Johnny Cash - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Bm D Virgil Caine is my name G Bm And I served on the Danville train D Bm 'Till Stoneman's cavalry came G Bm And tore up the tracks again G D In the winter of '65 Bm G We were hungry, just barely alive Bm G By May the 10th, Richmond had fell D Bm E It's a time I remember, oh so well Chorus: D Bm G D The night they drove old Dixie down Bm And the bells were ringing D Bm G D The night they drove old Dixie down Bm And the people were singing D Bm They went, "Na, na, na, na, na, na na E G Na, na, na, na, na, na na" Back with my wife in Tennessee When one day she called to me Said "Virgil, quick, come see, Virgil, There goes the Robert e. Lee!" Now, I don't mind chopping wood And I don't care if the money's no good You take what you need And you leave the rest But they never should Have taken the very best Chorus Like my father before me I will work the land And like my brother above me Who took a rebel stand He was just 18, proud and brave But a Yankee laid him in his grave I swear by the mud below my feet You can't raise a Caine back up When he's in defeat Chorus - x2 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsD  E  G  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by Johnny Cash.