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.
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Am C/G F C/E Dm Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train Am C/G F C/E Dm 'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again Am/E F C/G Dm In the winter of '65, We were hungry, just barely alive Am/E F By May the tenth, Richmond had fell, C/G Dm D/F# it's a time I remember, oh so well Chorus: C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7 The night they drove Old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7 The night they drove Old Dixie down, and the people were singin' C/G Am Gsus4 F C They went, "La, la, la" Back with my wife in Tennessee When one day she called to me "Virgil, quick, come see, there goes Robert E.Lee" Now I don't mind choppin' wood And I don't care if the money's no good Ya take what ya need and ya leave the rest But they should never have taken the very best Chorus: The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing They went, "La, la, la" Like my father before me, I will work the land And like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand He was just eighteen, 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: The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing They went, "La, la, la" The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing They went, "La, la, la" You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm C D Dm E F Fm F# Fmaj7 Fmaj G Gsus4 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. |
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