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I Wanna Go Back to Dixie 
by Tom Lehrer
F7I  Bbwanna go F7back to Bbdixie,
Bb7Take me Ebback to dear ol' dixie,
EdimThat's the Bbonly Fmli'l ol' G7place for li'l ol' C7me.
F7Ol' times Bbthere are not for-Bb7gotten,
Whoppin' Ebslaves and sellin' cotton,
EdimAnd   Bbwaitin' for the C7robert E. LeeF7.
spoken - (it was never there on time.)
I'll Bbgo back to the swanee,
Where pel-Bb7lagra makes you scrawny,
And the Ebjasmine and the tear gas spell Gb/Ejust fBbine.Bdim  F7  
I Bbreally Bbdimam a-fF7ixin'
To go Bbback where Fm6there's no G7mixin'
Down C7below that mason-F7dixon Bbline.F7  
CPoll Tax. CHow I love ya, CHow I love ya.
C7My Dear Ole Poll CTax
(SPOKEN)
Won'tcha Bbcome with Bb7me to EbalabEbmammy,
Back Bbto the aBb7rms of my Ebdear ol' Ebmmammy,
Her Bbcookin's Bb7lousy and her Ebhands are Ebmclammy,
But Bbwhat the F7hell, it's Bbhome.
SUNG - Yes, for F7paradise the Fdimsouthland is my F7nominee.
Jes' give F7me a ham hock Fdimand a grit of F7hominy.
F7I waBbnna sF7tart reBblaxin'
Bb7Down in EbBirmingham or Jackson.
EdimAnd hBbave some Fmfun while G7no one intC7erfereF7s
I wanna Bbtalk with southern Bb7gentlemen
And Ebput my white sheet on agaEdimin,
I Bbain't seen one good C7lynchin' in yearsF7.
The Bbland of the boll weevil, 
Where the Bb7laws are medieval,
Is Ebcallin' me to come and neveGb/Ermore BbroamBdim.F7  
I wanna Bbgo back Bdimto the sF7outhland,
That "yBb'all" and "Bdimshut-my-F7mouth" land,
BbBe F7it Bbe--F7/Bbver  
Bbso decAb-a-G7dent,
There's C7no F7place like BbhomeF7.Bb  

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I Wanna Go Back To Dixie

by Tom Lehrer

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Bb7

Edim

Gb/E

Bdim

Bbdim

Fm6

Ebm

Fdim

F7/Bb

I Wanna Go Back to Dixie

by Tom Lehrer

F7 Bb F7 Bb

I wanna go back to dixie,

Bb7 Eb

Take me back to dear ol' dixie,

Edim Bb Fm G7 C7

That's the only li'l ol' place for li'l ol' me.

F7 Bb Bb7

Ol' times there are not for-gotten,

Whoppin' slaves and sellin' cotton,

Edim Bb C7 F7

And waitin' for the robert E. Lee.

spoken - (it was never there on time.)

I'll go back to the swanee,

Bb7

Where pel-lagra makes you scrawny,

Eb Gb/E Bb Bdim F7

And the jasmine and the tear gas spell just fine.

Bb Bbdim F7

I really am a-fixin'

Bb Fm6 G7

To go back where there's no mixin'

C7 F7 Bb F7

Down below that mason-dixon line.

C C C

Poll Tax. How I love ya, How I love ya.

C7 C

My Dear Ole Poll Tax

(SPOKEN)

Bb Bb7 Eb Ebm

Won'tcha come with me to alabammy,

Bb Bb7 Eb Ebm

Back to the arms of my dear ol' mammy,

Bb Bb7 Eb Ebm

Her cookin's lousy and her hands are clammy,

Bb F7 Bb

But what the hell, it's home.

F7 Fdim F7

SUNG - Yes, for paradise the southland is my nominee.

F7 Fdim F7

Jes' give me a ham hock and a grit of hominy.

F7 Bb F7 Bb

I wanna start relaxin'

Bb7 Eb

Down in Birmingham or Jackson.

Edim Bb Fm G7 C7 F7

And have some fun while no one interferes

Bb Bb7

I wanna talk with southern gentlemen

Eb Edim

And put my white sheet on again,

Bb C7 F7

I ain't seen one good lynchin' in years.

The land of the boll weevil,

Bb7

Where the laws are medieval,

Eb Gb/E Bb Bdim F7

Is callin' me to come and nevermore roam.

Bb Bdim F7

I wanna go back to the southland,

Bb Bdim F7

That "y'all" and "shut-my-mouth" land,

Bb F7 Bb F7/Bb

Be it e--ver

Bb Ab G7

so dec-a-dent,

C7 F7 Bb F7 Bb

There's no place like home.

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