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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down chords by
Don Rich
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Key: C major
Verse 1
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Here's a song

that we had recorded
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on Capitol Records.
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It's about the American Civil War.
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It was recorded by a group
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called The Band first,
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and we liked it real well,
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so we recorded it ourselves.
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And the name of it is entitled,
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,

and it goes like this,
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and we hope you like it.
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Virgil Cain is the name
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and I served on the Danville train
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C
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Held Stallman's cavalry cane
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Dm
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and tore up the tracks again
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In the winter of 65 we were hungry
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and just barely alive
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By May 10th, Richmond had fell
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It was a time I re
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member oh so well
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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And all the bells were ringing
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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And all the people were singing
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And they went, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
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la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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Like my father before me,
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I'm a working man.
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And like my brother that loved me,
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he took a rebel stand.
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He was just 18, proud and brave
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But the Yankees drained him in his grave
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I swear by the blood below my feet
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They can't make a cane rise up
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when he's in defeat
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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All the bells were ringing
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In the night they drove old Dixie down
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All the people were singing, they went
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La la la la la la
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La la la la la la la la la
Outro 1
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Chords
  • C

  • Am

  • F

  • G

  • Dm

  • Em

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by Don Rich is C major.

The primary chords used in The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down are C, Am, F, G, Dm, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Am, F, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is approximately 136 beats per minute.

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