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	Am	C/G	F	Em	Dm
	Virgil C	ain is my name and I s	erved on the D	anville tr	ain,

	Am	C/G	F	Em	Dm
	Till Stonewall's c	avalry came and t	ore up the t	racks ag	ain.

	C/E	F	C	Dm
	In the winter of s	ixty-five we were h	ungry, just	barely alive.

	C/E	F
	By May the tenth R	ichmond had fell.

	C	Dm	D
It was a t	ime I rem	ember all so w	ell.

	C/G	F	C/G
The n	ight they dr	ove old Dixie d	own,

	F
And the b	ells were ringing.

	C/G	F	C/G
The n	ight they dr	ove old Dixie d	own,

	F
And the p	eople were singing.  They went...

	C/G	Am	G	F
"L	a 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.

(refrain)

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 my the mud below my feet,

You can't raise the cane back up when it's in the feed.

(refrain)

|C C/B |Bb Am |Ab G |

(refrain)

	--
	Roy M. Randall, FG             |         I have a clue.

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From: skaeser@hr.house.gov (Steven Kaeser)

THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN

(The Band)

	C	Am	C/G	F	F/E	Dm
		Virgil	Caine is the name, and I serve	d on th	e Danvill	e train,

	Am	C/G	F	F/E	Dm
	'Til Stoneman'	s Calvery came an	d tore up th	e tracks	again.

	Am/E	F	C	Dm
	In the winter o	f '65, We wer	e hungry, jus	t barely alive.

	Am/E	F	C	Dm	D
	By May the tenth	, Richmond had fell, it's a ti	me I	remember, oh s	o well,

(Chorus)

	C/G	Fmaj7	C/G	Fmaj7
The	Night They Dr	ove 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 i	n Tennessee, Whe	n one day sh	e called t	o me,

	Am	C	F	F/E	Dm
	"Virgil	, quick, come see	, there goe	s Robert E	. Lee!"

	Am/E	F	C	Dm
	Now I don't min	d choppin' wood, and	I don't care if th	e money's no good.

	Am/E	F
	Ya take what ya need and y	a leave the rest,

	C	Dm	D
But the	y never should hav	e taken the ver	y best.     (Chorus)

	Am	C	F	F/E	Dm
	Like my father	before me	, I wil	l work th	e land,

	Am	C	F	F/E	Dm
	Like my brothe	r above me	, who took	a rebe	l stand.

	Am/E	F	C	Dm
	He was just eighteen	, proud and brave,	But a Yankee laid hi	m in his grave,

	Am/E	F
	I swear by the mud	below my feet,

	C	Dm	D
Yo	u can't raise a Caine bac	k 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.

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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 down	town."

	Bm	C	G	C	G
She said, "	I gotta go, but my	friend can stick a	round."

(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 a	bout 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 re	gards for every	one.

(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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