Alan Jackson - Dixie Highway

chorus & solos :
4 1 5 1
4 1 5 1

verse :
1 1 4 1
1 1 5 1

intro : banjo lick then , four bar electric riff then , G G G G ( 1 1 1 1 )

chorus :
C G D G
i was born on the dixie highway , red clay and georgia pines
C G D G
i was raised on the dixie highway , no sweeter place youll ever find .

verse :
G
wood frame house and a gravel driveway
C G
willow trees and old front porch

just outside the city limits ,
D G
down on highway 34 .

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electric solo : chorus progression

that crappy tobacco growing on the roadside
rolled it up and we smoked it down .
dont do much , but it makes you feel big
when youre ten years old in a tiny town .

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fiddle solo : chorus progression

had a chicken pen right in the backyard
clothes line running east to west
butter bean and tomato garden ,
six days and a sunday rest .

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piano solo : chorus progression

summertime , hot and hazy ,
bare feet and a water hose
melon rind on a country table
lightning bugs when the sun goes down .

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electric guitar solo : chorus progression

and the holy ghost on a sunday morning ,
gospel songs and a bible read
sunday lunch at mommas table ,
thank the lord and break the bread .

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electric guitar & banjo solos : chorus progression

had a screened in porch right out the backdoor ,
washing machine and an old wood stove
momma singing in the kitchen ,
rolling homemade biscuit dough .

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acoustic guitar solo : chorus progression

spoken : alright were gonna break down this next verse

( nc . or scratch it out if playing on your own )
when im old heavens calling
and they come to carr – me go away
just lay me down , down in the south land
bury me in the georgia clay .

repeat chorus and tag ( no sweeter place you’ll ever find ) – x2