Notice: Undefined index: PATH_INFO in /var/www/chordiepro/chord.pere on line 794
Night they drove old dixie down and B
##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ##Subject: CRD: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band#Dumb Historical Footnote: May 10 was the date that Jefferson Davis was##Robbie Robertson#|C | |[Am]Virgil C[C/G]ain is my name and I s[F]erved on the D[Em]anville tr[Dm]ain,[Am]Till Stonewall's c[C/G]avalry came and t[F]ore up the t[Em]racks ag[Dm]ain.[C/E]In the winter of s[F]ixty-five we were h[C]ungry, just [Dm]barely alive.[C/E]By May the tenth R[F]ichmond had fell.It was a t[C]ime I rem[Dm]ember all so w[D]ell.The n[C/G]ight they dr[F]ove old Dixie d[C/G]own,And the b[F]ells were ringing.The n[C/G]ight they dr[F]ove old Dixie d[C/G]own,And the p[F]eople were singing. They went..."L[C/G]a la la [Am]la la la, [G]la la la la la [F]la la la la."Back with my wife in Tennessee, when one day she called to me."Virgil, quick! Come see! There goes Robert E. Lee!"Now I don't mind I'm chopping wood,And I don't care if the money's no good.You take what you need and you leave the rest,But they should never have taken the very best.(refrain)Like my father before me, I work the land.And like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand.He was just eighteen, proud and brave,But a Yankee laid him in his grave.I swear my the mud below my feet,You can't raise the cane back up when it's in the feed.(refrain)|C C/B |Bb Am |Ab G |(refrain)[--]Roy M. Randall, FG | I have a clue.Inconsequential Systems, Inc. | For $20, you may have one too.zeroy@netcom.com |From: skaeser@hr.house.gov (Steven Kaeser)THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN(The Band)[C] [Am] Virgil [C/G]Caine is the name, and I serve[F]d on th[F/E]e Danvill[Dm]e train,[Am] 'Til Stoneman'[C/G]s Calvery came an[F]d tore up th[F/E]e tracks[Dm] again.[Am/E] In the winter o[F]f '65, We wer[C]e hungry, jus[Dm]t barely alive.[Am/E] By May the tenth[F], Richmond had fell, it's a ti[C]me I [Dm]remember, oh s[D]o well,(Chorus)The [C/G]Night They Dr[Fmaj7]ove Old Dixie [C/G]Down, and the [Fmaj7]bells were ringing,The [C/G]Night They [Fmaj7]Drove Old Dixie [C/G]Down, and the [Fmaj7]people were singin'. They went[C/G]La, La, La, [Am]La, La, La, [Gsus4]La, La, La, La, La, La, [F] La, La,[Am] Back with my wife i[C]n Tennessee, Whe[F]n one day sh[F/E]e called t[Dm]o me,[Am] "Virgil[C], quick, come see[F], there goe[F/E]s Robert E[Dm]. Lee!"[Am/E] Now I don't min[F]d choppin' wood, and [C]I don't care if th[Dm]e money's no good.[Am/E] Ya take what ya need and y[F]a leave the rest,But the[C]y never should hav[Dm]e taken the ver[D]y best. (Chorus)[Am] Like my father [C]before me[F], I wil[F/E]l work th[Dm]e land,[Am] Like my brothe[C]r above me[F], who took [F/E]a rebe[Dm]l stand.[Am/E] He was just eighteen[F], proud and brave,[C] But a Yankee laid hi[Dm]m in his grave,[Am/E] I swear by the mud [F]below my feet,Yo[C]u can't raise a Caine bac[Dm]k up when he's in [D]defeat. (Chorus and fade)**************************And if you're interested, here is another song from the "Band":**************************THE WEIGHT(The Band)[G]I pulled into [Bm]Nazareth, was [C]feelin' about half past [G]dead;I just [Bm]need some place where [C]I can lay my [G]head."Hey, mister, can you [Bm]tell me where a [C]man might find a [G]bed?"He just grinned and [Bm]shook my hand, and "[C]No!", was all he [G]said.------------------------------------------------(Chorus)Take a [D]load off[C] Fanny,[G] take a[D] load for [G]free;Take a [D]load off [C]Fanny, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on [G]me.[G(F#bass] [Em] [Em7] [C]------------------------------------------------[G]I picked up my [Bm]bag, I went [C]lookin' for a place to [G]hide;[G]When I saw [Bm]Carmen and the Devil [C]walkin' side by [G]side.I said, "Hey, [Bm]Carmen, come [C]on, let's go down[G]town."She said, "[Bm]I gotta go, but my [C]friend can stick a[G]round."(Chorus)Go down, Miss [Bm]Moses, there's [C]nothin' you can [G]sayIt's just ol' [Bm]Luke, and Luke's [C]waitin' on Judgement [G]Day."Well, Luke, my [Bm]friend, what a[C]bout young Anna [G]Lee?"He said, "Do me a [Bm]favor, son, woncha [C]stay and keep Anna Lee [G]company?"[C](Chorus)Crazy Chester [Bm]followed me, and he [C]caught me in the [G]fog.He said, "I will [Bm]fix your rack, if [C]you'll take Jack, my [G]dog."I said, "Wait a minute, [Bm]Chester, you know [C]I'm a peaceful [G]man."He said, "[Bm]That's okay, boy, won't you [C]feed him when you [G]can."(Chorus)Catch a [Bm]cannon ball now, to [C]take me down the [G]lineMy bag is [Bm]sinkin' low and I [C]do believe it's [G]time.To get back to Miss [Bm]Fanny, you know [C]she's the only [G]one.Who sent me [Bm]here with her re[C]gards for every[G]one.(Chorus)****************************************************************************Steven Kaeser skaeser@cais.com (hm)"May the farce remain with us, always" skaeser@hr.house.gov (wk)****************************************************************************
Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server. The original song is hosted at www.lindesign.se. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. To remove this song please click here.