Intro G Verse 1 G C D Pine trees grow so tall in the bright sunshine C D G A young boy steals his daddy's fishin' line G C D The alligator lays on the banks of a riverbed C D And if you didn't know any better G You'd swear he's dead Chorus Am D G Now these are a few things I'm in love with Am D G A small part of the reason I go back Am D G To Carolina, Mississsippi, Florida, gorgeous Georgia Am D Now if you think I'm happy down there G You're on the right track C D And you ain't just whistlin Dixie G C You ain't just slappin' your knee C D I'm a grandson of the Southland G G7 An heir to the Confederacy C D You ain't just whistlin' Dixie G C 'Cause the cattle call's callin' me home C D So put me down there where I wanna be C D Plant my feet with Robert E Lee C D Bury my bones under a cypress tree C Bm D G And never let me roam Instrumental D C D Verse 2 G C D Cotton balls gleam and the cow gives cream for the baby's sake C D G And Pa comes in full of gin and he's mean as a rattlesnake G C D And if the well runs dry and we cry and cuss the garden hose C D G And Mama draws a bucket full of creek water just to wash our clothes Chorus Am D G Now these are a few things I'm in love with Am D G A small part of the reason I go back Am D G To Carolina, Mississsippi, Florida, gorgeous Georgia Am D Now if you think I'm happy down there G You're on the right track C D And you ain't just whistlin Dixie G C You ain't just slappin your knee C D I'm a grandson of the Southland, boys G G7 An heir to the Confederacy C D You ain't just whistlin' Dixie G C 'Cause the cattle call's callin' me home C D So put me down there where I wanna be C D Plant my feet with Robert E Lee C D Bury my bones under a cypress tree C Bm D G And never let me roam Outro D C D
