The Night They Drove
Joan BaezVersion1
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Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train
'Til Stonewall's cavalry came, and tore up the tracks again.
In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive.
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell, it's a time I remember, oh so well,
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing,
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the people were singin'. They went
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
Back with my wife in Tennessee, when one day she said to me
"Virgil, quick, come see, there goes Robert E. Lee!"
Now I don't mind' em choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good.
Ya take what ya need, and ya leave the rest,
but they should never have taken the very best.
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the people were singin'. They went
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
Like my father before me, I'm a workin' man
Like my brother above me, I 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.
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the people were singin'. They went
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
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Readable chord sheet for The Night They Drove by Joan Baez
[Em]Virgil [G]Caine is the name, and I [C]served on the Danville [Em]train [G]'Til Stonewall's [Em]cavalry came, and [C]tore up the tracks a[Em]gain. [C]In the winter of '[G]65, we were [Em]hungry, just [G]barely alive. [Em]By May the tenth, [C]Richmond had fell, it's a [G]time I [Em]remember, oh so [A]well, The [G]night they [C]drove old Dixie [G]down, and the [Em]bells were ringing, The [G]night they [C]drove old Dixie [G]down, and the [Em]people were singin'. They went [G]La, La, La, La, [Em]La, [Am]La, La, La, [C]La, La, La, La [Em]Back with my wife in [G]Tennessee, when [C]one day she said to [Em]me [G]"Virgil, [Em]quick, come see, [C]there goes Robert E. [Em]Lee!" [C]Now I don't mind' em [Em]choppin' wood, and I [G]don't care if the [Em]money's no good. Ya [C]take what ya need, and ya [Em]leave the rest, but they should [G]never have [Em]taken the very [A]best. The [G]night they [C]drove old Dixie [G]down, and the [Em]bells were ringing The [G]night they [C]drove old Dixie [G]down, and the [Em]people were singin'. They went [G]La, La, La, La, [Em]La, [Am]La, La, La,[C] La, La, La, La [Em]Like my father be[G]fore me,[C] I'm a workin' [Em]man [G]Like my brother a[Em]bove me,[C] I took a rebel [Em]stand. He was [C]just eighteen, [Em]proud and brave, but a [G]Yankee laid him [Em]in his grave I [C]swear by the mud be[Em]low my feet, you can't [G]raise a Caine back [Em]up when he's in de[D]feat. The [G]night they [C]drove old Dixie [G]down, and the [Em]bells were ringing The [G]night they [C]drove old Dixie [G]down, and the [Em]people were singin'. They went [G]La, La, La, La, [Em]La, [Am]La, La, La,[C] La, La, La, La