Dixie Chords
Dixie by Misc Traditional is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO
| C | % | F | % |
| C | % | G | C |
VERSE
C
I wish I was in the land of cotton
F
Old times there are not forgotten,
C G C
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land
VERSE
C
In Dixie Land where I was born
F
Early on a frosty mornin',
C G C
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land
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 | % |
| C | % | G | C |
VERSE
C
There's buckwheat cakes and Injun batter,
F
Makes you fat or a little fatter.
C G C
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land
VERSE
C
Then hoe it down and scratch your gravel,
F
To Dixie's Land I'm bound to travel.
C G C
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land
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