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20/12/2006 8:34 pm
Now, THIS is a great song!
Robbie Robertson demonstrates his song writing genius - again
Actually the chords a rather few and pretty simple in this key - I had to transpose it (as usual ...) to be able to sing it, and it turns out it is good to play like this too - key?? I'm open for suggestions... ;-)
Chords:
G: 320003
em: 022000
C/B: x22010 (optional)
C: x32010
am: 002210
A7: 002223
Cmaj7: x32000
Dsus4: x00233
G* em G C em or C/B Am**
Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train,
Em G C em or C/B Am*
'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.
em C G Am
In the winter of '65, We were hungry, just barely alive.
em C G am A7
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell, it's a time I remember, oh so well,
(Chorus)
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the bells were ringing,
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the people were singin'. They went
G em Dsus4 C C*** G*
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La,
Back with my wife in Tennessee, When one day she called to me,
"Virgil, quick, come see, there goes Robert E. Lee!"
Now I don't mind 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.
(Chorus)
Like my father before me, I will work the land,
Like my brother above me, who 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.
(Chorus)
G* is the simple but easy recognisable intro
Strike a G regular open chord and play
G em
-3-------------0-
-0-------------0-
-0-------------0-
-0---------0-1-2-
-2--0-2-3------2-
-3-------------0-
Being too lazy to try to explain or write duration into the tab: quick and dirty soundfile here
Am** is just a little thing Robbie does inbetween some of the lines. It is something like this:
-0-------0-------0-------0
-1-------1-------1-------1
-2-------2-------2-------2
-2--0-2--2---0-2-2--0-2--2
-0-------0-------0-------0
-0-------0-------0-------0
Soundfile too here
C*** is a miniature "signature lick" between the verses:
-----------3--
-----------0--
-----------0--
------0----0--
--3-2------2--
--------3--3--
It goes directly over in G*
Soundfile with the ending C*** together with the intro G* and the first line of the verse ending with Am** here
Hope you enjoy
I'm afraid it is mandatory to bring a few friends to sing harmonies ;-)
lars
...only thing I know how to do is to keep on keepin' on...
LARS kolberg http://www.facebook.com/sangerersomfolk
20/12/2006 9:00 pm
Now, THIS is a great song!
Robbie Robertson demonstrates his song writing genius - again
Great one, Lars. Thanks for the mp3 files; they're a huge help. Robertson would be near the top in my list of under rated players as well. Never anything showy, always serving the song...maybe he was afraid of getting caught 'in the spotlight' :wink:
Don