https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxpLmtFUpZY
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G
Her name was Dixie and when I was young
D
She was all I knew and all I knew to love
G
She held me in her arms and filled all my needs
C D G
And I swore on that sacred soil that I’d never leave
G
But as a young boy grows and becomes a man
D
He does foolish things even he don’t understand
G
I had to see the world, Wanted the world to see me
C D G
And while she slept I slipped away from Dixie
[Chorus]
C G
I was so far from my home when I got the word
C C/B D
I fell to my knees and spilled my tears on the dirt
G D D/F# G
Now wherever I am when spring comes to me
C D G
I dig a hole and plant a rose for Dixie
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
G
The years have worn me well, My skin burns to the touch
D
And every step takes from the one I love so much
G
I’m the last of my kind, My kind dies to be free
C D G
And when they dig my hole, plant a rose for me
[Chorus]
C G
I was so far from my home when I got the word
C C/B D
I fell to my knees and spilled my tears on the dirt
G D D/F# G
Now wherever I am when spring comes to me
C D G
I dig a hole and plant a rose for Dixie
[Bridge]
G D D/F# G
Now wherever I am when spring comes to me
C D G
I dig a hole and plant a rose for Dixie
C D G
I dig a hole and plant a rose – a rose for Dixie