The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Chords by The Band
Tempo:
60.375 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Abm
Dbm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B]
[Abm] [B] [E] I [Abm] served on the [Dbm] Danville train, [Abm] till [B] so much cavalry [E] came and [Abm] tore up the [Dbm] tracks again.
[Abm] In the [E] winter of 65, [B] we were hungry and [Dbm] just barely [Abm] alive.
I made a tent [E] in Richmond at Fall, it's [B] a time.
I [Dbm] remember oh so [Db] well.
[B] The night [E] they drove old [B] Dixie down, and [E] the bells were ringing.
[B] The night [E] they drove old [B] Dixie down, and [E] the people were singing.
[B] They went la [Abm]-la-la-la-la-la-la, [B] la-la-la [E]-la-la-la-la.
[B] [Gb] [Abm] Like with my [B] wife in Tennessee, [E] on one [Abm] day she [Dbm] called to me,
[Abm]
[B] Virgin quick come see [E] that [Abm] old property [Dbm] leave.
[Eb] I [Abm] don't [E] mind chopping wood, [B] and I don't care [E] if the money's no good.
[Abm] You take what you need [E] and you leave the rest, but [B] they should never have [E] taken the very [Db] best.
[B] The night [E] that drove old [B] Dixie down, [E] and the bells were ringing,
[B] the night [E] that drove old [B] Dixie down, [E] and all the people were saying [B] they went
la, [Abm] la, la, la, la, la, la, [Ab] la, la, la, la, [E] la, la, la, la, la, la, [B] la.
[E] [B] [Eb] [Abm]
Like my [B] father before me, [E] [Abm] I will [Dbm] work the land.
[Abm]
And like my [B] brother before [E] me, [Abm] who took a [Dbm] rebel stand.
[Eb] He was [Abm] just 18, [E] proud and brave, [B] but a Yankee [Dbm] laid him in his [Abm] grave.
I swear by the [E] blood that low my feet, [B] he came raised up, [E] came back [Dbm] up when his [Db] end is [B] beat.
The night they [E] drove old Jitsu [B] down, and [E] the bells were ringing.
[B] The night [E] they drove old Jitsu [B] down, and [E] all the people [B] was saying they went.
Na, na, [Abm] na, na, na, na, [Ab] na, na, na, na, [E] na, na, na, na, na.
[B] The [Bbm] [A] [E] [Db]
[B] [Db] [B] [E] night they drove old [B] Jitsu down, and [E] all the bells were [B] ringing.
The night [E] they drove old [B] Jitsu down, [E] and the people were saying,
[B] [Abm]
[Abm] [B] [E] I [Abm] served on the [Dbm] Danville train, [Abm] till [B] so much cavalry [E] came and [Abm] tore up the [Dbm] tracks again.
[Abm] In the [E] winter of 65, [B] we were hungry and [Dbm] just barely [Abm] alive.
I made a tent [E] in Richmond at Fall, it's [B] a time.
I [Dbm] remember oh so [Db] well.
[B] The night [E] they drove old [B] Dixie down, and [E] the bells were ringing.
[B] The night [E] they drove old [B] Dixie down, and [E] the people were singing.
[B] They went la [Abm]-la-la-la-la-la-la, [B] la-la-la [E]-la-la-la-la.
[B] [Gb] [Abm] Like with my [B] wife in Tennessee, [E] on one [Abm] day she [Dbm] called to me,
[Abm]
[B] Virgin quick come see [E] that [Abm] old property [Dbm] leave.
[Eb] I [Abm] don't [E] mind chopping wood, [B] and I don't care [E] if the money's no good.
[Abm] You take what you need [E] and you leave the rest, but [B] they should never have [E] taken the very [Db] best.
[B] The night [E] that drove old [B] Dixie down, [E] and the bells were ringing,
[B] the night [E] that drove old [B] Dixie down, [E] and all the people were saying [B] they went
la, [Abm] la, la, la, la, la, la, [Ab] la, la, la, la, [E] la, la, la, la, la, la, [B] la.
[E] [B] [Eb] [Abm]
Like my [B] father before me, [E] [Abm] I will [Dbm] work the land.
[Abm]
And like my [B] brother before [E] me, [Abm] who took a [Dbm] rebel stand.
[Eb] He was [Abm] just 18, [E] proud and brave, [B] but a Yankee [Dbm] laid him in his [Abm] grave.
I swear by the [E] blood that low my feet, [B] he came raised up, [E] came back [Dbm] up when his [Db] end is [B] beat.
The night they [E] drove old Jitsu [B] down, and [E] the bells were ringing.
[B] The night [E] they drove old Jitsu [B] down, and [E] all the people [B] was saying they went.
Na, na, [Abm] na, na, na, na, [Ab] na, na, na, na, [E] na, na, na, na, na.
[B] The [Bbm] [A] [E] [Db]
[B] [Db] [B] [E] night they drove old [B] Jitsu down, and [E] all the bells were [B] ringing.
