Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Lyrics
C am c/g f f/e dmVirgil caine is the name, and I served on the danville train,Am c/g f f/e dmtil stonemans cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.Am/e f c dmIn the winter of 65, we were hungry, just barely alive.Am/e f c dm dBy may the tenth, richmond had fell, its a time I remember, oh so well,(chorus)C/g fmaj7 c/g fmaj7The night they drove old dixie down, and the bells were ringing,C/g fmaj7 c/g fmaj7The night they drove old dixie down, and the people were singin. they wentC/g am gsus4 f cLa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,Am c f f/e dmBack with my wife in tennessee, when one day she called to me,Am c f f/e dmVirgil, quick, come see, there goes robert e. lee!Am/e f c dmNow I dont mind choppin wood, and I dont care if the moneys no good.Am/e fYa take what ya need and ya leave the rest,C dm dBut they should never have taken the very best. (chorus)Am c f f/e dmLike my father before me, I will work the land,Am c f f/e dmLike my brother above me, who took a rebel stand.Am/e f c dmHe was just eighteen, proud and brave, but a yankee laid him in his grave,Am/e fI swear by the mud below my feet,C dm dYou cant raise a caine back up when hes in defeat.
