The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Chords by Johnny Cash
- Key: Bm
- BPM: 125
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
GUITAR
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GUITAR -
UKULELE
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PIANO
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MANDOLIN
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BANJO
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] 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 sixtyfive Bm G We were hungry just barely alive Bm G By may tenth Richmond had fell D Bm E And it's a time that I remember oh so well [Chorus] D Bm G D The night they drove old Dixie down Bm And all the bells were ringing D Bm G D The night they drove old Dixie down Bm D And all the people were singin they went Bm Na na na na na na na na G Na na na na na na na na na D Bm D Dbm7 Bm7 Bm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] D Like with my wife in Tennessee G Bm One day she said to me D Bm ■ Virgil quick come see Virgil G Bm There goes Robert E Lee G D ■ Now I dont mind choppin' wood Bm G And I don't care if the money's no good Bm G Just take what you need and you leave the rest D Bm E But they never should have taken the very best [Chorus] D Bm G D The night they drove old Dixie down Bm And all the bells were ringing D G D The night they drove old Dixie down Bm D And all the people were singin they went Bm Na na na na na na na na E G Na na na na na na na na na D Bm7 D Dbm7 Bm7 Bm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] D Like my father before me G Bm ■ I will work the land D Bm ■ Like my brother above me G Bm He took a rebel stand G D He was just eighteen proud and brave Bm G And a yankee laid him in his grave Bm G I swear by the mud below my feet D Bm E You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat [Chorus] D Bm G D The night they drove old Dixie down Bm And all the bells were ringing D Bm G D The night they drove old Dixie down Bm D And all the people were singing they went ■ Bm Na na na na na na na na E7 G Na na na na na na na na na [Outro] [End]
