Joan Baez – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Ukulele)
Capo 1
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Chords
(Robbie Robertson)
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Am C F Am Virgil Caine is my name and I drove on the Danville train C Am F Am 'Til so much cavalry came and tore up the tracks again F C Am F In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive Am F C Am | D | D7 | I took the train to Richmond that fell, it was a time I remember oh so well
[Chorus]
C Am F C Am The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the bells were ringin' C Am F C Am The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the people were singin', they went: C Am D F | C Cmaj7 | Am C | C Cmaj7 | Am C | "Naa na-na naa na-na, na-naa na-naa na-naa na-na-naa"
[Verse 2]
Am C F Am Back with my wife in Tennessee, and one day she said to me C Am F Am "Virgil, quick come see, there goes the 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 C Am | D | D7 | Just take what you need and leave the rest, but they should never have taken the very best.
[Chorus]
C Am F C Am The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the bells were ringin' C Am F C Am The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the people were singin', they went: C Am D F | C Cmaj7 | Am C | C Cmaj7 | Am C | "Naa na-na naa na-na, na-naa na-naa na-naa na-na-naa"
[Verse 3]
Am C F Am Like my father before me, I'm a workin' man C Am F Am And like my brother before me, I took a rebel stand F C Am F Well, he was just eighteen, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave Am F C Am | D | D7 | I swear by the blood below my feet, you can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat.
[Chorus]
C Am F C Am The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the bells were ringin' C Am F C Am The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the people were singin', they went: C Am D F | F | Am "Naa na-na naa na-na, na-naa na-naa na-naa na-na-naa"