The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Chords by The Band
Tempo:
63.525 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Am
Dm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G] [Am] [C] Virgil Cain is the 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
I made the [F] 10th through Richmond, that [C] fell, it's a time
[Dm] I remember [D] oh so well, [C] the [F] night that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] The bells were [C] ringing, the [F] night that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the people were [C] singing, they went, [Am] la la la la la [C] la la la [F] la la la [C] la la
[E] [Am]
Back with [C] my wife in Tennessee, [F] [Am] when one day [Dm] she called to me
[Am]
Virgil [C] quick come [F] see, [Am] back old [Dm] Socrates me
[E] I [Am] 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 [C] rest, but they should never [F] have taken the [D] very [C] best
The [F] night that drove [C] old Dixie down
[F] The bells were [C] ringing, the [F] night that drove [C] old Dixie down
And [F] all the people [C] were singing, they went, [Am] la la [C] la la [F] la la la la la [C] la la la la la la la la la
[F] [C] [D]
[Am] Like my father [C] before me, [F] I [Am] was a working [Dm] man
And [Am] [C] like my brother before me, [F] I took [Am] a [Dm] traveling stand
He [Am] was just 18, [F] proud and brave, [C] but a Yankee [Dm] made him in his grave
[Am] I swear by God [F] that on my [C] feet, you can't raise [Dm] a cane back up when it's empty [D] feet
[C] The night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the bells were [C] ringing, the night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And all the people were [C] singing, they went, la [Am] la la la la [F] la la [G] la la [F] la la la la la la [C] la
[Bm] [Bb] [F]
[D] [C] [D] [C] The night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And all the bells were [C] ringing, the night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the people were [C] singing, they went, la [Am] la [G] 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
I made the [F] 10th through Richmond, that [C] fell, it's a time
[Dm] I remember [D] oh so well, [C] the [F] night that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] The bells were [C] ringing, the [F] night that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the people were [C] singing, they went, [Am] la la la la la [C] la la la [F] la la la [C] la la
[E] [Am]
Back with [C] my wife in Tennessee, [F] [Am] when one day [Dm] she called to me
[Am]
Virgil [C] quick come [F] see, [Am] back old [Dm] Socrates me
[E] I [Am] 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 [C] rest, but they should never [F] have taken the [D] very [C] best
The [F] night that drove [C] old Dixie down
[F] The bells were [C] ringing, the [F] night that drove [C] old Dixie down
And [F] all the people [C] were singing, they went, [Am] la la [C] la la [F] la la la la la [C] la la la la la la la la la
[F] [C] [D]
[Am] Like my father [C] before me, [F] I [Am] was a working [Dm] man
And [Am] [C] like my brother before me, [F] I took [Am] a [Dm] traveling stand
He [Am] was just 18, [F] proud and brave, [C] but a Yankee [Dm] made him in his grave
[Am] I swear by God [F] that on my [C] feet, you can't raise [Dm] a cane back up when it's empty [D] feet
[C] The night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the bells were [C] ringing, the night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And all the people were [C] singing, they went, la [Am] la la la la [F] la la [G] la la [F] la la la la la la [C] la
[Bm] [Bb] [F]
[D] [C] [D] [C] The night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And all the bells were [C] ringing, the night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the people were [C] singing, they went, la [Am] la [G] la
Key:
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F
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D
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[C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [C] Virgil Cain is the 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
I made the [F] 10th through Richmond, that [C] fell, it's a time
[Dm] I remember [D] oh so well, [C] the [F] night that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] The bells were [C] ringing, the [F] night that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the people were [C] singing, they went, [Am] la la la la la [C] la la la [F] la la la [C] la la
_ _ [E] _ [Am]
Back with [C] my wife in Tennessee, [F] [Am] when one day [Dm] she called to me
[Am]
Virgil [C] quick come [F] see, [Am] back old [Dm] Socrates me
[E] I [Am] 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 [C] rest, but they should never [F] have taken the [D] very [C] best
The [F] night that drove [C] old Dixie down
[F] The bells were [C] ringing, the [F] night that drove [C] old Dixie down
And [F] all the people [C] were singing, they went, [Am] la la [C] la la [F] la la la la la [C] la la la la la la la la la
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[Am] Like my father [C] before me, [F] I [Am] was a working [Dm] man
And [Am] [C] like my brother before me, [F] I took [Am] a [Dm] traveling stand
He [Am] was just 18, [F] proud and brave, [C] but a Yankee [Dm] made him in his grave
[Am] I swear by God [F] that on my [C] feet, you can't raise [Dm] a cane back up when it's empty [D] feet
[C] The night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the bells were [C] ringing, the night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And all the people were [C] singing, they went, la [Am] la la la la [F] la la [G] la la [F] la la la la la la [C] la
_ [Bm] _ [Bb] _ [F] _
[D] _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] The night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And all the bells were [C] ringing, the night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the people were [C] singing, they went, la [Am] la [G] 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
I made the [F] 10th through Richmond, that [C] fell, it's a time
[Dm] I remember [D] oh so well, [C] the [F] night that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] The bells were [C] ringing, the [F] night that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the people were [C] singing, they went, [Am] la la la la la [C] la la la [F] la la la [C] la la
_ _ [E] _ [Am]
Back with [C] my wife in Tennessee, [F] [Am] when one day [Dm] she called to me
[Am]
Virgil [C] quick come [F] see, [Am] back old [Dm] Socrates me
[E] I [Am] 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 [C] rest, but they should never [F] have taken the [D] very [C] best
The [F] night that drove [C] old Dixie down
[F] The bells were [C] ringing, the [F] night that drove [C] old Dixie down
And [F] all the people [C] were singing, they went, [Am] la la [C] la la [F] la la la la la [C] la la la la la la la la la
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[Am] Like my father [C] before me, [F] I [Am] was a working [Dm] man
And [Am] [C] like my brother before me, [F] I took [Am] a [Dm] traveling stand
He [Am] was just 18, [F] proud and brave, [C] but a Yankee [Dm] made him in his grave
[Am] I swear by God [F] that on my [C] feet, you can't raise [Dm] a cane back up when it's empty [D] feet
[C] The night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the bells were [C] ringing, the night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And all the people were [C] singing, they went, la [Am] la la la la [F] la la [G] la la [F] la la la la la la [C] la
_ [Bm] _ [Bb] _ [F] _
[D] _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] The night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And all the bells were [C] ringing, the night [F] that drove old [C] Dixie down
[F] And the people were [C] singing, they went, la [Am] la [G] la
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