The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Chords by Joan Baez

Tempo:
128.8 bpm
Chords used:

A#m

C#

F#

D#

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down chords
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[G#] [C#]
[A#m] Virgil [C#] Cain is my name [F#] and I drove on the Danville [A#m] train
[C#] Till so much [A#m] cavalry came [F#] and tore up the tracks [A#m] again
[F#] In the winter [C#] of 65 [A#m] we were hungry [F#] just barely alive
[A#m] I took the train [F#] to Richmond that fell it [C#] was a time
I [A#m] remember oh so [Fm] [D#] well
[C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they [C#] sang down
[A#m] And all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they [C#] sang down
[A#m] And all the people were singing [C#] they went
La [A#m] la la la la
[D#] [F#]
[C#]
[Fm] [A#m] [G#] [C#]
[Fm] [A#m] [G#] [A#m] Back was my wife [C#] in Tennessee
[F#] And one day she said [A#m] to [C#] me
[A#m] Virgil quick come see [F#] there goes the Robert [A#m] E.
Lee
[F#] Now I don't mind [C#] them chopping wood
[A#m] And I don't care [F#] if the money's no good
[A#m] Just take what you need [F#] and leave the rest
[A#] But [C#] they should never [A#m] have taken the [D#] very best
[C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they [C#] sang down
And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they sang [C#] down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went Night
[A#m] [D#]
[F#]
[C#] [Fm] [A#m]
[G#] [C#] [Fm] [A#m]
[G#] [A#m] Like my [C#] father before me [F#] I'm a [A#m] working man
[C#] And like my [A#m] brother before me [F#] I took a [A#m] rebel's stand
Well [F#] he was just 18 [C#] proud and brave
[A#m] But a Yankee [F#] laid him in his [A#m] grave
I swear by the [F#] blood below my feet
[C#] You can't raise a cane [A#m] back up when it's [D#] in the feed
[C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they [C#] sang down
And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they [C#] sang down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went
[A#m] [D#] [F#]
[A#m] [A#]
Key:  
A#m
13421111
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
D#
12341116
G#
134211114
A#m
13421111
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
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To learn Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F#, A#m, F#, C#, A#m and C#. A good strategy is to initiate at 64 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 129 BPM. With an eye on the song's key F# Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#m] _ _ _ Virgil [C#] Cain is my name [F#] and I drove on the Danville [A#m] train
_ _ [C#] Till so much [A#m] cavalry came [F#] and tore up the tracks [A#m] again
_ _ [F#] _ In the winter [C#] of 65 _ [A#m] we were hungry [F#] just barely alive
[A#m] I took the train [F#] to Richmond that fell it [C#] was a time
I [A#m] remember oh so [Fm] _ [D#] _ well _
_ [C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they [C#] sang down
[A#m] And all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they [C#] sang down
[A#m] And all the people were singing [C#] they went
La [A#m] la la la la
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ [A#m] Back was my wife [C#] in Tennessee
_ [F#] And one day she said [A#m] to _ _ [C#] me _
_ [A#m] Virgil quick come see [F#] there goes the Robert [A#m] E.
Lee
[F#] Now I don't mind [C#] them chopping wood
[A#m] And I don't care [F#] if the money's no good
[A#m] Just take what you need [F#] and leave the rest
[A#] But [C#] they should never [A#m] have taken the [D#] very _ _ _ _ _ best
[C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they [C#] sang down
And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they sang [C#] down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went _ Night
[A#m] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A#m] _ _
[G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A#m] _ _
[G#] _ [A#m] _ Like my [C#] father before me _ [F#] _ I'm a [A#m] working _ man
[C#] And like my [A#m] brother before me [F#] I took a [A#m] rebel's stand
Well [F#] he was just 18 [C#] proud and brave
[A#m] But a Yankee [F#] laid him in his [A#m] grave
I swear by the [F#] blood below my feet
[C#] You can't raise a cane [A#m] back up when it's [D#] in the _ _ _ _ _ feed
[C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they [C#] sang down
And [A#m] all the bells were ringing
[C#] From night [A#m] they drove [F#] on they [C#] sang down
And [A#m] all the people were singing they [C#] went
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#m] _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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