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So Long Dixie

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words and music: Mann/Weil
album: New Blood(1972)
ELazy Cmoon,
Fmagnolia bloom perEfume
that AmDixie will reDceive...Am  D  
A Amlady fading Gfast
still Fclinging to the Gpast
              Dm          Em        A(Bm C#m)
and she had you hating to leave...
Chorus:
DSo long, EmDixie, A7sweet Dixie girl 
You sure had Gstyle D  
DRecalling D7times we've had 
With Gall your G/F#good and Embad 
A7I'm glad I had you for a Dwhile B  
II:
When we get the blues 
We just shine up our shoes 
And head for Dixie's place 
We sit ourselves right down 
And pass the Bourbon round 
Let Dixie get on the case 
Chorus
III(upper with a semitone):
Years go by, some memories fade and die 
But, Dixie, you still shine 
Now up here where it's cold 
Folks don't understand your soul 
Dixie, you're still part of mine 
Chorus(x4)+fade...

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So Long Dixie

by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

words and music: Mann/Weil

album: New Blood(1972)

E C

Lazy moon,

F E

magnolia bloom perfume

Am D Am D

that Dixie will receive...

Am G

A lady fading fast

F G

still clinging to the past

Dm Em A

(Bm C#m)

and she had you hating to leave...

Chorus:

D Em A7

So long, Dixie, sweet Dixie girl

G D

You sure had style

D D7

Recalling times we've had

G G/F# Em

With all your good and bad

A7 D B

I'm glad I had you for a while

II:

When we get the blues

We just shine up our shoes

And head for Dixie's place

We sit ourselves right down

And pass the Bourbon round

Let Dixie get on the case

Chorus

III(upper with a semitone):

Years go by, some memories fade and die

But, Dixie, you still shine

Now up here where it's cold

Folks don't understand your soul

Dixie, you're still part of mine

Chorus(x4)+fade...

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