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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down chords by
The Charlie Daniels Band
The Charlie Daniels Band
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Key: C major
Intro 1
C
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Virgil Caine is the name And I
Verse 1
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served on the Danville train
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'Til Stoneman's cavalry came
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And tore up the tracks again
Verse 2
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In the winter of '65
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Dm
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We were hungry just barely alive
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By May the tenth,
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when Richmond had fell
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It's a time I remember, oh so. well
Verse 3
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F
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Gsus4
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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F
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And the bells were ringin'
Gsus4
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C
C

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The night they drove old Dixie down
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And all the people were singin'
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They went na, na, na, na, na, na
Verse 4
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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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Said, "Virgil, quick come see'
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Dm
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There goes Robert E Lee"
Verse 5
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And I don't mind choppin' wood
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Dm
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And I don't care if my money's no good
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Ya take what ya need
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and ya leave the rest
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But they should never have
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taken the very best
Verse 6
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Gsus4
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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And the bells were ringin'
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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And all the people were singin'
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They went na, na, na, na, na,
Interlude 1

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Verse 7
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Like my father before me
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I'm a workin' man
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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
Verse 8
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And I swear by the mud
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Below my feet
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Dm
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You can't raise a Caine back up
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When he's in defeat
Verse 9
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Gsus4
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The night they drove old Dixie down
C
C

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F
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And the bells were ringin'
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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And all the people were singin'
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Am
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They went na, na, na, na, na, na
Verse 10
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The night they drove old Dixie down

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C
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The night they drove old Dixie down
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And all the people were singin'
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They went na, na, na, na, na, na
Outro 1
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Chords
  • C

  • Am

  • F

  • Dm

  • Em

  • D

  • Gsus4

  • G

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Charlie Daniels Band is C major.

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

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is approximately 65 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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