Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 14:29:46 -0500 (EST)
From: Douglas=K.=Smith%95%[email protected]
Subject: an Alabama song
Here are the chords to Alabama’s «Dixieland Delight», written by Ronnie Rogers
Tablature additions gladly welcomed.
G D Em C G D Cm G
Verse 1:
[G] Rollin’ down-a backwoods
Tennessee by-[D]-way
[Em]One arm on the [C] wheel
Holdin’ my [G] lover
With the [D] other
[Em]A sweet, soft Southern [C] thrill
Worked hard all [Em] week
Got a little [D] jingle
On a [Em] Tennessee Saturday [C] night
Couldn’t feel [G] better
I’m to-[D]-gether with my [Cm] Dixieland Delight[G]
Cho:Spend my [D] dollar
Park in a [Em] holler ‘neath the mountain moon-[C]-light
Hold her [G] up tight
Make a little [D] lovin’
A little turtle-[Em]-dovin’ on a mason-Dixon [C] night
Fits my [Em] life
Oh, so [C] right
My [Cm] Dixieland De-[G]-light
A simplified version of the solo after 1st chorus (if anybody knows it note
For note, PLEASE let me know):
E——————————————————————————
B————0(p.m) 0(p.m)-3-(0)-0———————————————
G———0————————2———————————-0(pm)—
D—0-(2)————————————————0-2——0-(2)———
A————————————-0-2-0———0-2————————
E——————————————-3-0-2-3—————————
E————————0—3—6—5—3—7—5—3————then-either:—15,
B-0(pm)-3-(0)-0——-3———————————-or do a G-harmonic
G—————2————————————————————-
D——————————————————————————
A——————————————————————————
E——————————————————————————
Verse 2: (same chords as the first)
White-tail buck deer
Munchin’ on clover
Red-tail hawk
Sittin’ on a limb
Chubby old groundhog
Croakin’ bullfrog
Free as a feelin’ in the wind
Homegrown country girl
Gonna give me a whirl
On a Tennessee Saturday night
Lucky as a seven
Livin’ in heaven
With my Dixieland Delight
(repeat cho)
A few strange chord progressions follow the 2nd chorus; something like
C, D, Em a couple of times, and I believe the key changes to A (so, of
Course, either capo the 2nd fret now, or play all the chords a whole step
Higher than they are written here)
A fiddle solo ensues, and the tempo increases and they fade out, singing
Verse one again.
Doug «I love mail» Smith
