Airplane Fell Down In Dixie Chords

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Airplane Fell Down In Dixie by Ray Wylie Hubbard 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  
An Airplane Fell Down in Dixie 
Lord, how the people cried. 
   C 
An Airplane Fell Down in Dixie 
 	              G 
Lord, how the people cried. 
D 
Twenty people was damaged bad 
C                             D 
Six crossed over to the other side. 
 
       G 
When a momma lose a youngin? 
There ain?t no sadder loss. 
       C 
When a momma lose a youngin? 
 	  	         G 
There ain?t no sadder loss. 
        D 
They?re cursin the name of Jesus 
C 	  	          G 
Laid a ?neath a Southern Cross. 
 
G C G D C G 
 
  G 
I stood on the ground in England 
I heard a hard Southern Rain. 
  C 
I stood on the ground in England 
 	  	       G 
I heard hard Southern Rain. 
      D 
Got a taste of Bourbon Whiskey 
C             G 
and Mr. JJ Cale's cocaine. 
 
G 
Nobody lives forever 
Some things never die. 
C 
Nobody lives forever 
 	  	   G 
Some things never die. 
        D 
Like we did in the Land of Cotton 
     C 	  	  	  	    G 
They tell me that Free Bird always flies. 
 

 
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