E
I'm a headin' back to Dixie
AE
That's the place I long to be
AE
Where the cotton grows and the Swanee flows
F#mB7
That's home sweet home to me
E
Where they meet you and they greet you
A
With the sweetest how you all
E
Well shut my mouth, I'm a headin' south
B7E
On the Dixie Cannonball.
EA
On the Dixie Cannonball, on the Dixie Cannonball
EF#mB7
Just listen to the whistle, it'll thrill you one and all
EA
And I know there's some one waitin', with the sweetest how you all
E
Well shut my mouth, I'm a headin' south
B7E
On the Dixie Cannonball.
E
When I cross them Smokey mountains
AE
I'll be countin' every mile
AE
When the whistle blows, I'll be on my toes
F#mB7
And I'll shuffle down the aisle
E
And I know I'll not be lonesome
A
When I see them treetops tall
E
I'm coming through on the big choo-choo
B7E
On the Dixie Cannonball.
Chorus:
E
Yes, I'm goin' back to Dixie
AE
That's the place I long to be
AE
Where the cotton grows and the Swanee flows
F#mB7
That's home sweet home to me
E
Where they meet you and they greet you
A
With the sweetest how you all
E
Well shut my mouth, I'm a headin' south
B7E
On the Dixie Cannonball.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.