Dixie Chicken chords by John Sebastian
Intro 1
D
Verse 1
D
I seen the bright lights of Memphis
A
And the Commodore Hotel
And it was there beneath
the streetlamp
D
Where I met a southern belle
G
D
Well she took me to the river
A
Where she cast her spell
And it was 'neath that
Memphis moonlight
D
She sang this song so well
New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Verse 2
D
If you'll be my Dixie chicken
A
Hey, I'll be your Tennessee lamb
And we can walk together
D
A
D
Down in Dixieland
A
Down in Dixieland
Interlude 1
D
Verse 3
D
We hit all the hotspots
A
Hey, my money flowed like wine
'Til the lowdown southern whiskey
G
D
Began to fog my mind
G
D
Well, I don't remember church bells
A
Or the money I put down
On the white picket fence
and boardwalk
G
At the house on the edge of town
D
G
D
Now, but boy do I remember
A
The strain of her refrain
And the nights we spent together
G
D
And the way she called my name
Verse 4
D
If you'll be my Dixie chicken
A
Hey, I'll be your Tennessee lamb
And we can walk together
D
A
D
Down in Dixieland
A
Down in Dixieland
Interlude 2
D
A
D
G
D
A
D
F
D
G
A
Verse 5
D
It's been a year since she ran away
A
Guess that guitar player
sure could play
G
A
She always liked to sing along
He was always handy with a song
G
D
G
D
Then one night in the lobby
A
Of the Commodore Hotel
I by chance met a bartender
D
Who said he knew her well
G
D
And as he handed me a drink
A
He began to hum a song
And all the boys there at the bar
G
D
Began to sing along
Verse 6
D
If you'll be my Dixie chicken
A
I'll be your Tennessee lamb
And we can walk together
D
A
Down in Dixieland
D
Down in Dixieland
Verse 7
D
A
If you'll be my Dixie chicken
D
I'll be your Tennessee lamb
And we can walk together
Down in Dixieland
D
Down in Dixieland
Outro 1
D
D
D
More songs by John Sebastian
Discover chords for more songs to play
