Dixie Highway

Chorus & Solos: 4 1 5 1 4 1 5 1 Verse: 1 1 4 1 1 1 5 1 Intro: Banjo lick then four bar electric riff then     (1 1 1 1) Chorus: I was born on the Dixie Highway red clay and Georgia pines I was raised on the Dixie Highway no sweeter place youll ever find. Verse: Wood frame house and a gravel driveway Willow trees and old front porch Just outside the city limits Down on highway 34. Repeat Chorus: Electric Solo: Chorus Progression That crappy tobacco growing on the roadside Rolled it up and we smoked it down. Dont do much but it makes you feel big When you’re ten years old in a tiny town. Repeat Chorus: Fiddle Solo: Chorus Progression Had a chicken pen right in the backyard Clothes line running east to west Butter bean and Tomato garden Six days and a Sunday rest. Repeat Chorus: Piano Solo: Chorus Progression Summertime hot and hazy Bare feet and a water hose Melon rind on a country table Lightning bugs when the sun goes down. Repeat Chorus: Electric Guitar Solo: Chorus Progression And the holy ghost on a Sunday morning Gospel songs and a Bible read Sunday lunch at mommas table Thank the Lord and break the bread. Repeat Chorus: Electric Guitar & Banjo Solos: Chorus Progression Had a screened in porch right out the backdoor Washing machine and an old wood stove Momma singing in the kitchen Rolling homemade biscuit dough. Repeat Chorus: Acoustic Guitar Solo: Chorus Progression Spoken: Alright were gonna break down this next verse (Nc. or scratch it out if playing on your own) When Im old Heavens calling And they come to carr-me go away Just lay me down down in the south land Bury me in the Georgia clay.         Repeat Chorus and tag (No sweeter place you’ll ever find) - X2