The night [E] they drove old [B] Jitsu down, [E] and the people were saying,
[B] [Abm]
Key:
B
E
Abm
Dbm
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B
E
Abm
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [B] _ [E] I [Abm] served on the [Dbm] Danville train, [Abm] till [B] so much cavalry [E] came and [Abm] tore up the [Dbm] tracks again.
[Abm] In the [E] winter of 65, [B] we were hungry and [Dbm] just barely [Abm] alive.
I made a tent [E] in Richmond at Fall, it's [B] a time.
I [Dbm] remember oh so [Db] well.
[B] The night [E] they drove old [B] Dixie down, and [E] the bells were ringing.
[B] The night [E] they drove old [B] Dixie down, and [E] the people were singing.
[B] They went la [Abm]-la-la-la-la-la-la, [B] la-la-la [E]-la-la-la-la.
[B] _ _ _ [Gb] [Abm] Like with my [B] wife in Tennessee, [E] on one [Abm] day she [Dbm] called to me,
[Abm] _
[B] Virgin quick come see [E] that [Abm] old property [Dbm] leave.
[Eb] I [Abm] don't [E] mind chopping wood, [B] and I don't care [E] if the money's no good.
[Abm] You take what you need [E] and you leave the rest, but [B] they should never have [E] taken the very [Db] best.
[B] The night [E] that drove old [B] Dixie down, [E] and the bells were ringing,
[B] the night [E] that drove old [B] Dixie down, [E] and all the people were saying [B] they went
la, [Abm] la, la, la, la, la, la, [Ab] la, la, la, la, [E] la, la, la, la, la, la, [B] la.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Abm]
Like my [B] father before me, [E] [Abm] I will [Dbm] work the land.
_ [Abm]
And like my [B] brother before [E] me, [Abm] who took a [Dbm] rebel stand.
[Eb] He was [Abm] just 18, [E] proud and brave, [B] but a Yankee [Dbm] laid him in his [Abm] grave.
I swear by the [E] blood that low my feet, [B] he came raised up, [E] came back [Dbm] up when his [Db] end is [B] beat.
The night they [E] drove old Jitsu [B] down, and [E] the bells were ringing.
[B] The night [E] they drove old Jitsu [B] down, and [E] all the people [B] was saying they went.
Na, na, [Abm] na, na, na, na, [Ab] na, na, na, na, [E] na, na, na, na, na.
[B] The _ [Bbm] _ [A] _ [E] _ [Db] _
[B] _ [Db] _ [B] _ [E] night they drove old [B] Jitsu down, and [E] all the bells were [B] ringing.
The night [E] they drove old [B] Jitsu down, [E] and the people were saying,
[B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [B] _ [E] I [Abm] served on the [Dbm] Danville train, [Abm] till [B] so much cavalry [E] came and [Abm] tore up the [Dbm] tracks again.
[Abm] In the [E] winter of 65, [B] we were hungry and [Dbm] just barely [Abm] alive.
I made a tent [E] in Richmond at Fall, it's [B] a time.
I [Dbm] remember oh so [Db] well.
[B] The night [E] they drove old [B] Dixie down, and [E] the bells were ringing.
[B] The night [E] they drove old [B] Dixie down, and [E] the people were singing.
[B] They went la [Abm]-la-la-la-la-la-la, [B] la-la-la [E]-la-la-la-la.
[B] _ _ _ [Gb] [Abm] Like with my [B] wife in Tennessee, [E] on one [Abm] day she [Dbm] called to me,
[Abm] _
[B] Virgin quick come see [E] that [Abm] old property [Dbm] leave.
[Eb] I [Abm] don't [E] mind chopping wood, [B] and I don't care [E] if the money's no good.
[Abm] You take what you need [E] and you leave the rest, but [B] they should never have [E] taken the very [Db] best.
[B] The night [E] that drove old [B] Dixie down, [E] and the bells were ringing,
[B] the night [E] that drove old [B] Dixie down, [E] and all the people were saying [B] they went
la, [Abm] la, la, la, la, la, la, [Ab] la, la, la, la, [E] la, la, la, la, la, la, [B] la.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Abm]
Like my [B] father before me, [E] [Abm] I will [Dbm] work the land.
_ [Abm]
And like my [B] brother before [E] me, [Abm] who took a [Dbm] rebel stand.
[Eb] He was [Abm] just 18, [E] proud and brave, [B] but a Yankee [Dbm] laid him in his [Abm] grave.
I swear by the [E] blood that low my feet, [B] he came raised up, [E] came back [Dbm] up when his [Db] end is [B] beat.
The night they [E] drove old Jitsu [B] down, and [E] the bells were ringing.
[B] The night [E] they drove old Jitsu [B] down, and [E] all the people [B] was saying they went.
Na, na, [Abm] na, na, na, na, [Ab] na, na, na, na, [E] na, na, na, na, na.
[B] The _ [Bbm] _ [A] _ [E] _ [Db] _
[B] _ [Db] _ [B] _ [E] night they drove old [B] Jitsu down, and [E] all the bells were [B] ringing.
The night [E] they drove old [B] Jitsu down, [E] and the people were saying,
[B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
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