THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN The Band |C | | Am C/G F Em Dm Virgil Caine is my name and I served on the Danville train, Am C/G F Em Dm Till Stonewall's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again. Am/E F C Dm In the winter of sixty-five we were hungry, just barely alive. Am/E F By May the tenth Richmond had fell. C Dm D It was a time I remember all so well. CHORUS: C/G F C/G The night they drove old Dixie down, F And the bells were ringing. C/G F C/G The night they drove old Dixie down, F And the people were singing. They went... C/G Am G F "La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la la." Back with my wife in Tennessee, when one day she called to me. "Virgil, quick! Come see! There goes Robert E. Lee!" Now I don't mind I'm chopping wood, And I don't care if the money's no good. You take what you need and you leave the rest, But they should never have taken the very best. [CHORUS] Like my father before me, I work the land. And like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand. He was just eighteen, proud and brave, But a Yankee laid him in his grave. I swear by the mud below my feet, You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat. [CHORUS] |C C/B |Bb Am |Ab G | [CHORUS] (different version) 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) 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. ------------------------------------------------ (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 ------------------------------------------------ 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)