Chords for Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1971)
Tempo:
129.4 bpm
Chords used:
A#m
C#
F#
D#
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#]
[A#m] Virgil [C#] Kane is my name [F#] and I drove on the [A#m] Danville train
[C#] Till so [A#m] much cavalry came [F#] and tore up the [A#m] tracks again
[F#] In the winter [C#] of 65 [A#m] we were hungry just [F#]
barely alive
[A#m] I took the train [F#] to Richmond that fell it was [C#] a time
I [A#m]
remember oh so [D#] well
[C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they sit [C#] down
And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went
Na na [A#m] na na [D#] [F#]
[C#]
[Fm] [A#m] [C#]
[A#m] [G#] [A#m] na
That was my wife [C#] in Tennessee
[F#] And one day she said [A#m] to me
[C#]
[A#m] Virgil quick come see [F#]
there goes the Robert [A#m] E.
Lee
[F#]
Now I don't [C#] mind I'm chopping wood
[A#m] And I don't care [F#] if the money's no good
[A#m]
Just take what you [F#] need and leave the rest
But [C#] they should never [A#m] have taken the [D#] very best
[C#] From night [A#m] they [F#] go home they [C#] sit down
[A#m] And all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they [C#] sit down
[A#m] And all the people were singing [C#] they went
Na na na [A#m] [D#]
[F#]
[C#] [Fm] [A#m]
[G#] [C#] [A#m]
na
Like my father [C#] before me [F#] I'm a working [A#m]
man
[C#] And like my brother [A#m] before me [F#] I took a rebel [A#m]
stand
Well he [F#] was just 18 [C#] proud and brave
[A#m] But a Yankee [F#] laid him in his grave
[A#m] I swear by the blood [F#] below my feet
You [C#] can't raise a cane [A#m] back up when it's in [D#] the feed
[C#] From night [A#m] they go home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went
Na na na na
[A#m] [D#] [F#]
[A#]
[A#m] Virgil [C#] Kane is my name [F#] and I drove on the [A#m] Danville train
[C#] Till so [A#m] much cavalry came [F#] and tore up the [A#m] tracks again
[F#] In the winter [C#] of 65 [A#m] we were hungry just [F#]
barely alive
[A#m] I took the train [F#] to Richmond that fell it was [C#] a time
I [A#m]
remember oh so [D#] well
[C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they sit [C#] down
And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went
Na na [A#m] na na [D#] [F#]
[C#]
[Fm] [A#m] [C#]
[A#m] [G#] [A#m] na
That was my wife [C#] in Tennessee
[F#] And one day she said [A#m] to me
[C#]
[A#m] Virgil quick come see [F#]
there goes the Robert [A#m] E.
Lee
[F#]
Now I don't [C#] mind I'm chopping wood
[A#m] And I don't care [F#] if the money's no good
[A#m]
Just take what you [F#] need and leave the rest
But [C#] they should never [A#m] have taken the [D#] very best
[C#] From night [A#m] they [F#] go home they [C#] sit down
[A#m] And all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they [C#] sit down
[A#m] And all the people were singing [C#] they went
Na na na [A#m] [D#]
[F#]
[C#] [Fm] [A#m]
[G#] [C#] [A#m]
na
Like my father [C#] before me [F#] I'm a working [A#m]
man
[C#] And like my brother [A#m] before me [F#] I took a rebel [A#m]
stand
Well he [F#] was just 18 [C#] proud and brave
[A#m] But a Yankee [F#] laid him in his grave
[A#m] I swear by the blood [F#] below my feet
You [C#] can't raise a cane [A#m] back up when it's in [D#] the feed
[C#] From night [A#m] they go home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went
Na na na na
[A#m] [D#] [F#]
[A#]
Key:
A#m
C#
F#
D#
Fm
A#m
C#
F#
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ Virgil [C#] Kane is my name [F#] and I drove on the [A#m] Danville train
_ [C#] _ Till so [A#m] much cavalry came [F#] and tore up the [A#m] tracks again
_ _ [F#] _ In the winter [C#] of 65 [A#m] we were hungry just [F#]
barely alive
[A#m] _ I took the train [F#] to Richmond that fell it was [C#] a time
I [A#m]
remember oh so [D#] _ well _ _
_ _ [C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they sit [C#] down
_ And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went
Na na [A#m] na na _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [G#] _ [A#m] na
That was my wife [C#] in Tennessee
_ [F#] And one day she said [A#m] to me
_ [C#] _
_ _ [A#m] Virgil quick come see [F#]
there goes the Robert [A#m] E.
Lee
_ [F#]
Now I don't [C#] mind I'm chopping wood
[A#m] And I don't care [F#] if the money's no good
[A#m]
Just take what you [F#] need and leave the rest
But [C#] they should never [A#m] have taken the [D#] very _ _ _ _ _ best
[C#] From night [A#m] they [F#] go home they [C#] sit down
[A#m] And all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they [C#] sit down
[A#m] And all the people were singing [C#] they went
Na na na [A#m] _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A#m] _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ na
Like my father [C#] before me _ [F#] _ I'm a working [A#m] _
man
_ [C#] And like my brother [A#m] before _ me [F#] I took a rebel [A#m] _
stand
Well he [F#] was just 18 [C#] proud and brave
[A#m] But a Yankee [F#] laid him in his grave
[A#m] I swear by the blood [F#] below my feet
You [C#] can't raise a cane [A#m] back up when it's in [D#] the _ feed _ _
_ [C#] From night _ [A#m] they go home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went
Na na na na
_ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ Virgil [C#] Kane is my name [F#] and I drove on the [A#m] Danville train
_ [C#] _ Till so [A#m] much cavalry came [F#] and tore up the [A#m] tracks again
_ _ [F#] _ In the winter [C#] of 65 [A#m] we were hungry just [F#]
barely alive
[A#m] _ I took the train [F#] to Richmond that fell it was [C#] a time
I [A#m]
remember oh so [D#] _ well _ _
_ _ [C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they sit [C#] down
_ And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went
Na na [A#m] na na _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [G#] _ [A#m] na
That was my wife [C#] in Tennessee
_ [F#] And one day she said [A#m] to me
_ [C#] _
_ _ [A#m] Virgil quick come see [F#]
there goes the Robert [A#m] E.
Lee
_ [F#]
Now I don't [C#] mind I'm chopping wood
[A#m] And I don't care [F#] if the money's no good
[A#m]
Just take what you [F#] need and leave the rest
But [C#] they should never [A#m] have taken the [D#] very _ _ _ _ _ best
[C#] From night [A#m] they [F#] go home they [C#] sit down
[A#m] And all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go [F#] home they [C#] sit down
[A#m] And all the people were singing [C#] they went
Na na na [A#m] _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A#m] _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ na
Like my father [C#] before me _ [F#] _ I'm a working [A#m] _
man
_ [C#] And like my brother [A#m] before _ me [F#] I took a rebel [A#m] _
stand
Well he [F#] was just 18 [C#] proud and brave
[A#m] But a Yankee [F#] laid him in his grave
[A#m] I swear by the blood [F#] below my feet
You [C#] can't raise a cane [A#m] back up when it's in [D#] the _ feed _ _
_ [C#] From night _ [A#m] they go home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they go home they [C#] sit down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went
Na na na na
_ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _