Intro
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|—Am—F—|—C—Dm—|—D—||
Chorus
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|—C—F∆—|—C—|—Am—|—G—F—|
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…Last chorus
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|—C—F∆—|—C—F∆—|—C—F∆—|—C—|
|—Am—|—G—F—|—C—F—|—C—||
[Intro] | C | (Link 1) [Verse 1] Am C/G F C/E Dm Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train Am C/G F C/E Dm 'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again Am/E F C/G Dm In the winter of '65, We were hungry, just barely alive Am/E F C/G Dm D/F# By May the tenth, Richmond had fell, it's a time I remember, oh so well [Chorus 1] C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7 The night they drove Old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7 The night they drove Old Dixie down, and the people were singin' C/G Am Gsus4 F | C | % | They went: Naah, na, na, naah, na, na Na, na, na, na, naah, na, na, na, na [Link 2) [Verse 2] Am C/G F C/E Dm Back with my wife in Tennessee, when one day she called to me Am C/G F C/E Dm "Virgil, quick, come see, there goes the Robert E. Lee!" Am/E F C/G Dm Now I don't mind choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good Am/E F Ya take what ya need and ya leave the rest C/G Dm D/F# But they should never have taken the very best [Chorus 2] C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7 The night they drove Old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7 The night they drove Old Dixie down, and the people were singin' C/G Am They went: Naah, na, na, naah, na, na 2/4 Gsus4 F | C C | F | C | N.C. | Na, na, na, na, na, naah, na, na, na (Link 3) [Verse 3] Am C/G F C/E Dm Like my father before me, I will work the land Am C/G F C/E Dm Like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand Am/E F C Dm He was just eighteen, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave Am/E F I swear by the mud below my feet C Dm D/F# You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat [Chorus 3] C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7 The night they drove Old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7 The night they drove Old Dixie down, and the people were singin' C/G Am They went: Naah, na, na, naah, na, na Gsus4 F | C | G/B Bb | F/A Ddim/Ab | C/G D/F# | Na, na, na, na, naah, na, na, na (Link 4) [Chorus 4] (fade out) C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7 The night they drove Old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing, C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7 The night they drove Old Dixie down, and the people were singin'. C/G Am Gsus4 F | C | % | They went: Naah, na, na, naah, na, na Na, na, na, na, naah, na, na, na
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