Joan Baez - The night they drove old dixie down
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[Verse 1]
AmVirgil CaC/Gine is my name and I drFove on the Danville trAmain
C/GTill so much cAmavalry came and tFore up the tracks aAmgain
FIn the winter of 'sC/Gixty-five, we were huAmngry, just baFrely alive
AmI took the train to RFichmond that fell
It was a C/Gtime I remeAmmber, oh, so weDll D7
[Chorus]
The nC/Gight they drAmove old DiFxie dC/Gown
And all the bAmells were ringin';
The nC/Gight they drAmove old DiFxie dC/Gown
And all the pAmeople were singin'; they went:
C/GLa, la, la, la, Amla, la, la
DLa, la, la, la, la, la
FLa, la, la
[Verse 2]
AmBack with my wife in TC/Gennessee
And Fone day she said to Amme
C/GVirgil, qAmuick come see
FThere goes the Robert E. AmLee
FNow I don't mind cC/Ghopping wood
And I dAmon't care if the mFoney's no good
Just tAmake what you need and lFeave the rest
But they should C/Gnever have tAmaken the very bDest D7
[Chorus]
The nC/Gight they drAmove old DiFxie dC/Gown
And all the bAmells were ringin';
The nC/Gight they drAmove old DiFxie dC/Gown
And all the pAmeople were singin'; they went:
C/GLa, la, la, la, Amla, la, la
DLa, la, la, la, la, la
FLa, la, la
[Verse 3]
LAmike my father bC/Gefore me, FI'm a working Amman
AC/Gnd like my brother befoAmre me, FI took a rebel sAmtand
Oh, he was jFust 18, pC/Groud and brave
But a yAmankee laid him iFn his grave
I swAmear by the blood belFow my feet
You can't rC/Gaise a Caine back Amup when he's in dDefeat D7
[Chorus]
The nC/Gight they drAmove old DiFxie dC/Gown
And all the bAmells were ringin';
The nC/Gight they drAmove old DiFxie dC/Gown
And all the pAmeople were singin'; they went:
C/GLa, la, la, la, Amla, la, la
DLa, la, la, la, la, la
FLa, la, la Am