The Night They Drove Old And Dixie Down
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Am Am7/G F F/E Dm
Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train,
Am Am7/G F F/E Dm
'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.
C F C Dm
In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive.
C F C Dm D
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell. It was a time I remember oh, so well.
[Refrão]C F C F
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the bells were ringing,
C F C F
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the people were singing,
C Am
They went La, La, La, La, La, La,
G F
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
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Riff C:
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--------0-------|
D|----0h2---------|
A|--3----------3--|
E|----------------|
Am Am7/G F F/E Dm
Back with my wife in Tennessee, when one day she called to me,
Am Am7/G F F/E Dm
"Virgil, quick, come see, there goes the Robert E. Lee!"
C F
Now I don't mind choppin' wood,
C Dm
and I don't care if the money's no good.
C F
You take what you need and leave the rest,
C Dm D
But they should never have taken the very best.
(Chorus)
Solo do teclado: Am Am7/G F F/E Dm (2x)
C F C Dm
C F C Dm D
Solo Da Guitarra: Refrão
Am Am7/G F F/E Dm
Like my father before me, I will work the land,
Am Am7/G F F/E Dm
Like my brother above me, I took a rebel stand.
C F
He was just eighteen, proud and brave,
C Dm
But a Yankee laid him in his grave,
C 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)
( C B Bb A Ab G F# F )
(Chorus)
How to play The Night They Drove Old And Dixie Down
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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