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THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
(The Band)
C Am 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)
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And if you're interested, here is another song from the "Band":
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THE WEIGHT
(The Band)
G Bm C G C G
I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead;
Bm C G C 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.
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(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.
G(F#bass) Em Em7 C
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G Bm C G C G
I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide;
G Bm C G C 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 C G
Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
Bm C G C 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 C 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 C G
Catch a cannon ball now, to take me down the line
Bm C G C G
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time.
Bm C G C G
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one.
Bm C G C G
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.
(Chorus)
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Steven Kaeser skaeser@cais.com (hm)
"May the farce remain with us, always" skaeser@hr.house.gov (wk)
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