“Born Again In Dixieland” by Jason McCoy
Written by Naoise Sheridan and Jason McCoy
From the album “Playin’ For Keeps”
Universal Canada, 1997
Transcribed by Kevin Ross ([email protected])
Capo 2nd fret
A G D (x2)
A
E/G#
I was dying in that small town, dreamed of heading southbound
F#m
D
So I hitched down I-65
A
E/G#
I climbed into her Trans Am an hour below Birmingham
F#m
D
She was headin’ home and I was there for the ride
Started talkin’ nonsense, she was laughing at my accent
We wound up on the Alabama shore
There was magic in the night air, gulf breeze in her long hair
That’s what my soul’s searching for
CHORUS:
A
E/G#
Summer moonlight, southern daughter
F#m
D
She led me down to the water
A
E
As we lay on that cool white sand
D
A
I was born again in Dixieland
A G D (x2)
We drank from a mason jar underneath a blanket of stars
I said “Do you believe this is meant to be?”
She told me “Well, I believe in front porch swings,
The songs that the crickets sing
And I believe you belong down here with me”
CHORUS
A E/G# F#m A E/G# G A
Bm
F#m
We watched the twilight fade there by the ocean waves
D
E
And it made me feel at home
Bm
F#m
Well, I knew I’d found my place, lost in her embrace
D
Esus E
I was baptized in her arms
CHORUS x2
A G D(x2) A