The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN (The Band) CAm C/G F F/E Dm Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train, Am C/G F F/E Dm 'Til Stoneman's Calvery came and tore up the tracks again. Am/E F C Dm In the winter of '65, We were hungry, just barely alive. Am/E F C Dm D By May the tenth, Richmond had fell, it's a time I remember, oh so well, (Chorus) 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'. They went C/G Am Gsus4 F C La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, Am C F F/E Dm Back with my wife in Tennessee, When one day she called to me, Am C F F/E Dm "Virgil, quick, come see, there goes Robert E. Lee!" Am/E F C 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 Dm D But they never should have taken the very best. (Chorus) Am C F F/E Dm Like my father before me, I will work the land, Am C F F/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 You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat. (Chorus and fade) ************************** And if you're interested, here is another song from the "Band": ************************** THE WEIGHT (The Band) G Bm C G G I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead; Bm C G G I just need some place where I can lay my head. Bm C G C G "Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?" Bm C G C G He just grinned and shook my hand, and "No!", was all he said. ------------------------------------------------ (Chorus) D C G D G Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free; D C G Take a load off Fanny, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me. GEEC7ass) ------------------------------------------------ G Bm C G G I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide; G Bm C G G When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side. Bm C G C G I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown." Bm C G C G She said, "I gotta go, but my friend can stick around." (Chorus) Bm C G G Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say Bm C G G It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on Judgement Day. Bm C G C G "Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?" Bm C G C G He said, "Do me a favor, son, woncha stay and keep Anna Lee company?" (Chorus) Bm C G G Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog. Bm C G C G He said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog." Bm C G C G I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man." Bm C G C G He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can." (Chorus) Bm C G G Catch a cannon ball now, to take me down the line Bm C G G My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time. Bm C G G To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one. Bm C G G Who sent me here with her regards for everyone. (Chorus) **************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************