The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down chords by The Band
Verse 1
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[Piano]
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Virgil Caine is the name
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And I served on the Danville train
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'Til Stoneman's cavalry came
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And tore up the tracks again
Pre-chorus 1
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In the winter of '65, we were hungry,
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just barely alive
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By May the tenth, Richmond had fell
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It's a time I remember, oh so well
Chorus 1
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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And the bells were ringing
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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And the people were singing
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They went, "Na, la, la, la, na, na
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La la, na, na, la, la, la, la, la"
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Verse 2
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Back with my wife in Tennessee
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When one day she called to me
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"Virgil, quick, come see
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There goes the Robert E. Lee"
Pre-chorus 2
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Now I don't mind choppin' wood
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And I don't care if the money's no good
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You take what you need
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and you leave the rest
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But they should never have
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taken the very best
Chorus 2
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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And 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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They went, "Na, la, la, la, na, na
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La la, na, na, la, la, la, la, la"
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Verse 3
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Like my father before me
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I will work the land
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And like my brother above me
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Who took a rebel stand
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He was just eighteen, proud and brave
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But a Yankee laid him in his grave
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I swear by the mud below my feet
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You can't raise a Caine back up
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when he's in defeat
Chorus 3
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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And 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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They went, "Na, la, la, la, na, na
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La la, na, na, la, la, la, la, la"
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Chorus 4
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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 the people were singing
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They went, "Na, la, la, la, na, na
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La la, na, na, la, la, la, la, la"
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
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