Everybod's dixie Chords

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Everybod's dixie by Dan Decatur Emmett is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G  
Oh I wish I was in the land of cotton  
C 
Old times there are not forgotten  
G                           D          D 
Look away; look away; look away; Dixie Land.  
G 
In Dixie land where I was born in,  
C 
Early on one frosty morning,  
G                          D           D 
Look away; look away; look away; Dixie Land  
G                   C       D  
And I wish I was in Dixie; Away - Away  
G                      C 
For in Dixie Land I'll take my stand  
G                   D 
To live and die for Dixie  
G     D     G                  D  G 
Away; away; away down south in Dixie  
 
G  
Southrons hear your country call you  
C 
Rise lest worst than death befall you  
G          D                     D   
To Arms!!  To Arms!!  To Arms in Dixie!  
C 
Lo, the beacon fires are lighted  
G       D             D 
Let all hearts be now united  
G          C          D 
To Arms!!  To Arms!!  To Arms in Dixie!  
G                      C 
And advance the flag of Dixie;  Hooray!!  Hooray!!  
G                      C 
For in Dixie Land we'll take our stand  
G                   D 
To live and die for Dixie  
G          D           G                D   G 
To Arms!!  To Arms!!  And conquer peace for Dixie!  
 
G  
Shoulder pressing close to shoulder  
C 
Let the odds make each heart bolder  
G          D                     D 
To Arms!!  To Arms!!  To Arms in Dixie!  
C 
Shun no danger, fear no labor  
C 
Lift up rifle, pike and saber  
 
G          C          D 
To Arms!!  To Arms!!  To Arms in Dixie!  
G                      C 
And advance the flag of Dixie;  Hooray!!  Hooray!!  
G                      C 
For in Dixie Land we'll take our stand  
G                   D 
To live and die for Dixie  
G          D           G                D   G 
To Arms!!  To Arms!!  And conquer peace for Dixie! 
 

    	

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