The Band - The night they drove old dixie down
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THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - The Band
Tabbed by: Russ Pinkston
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Tuning: Standard
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AmVirgil GCaine is the name and I Fserved on the EmDanville Dmtrain
AmTill Stoneman's Gcavalry came and Ftore up the Emtracks Dmagain.
EmIn the winter of Fsixty-five we were Chungry, just Dmbarely alive.
EmBy May the tenth FRichmond had fell it?s a Ctime I Dmremember oh so wDell.
CThe night they Fdrove old Dixie Cdown
And the Fbells were ringing
The Cnight they Fdrove old Dixie Cdown
And all the Fpeople were singing
They wentC la la la Fla la la Dmla la la Fla la la la.
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AmBack with my wife in GTennessee when Fone day she Emcalled to Dmme
AmVirgil, qGuick come see Fthere goes EmRobert E. DmLee!
Now EmI don t mind Fchopping wood and I Cdon't care if the Dmmoney's no good.
You Emtake what you need and you Fleave the rest but they should Cnever have Dmtaken the very Dbest.
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AmLike my father beGfore me FI will Emwork the laDmnd
AmAnd like my brother aGbove me Fwho took a Emrebel stDmand
He was Emjust eighteen, Fproud and brave, but a CYankee laid him Dmin his grave.
I Emswear by the mud beFlow my feet you can't Craise a Caine back Dmup when he's in defDeat.
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