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Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train,
LAm DO/SOL FA FA/MI REm
'Til Stoneman's Calvery came and tore up the tracks again.
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In the winter of '65, We were hungry, just barely alive.
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By May the tenth, Richmond had fell, it's a time I remember, oh so well,
(Chorus)
DO/SOL FAmaj7 DO/SOL FAmaj7
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the bells were ringing,
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the people were singin'. They went
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La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La,
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Back with my wife in Tennessee, When one day she called to me,
LAm DO FA FA/MI REm
"Virgil, quick, come see, there goes Robert E. Lee!"
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Now I don't mind choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good.
LAm/MI FA
Ya take what ya need and ya leave the rest,
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But they never should have taken the very best. (Chorus)
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Like my father before me, I will work the land,
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Like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand.
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He was just eighteen, proud and brave, But a Yankee laid him in his grave,
LAm/MI FA
I swear by the mud below my feet,
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You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat. (Chorus and fade)
THE WEIGHT
(The Band)
SOL SIm DO SOL DO SOL
I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead;
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
I just need some place where I can lay my head.
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
"Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
He just grinned and shook my hand, and "No!", was all he said.
RE DO SOL RE SOL
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free;
RE DO SOL
Take a load off Fanny, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
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SOL SIm DO SOL DO SOL
I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide;
SOL SIm DO SOL DO SOL
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side.
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown."
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
She said, "I gotta go, but my friend can stick around."
(Chorus)
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on Judgement Day.
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
"Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
He said, "Do me a favor, son, woncha stay and keep Anna Lee company?"
(Chorus)
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog.
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
He said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog."
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man."
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can."
(Chorus)
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
Catch a cannon ball now, to take me down the line
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time.
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one.
SIm DO SOL DO SOL
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.
(Chorus)
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