Verse
She had a [G]dead-end job at the [C]national [D]bank
And a d[G]deadbeat husband who [C]always [D]drank
So when he [G]didn't come home she had the [C]gin to [D]thank
For the t[Em]tears [D]in h[G]her [C]eyes
So [Em]Dixie packed [D]up and said h[G]her goodb[A]goodbyes...
Chorus
And she went [G]drivin[C]driving so [D]far away nobody's gonna find her
[G]Flyi[C]Flyin' just [D]fast enough to leave it all behind her
[Em]But she didn't know [D]till she hit the road, [G]deep in her [C]soul
[Am]She's got the fire and the fight of a gypsy
[C]Ain't nothin' stronger than the [D]heart of Dixie
[G](he[C](heart[D]art of Dixie)
[G] [C] [D]
Verse
It's a [G]funny thing when your world [C]falls [D]down
It's got a [G]way of showin' you what you're [C]all [D]about
Now [G]Dixie's got her wheels [C]pointed [D]south
And she ain't [Em]never [D]look-[G]look-ing [C]back
[Em]Nobody [D]knew she was [G]brave like[A]like that
Chorus
And she went [G]drivin[C]driving so [D]far away nobody's gonna find her
[G]Flyi[C]Flyin' just [D]fast enough to leave it all behind her
[Em]But she didn't know [D]till she hit the road, [G]deep in her [C]soul
[Am]She's got the fire and the fight of a gypsy
[C]Ain't nothin' stronger than the [D]heart of Dixie
[G](he[C](heart[D]art of Dixie)
[G]*le[C]*let r[D]ring*
Bridge
Yeah, [G]Dixie woke up to the [C]truth one [D]day
Grabbed her [G]cheap sunglasses and her [C]lipstick [D]case...
Chorus
And she went d[G]riving[C] so f[D]ar away nobody's gonna find her
[G]Flyi[C]Flyin' just [D]fast enough to leave it all behind her
[Em]But she didn't know [D]till she hit the road, [G]deep in her [C]soul
[Am]She's got the fire and the fight of a gypsy
[C]Ain't nothin' stronger than the [D]heart of Dixie
[G] [C] [D] (the heart of Dixie)
[G] O-o-[C]O-o-ooh [D] (the heart of Dixie)
[G] [C]O-o-oh [D] [G]