
Virgil, quick come see
F Am
There goes the Robert E. Lee
F C/G
Now I don't mind chopping wood
Am F
And I don't care if the money's no good
Am F
Just take what you need and leave the rest
C/G Am D D7
But they should never have taken the very best
[Chorus]
C/G Am F C/G
The night they drove old Dixie down
Am
And all the bells were ringin';
C/G Am F C/G
The night they drove old Dixie down
Am
And all the people were singin'; they went:
C/G Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
D
La, la, la, la, la, la
F
La, la, la
[Verse 3]
Am C/G F Am
Like my father before me, I'm a working man
C/G Am F Am
And like my brother before me, I took a rebel stand
F C/G
Oh, he was just 18, proud and brave
Am F
But a yankee laid him in his grave
Am F
I swear by the blood below my feet
C/G Am D D7
You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat
[Chorus]
C/G Am F C/G
The night they drove old Dixie down
Am
And all the bells were ringin';
C/G Am F C/G
The night they drove old Dixie down
Am
And all the people were singin'; they went:
C/G Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
D
La, la, la, la, la, la
F Am
La, la, la
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