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Dixie

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Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
|  C| % |  F| % | 
|  C| % |  G|  C|
[Verse]
I Cwish I was in the land of cotton
FOld times there are not forgotten,
Look aCway, look away, look aGway, Dixie CLand
[Verse]
In CDixie Land where I was born in
FEarly on a frosty mornin',
Look aCway, look away, look aGway, Dixie CLand
[Chorus]
I Cwish I was in FDixie, hooDray! hooGray!
In CDixie Land I'll Ftake my stand 
To Clive and die in GDixie,
ACway, aGway, aCway down GSouth in CDixie,
ACway, aGway, aCway down GSouth in CDixie
[Interlude]
|  C| % |  F| % | 
|  C| % |  G|  C|
[Verse]
There's Cbuckwheat cakes and Injun batter,
FMakes you fat or a little fatter.
Look Caway, look away, look Gaway, Dixie CLand
[Verse]
Then Choe it down and scratch your gravel,
To FDixie's Land I'm bound to travel.
Look Caway, look away, look Gaway, Dixie CLand
[Chorus]
I Cwish I was in FDixie, aDway! aGway!
In CDixie Land I'll Ftake my stand 
To Clive and die in GDixie,
ACway, aGway, aCway down GSouth in CDixie,
ACway, aGway, aCway down GSouth in CDixie

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Dixie

by Misc Traditional

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]

C F

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C G C

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[Verse]

I wish I was in the land of cotton

Old times there are not forgotten,

C G C

Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land

[Verse]

In Dixie Land where I was born in

Early on a frosty mornin',

C G C

Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land

[Chorus]

C F D G

I wish I was in Dixie, hooray! hooray!

C F

In Dixie Land I'll take my stand

C G

To live and die in Dixie,

C G C G C

Away, away, away down South in Dixie,

C G C G C

Away, away, away down South in Dixie

[Interlude]

C F

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C G C

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[Verse]

There's buckwheat cakes and Injun batter,

Makes you fat or a little fatter.

C G C

Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land

[Verse]

Then hoe it down and scratch your gravel,

To Dixie's Land I'm bound to travel.

C G C

Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land

[Chorus]

C F D G

I wish I was in Dixie, away! away!

C F

In Dixie Land I'll take my stand

C G

To live and die in Dixie,

C G C G C

Away, away, away down South in Dixie,

C G C G C

Away, away, away down South in Dixie

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