If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie chords by Hank Williams, Jr. (Official Version)

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Intro 1

If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie

I don't want to go

If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie

I'd just as soon stay home

Verse 1
F 
I  was one of the the chosen few
Bb 
C7 
F 
to be born in Ala bam'
I'm just like my daddy's son,
Bb 
C7 
F 
I'm proud of who I am
I went through a lot of good women
Bb 
And shook old Jim Beam's hand
F 
If I never see the pearly gates
C7 
F 
I've walked through the promised land

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Chorus 1

If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie

I don't want to go

If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie

I'd just as soon stay home

If they don't have a Grand Ole Opry

Like they do in Tennessee

Just send me to hell or New York City

It would be about the same to me

Verse 2
F 
I've got wild honey trees
and crazy little weeds
Bb 
C7 
F 
Growing around my shack
These dusty roads ain't streets of gold
Bb 
C7 
F 
But I'm a happy right where I'm at
All these pretty little southern belles
Bb 
are a country boy's dream
F 
They ain't got wings or halos,
C7 
F 
but they sure lookin' good to me

Chorus 2
F 
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie
Bb 
C7 
F 
I   don't want to go
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie
Bb 
C7 
F 
I'd just as soon stay home
If they don't have a Grand Ole Opry
Bb 
Like they do in Tennessee
F 
Just send me to hell or New York City
C7 
F 
It would be  about the same to me

Outro 1
F 
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie
Bb 
C7 
F 
I   don't want to go
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie
Bb 
C7 
F 
I'd just as soon stay home
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie
Bb 
C7 
F 
I   don't want to go
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie
Bb 
C7 
F 
I'd just as soon stay home
If they ain't got a Grand Ole Opry
Bb 
C7 
F 
Like they do  in Tennessee
Just send me to hell or New York City
Bb 
C7 
F 
It would be  about the same to me

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: F majorBPM: 78

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie by Hank Williams, Jr., transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie the way Hank Williams, Jr. intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.