Verse 

G                                     C             G     
I'm gonna go down on the creek bank, gather all my people 
C                          G          D 
Pitch horseshoes until the sun goes down 
G                        C           G 
Gonna barbecue my ribs, eat potato salad 
C                       G                D 
Let the bird dogs run, let the children sing 
                      G 
Lord we're gonna get down 


[Refrão]
 
     C                        G 
Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie 
           C                       G          D 
Where my father and my children's feet have trod 
         C          G 
We shall all sing "Hallelujah" 
     C            G          D                       G 
I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God 

Verse 
G                                       C               G 
I'm gonna slip off with my cousin For a little shot of bourbon 
C                          G                   D 
Listen to him stretch the truth for a little while 
G                   C         G 
I'm gonna sneak up behind my baby 
     C                 
And tell her that I love her 
           G                  D 
I'm gonna lay her down in a hickory sheet 
                   G 
And watch my baby smile 


[Refrão]

     C                        G 
Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie 
           C                       G          D 
Where my father and my children's feet have trod 
         C          G 
We shall all sing "Hallelujah" 
     C            G          D                       G 
I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God 

     C                        G 
Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie 
           C                       G          D 
Where my father and my children's feet have trod 
         C          G 
We shall all sing "Hallelujah" 
     C            G          D                       G 
I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God