An American Trilogy Aka Dixie Chords

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An American Trilogy Aka Dixie by Elvis Presley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G7, E7, Am, Dm and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
C 
Oh I wish I was in the land of cotton 
F 
Old times there are not forgotten 
C                         G7        C 
Look away look away look away Dixie Land 

                   F      G7 
Oh I wish I was in Dixie away away 
   C                       F 
In Dixie Land I'll take my stand 
C                   G7 
To live and die for Dixie 


In Dixie land where I was born in 
F 
Early on one frosty morning 
C                         G7        C 
Look away look away look away Dixie Land 


Glory glory hallelujah 
F                 C 
Glory glory hallelujah 
      E7         Am      F 
Glory glory hallelu------jah 
Dm           G7       Am  F 
His truth is marching o-n 

C 
So hush little baby 
Gm 
Don't you cry 
C                     Am       F 
You know your daddy's bound to die 
C        Am        Dm        G7      C 
But all my trials Lord will soon be over 

F                 C 
Glory glory hallelujah 
      E7         Am      F 
Glory glory hallelu------jah 
Dm           G7       Am  F 
His truth is marching o-n 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante