The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

the night they drove old dixie down – robbie robertson

capo 1st fret

Am C/G F Am
virgil cain is the name and i served on the danville train
C/G Am F Am
till stoneman’s cavalry came and tore up the tracks A – gain
F C Am F
in the winter of sixty – five , we were hungry , just barely alive
Am F
by may the tenth , richmond had fell
C Am D
it was a time i re – member all so well

chorus
C/G F C/G
the night they drove old dixie down
Am
and all the bells were ringing
C/G F C/G
the night they drove old dixie down
Am
and all the people were singing . they went . . .
C/G Am D F
na na na na na na , na na na na na na na na na

Am C/G F Am
back with my wife in tennessee when one day she called to me
C/G Am F Am
“virgil , quick come see! there goes robert E . lee”
F C Am F
now , i don’t mind choppin’ wood and i don’t care if the money’s no good
Am F
you take what you need and you leave the rest
C Am D
but they should never have taken the very best

( repeat chorus )

Am C/G F Am
like my father be – fore me , i will work the land
C/G Am F Am
and like my brother above me , who took a rebel stand
F C
he was just eighteen , proud and brave
Am F
but a yankee laid him in his grave
Am F
i swear by the mud be – low my feet
C Am D
you can’t raise a cain back up when he’s in de – feat

( repeat chorus )