The Band - The night they drove old dixie down
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The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (live version)
Intro
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Verse 1
Am Virgil CC/Gaine is the name and I sFerved on the AmDanville trDmain
Am Til Stoneman's C/Gcavalry came and tFore up the tAmracks agDmain
Am In the winter of sFixty-five we were C/Ghungry, just Dmbarely alive
Am By May the tenth RFichmond had fell it's a C/Gtime I reDmmember oh so wDell
Chorus
The C/Gnight they Fmaj7/Cdrove old Dixie C/Gdown and theFmaj7/C bells were ringing
The C/Gnight they Fmaj7/Cdrove old Dixie C/Gdown and all theFmaj7/C people were singing
They wenC/Gt sha na na nFa na nah nDa na nana na naF na na na
Interlude
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Verse 2
AmBack with my wife in C/GTennessee when Fone day she Amcalled to Dmme
Am Said, Virgil, qC/Guick come see thFere goes AmRobert E. LDmee
NowAm I don't mind chFopping wood and I dC/Gon't care if the mDmoney's no good
You tAmake what you need and you lFeave the rest
But they should C/Gnever have Dmtaken the very bDest
Chorus
The C/Gnight they Fmaj7/Cdrove old Dixie C/Gdown and theFmaj7/C bells were ringing
The C/Gnight they Fmaj7/Cdrove old Dixie C/Gdown and all theFmaj7/C people were singing
They wenC/Gt sha na na nFa na nah nDa na nana na naF na na na
Interlude
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Verse 3
Am Like my father beC/Gfore me FI will wAmork the lDmand
Am And like my brother aC/Gbove meF who took a Amrebel stDmand
He was jAmust 18, prFoud and brave when a C/GYankee laid him Dmin his grave
I swAmear by the mud belFow my feet
You can't rC/Gaise a Caine back Dmup when he's in defDeat
Chorus
The C/Gnight they Fmaj7/Cdrove old Dixie C/Gdown and theFmaj7/C bells were ringing
The C/Gnight they Fmaj7/Cdrove old Dixie C/Gdown and all theFmaj7/C people were singing
They wenC/Gt sha na na nFa na nah nDa na nana na naF na na na
Interlude
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Chorus
The C/Gnight they Fmaj7/Cdrove old Dixie C/Gdown and theFmaj7/C bells were ringing
The C/Gnight they Fmaj7/Cdrove old Dixie C/Gdown and all theFmaj7/C people were singing
They wenC/Gt sha na na nFa na nah nDa na nana na naF na na na
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