Key: Bb major
Verse 1
G
F
Eb
C
G
C
Virgil Caine is the name,
G
C
and I served on the Danville train
G
C
'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and
Am
C
it tore up the tracks again
Am
Gm
G
By May tenth, Richmond had fell, it's a time I remember,
Gm
G
oh so well
Dm
D
Verse 2
G
Gm
C
and all the bells were ringing
G
C
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,
Gm
C
Gm
G
C
G
C
G
C
and all the people were singin'
G
Gm
Eb
C
G
They went
Verse 3
G
C
when one day she called to me
G
C
"Say Virgil, quick, come see,
Am
C
there goes Robert E. Lee!"
Now I don't mind choppin' wood,
G
C
and I don't care if my money's no good
Am
Ya take what ya need and ya leave the rest
A
Verse 4
G
C
G
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,
G
C
G
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,
Gm
C
G
C
Gm
G
C
Gm
G
and all the people were singin'
C
Gm
Eb
C
Gm
They went
Verse 5
C
me,
G
C
I will work the land
G
C
And like my brother up above me,
G
C
who took a rebel stand
G
C
He was just eighteen, proud and brave,
G
C
but a Yankee laid him in his grave
G
C
I swear by the mud below my feet, you can't raise
G
C
G
a Caine back up when he's in defeat
Verse 6
C
G
C
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,
when all the bells were ringing
G
C
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,
They went
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG F Eb C Am...
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