To Arms And Dixie Lyrics And Chords
4/4 (U.S. Confederate Civil War March)
This U.S. Confederate civil war march is a variant of the earlier song (I Wish I Was) In Dixie’s Land tot he same air. The lyrics may vary slightly between different versions.Confederate civil war song lyrics .Tin Whistle Notes, Sheet Music With Piano Chords Included.
This U.S. Confederate civil war march is a variant of the earlier song (I Wish I Was) In Dixie’s Land tot he same air. The lyrics may vary slightly between different versions.Confederate civil war song lyrics .Tin Whistle Notes, Sheet Music With Piano Chords Included.
[G)Southern men the thunders mutter!
(C)Northern flags in South winds flutter!
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
(G)Send them back your fierce defiance!
(C)Stamp upon the cursed alliance!
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
Chorus
Ad(G)vance the flag of (C)Dixie! Hur(Am)rah! Hur(D)rah!
For (G)Dixie's land we (C)take our stand, and (G)live or die for (D)Dixie!
To (G)arms! To (D)arms! And (G)conquer peace for Dixie!
To (G)arms! To (D)arms! And (G)conquer peace for Dixie!
(G)Fear no danger! Shun no labor!
(C)Lift up rifle, pike, and sabre!
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
(G)Shoulder pressing close to shoulder,
(C)Let the odds make each heart bolder!
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
Chorus
(G)Swear upon your country's altar
(C)Never to submit or falter
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
(G)Till the spoilers are defeated,
(C)Till the Lord's work is completed!
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
Chorus
(C)Northern flags in South winds flutter!
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
(G)Send them back your fierce defiance!
(C)Stamp upon the cursed alliance!
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
Chorus
Ad(G)vance the flag of (C)Dixie! Hur(Am)rah! Hur(D)rah!
For (G)Dixie's land we (C)take our stand, and (G)live or die for (D)Dixie!
To (G)arms! To (D)arms! And (G)conquer peace for Dixie!
To (G)arms! To (D)arms! And (G)conquer peace for Dixie!
(G)Fear no danger! Shun no labor!
(C)Lift up rifle, pike, and sabre!
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
(G)Shoulder pressing close to shoulder,
(C)Let the odds make each heart bolder!
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
Chorus
(G)Swear upon your country's altar
(C)Never to submit or falter
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
(G)Till the spoilers are defeated,
(C)Till the Lord's work is completed!
To (G)arms! To arms! To (D)arms, in (G)Dixie!
Chorus
“Dixie’s Land (To Arms in Dixie)” is a Civil War–era march tune, and it works great as a proud, martial-style acoustic arrangement in G Major.
Let’s give it a full strumming pattern and fingerpicking tab (in march-like 4/4 time).
🎵 To Arms in Dixie
Key: G Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: ~100 BPM
Style: March / Folk Ballad
🎸 STRUMMING PATTERN
Use this for chorus and stronger verses.
↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑
(count: 1 2 & & 4 &)
Alternative “march” feel for verses:
↓ bass ↓ up ↓ up
(steady quarter bass thump on 1 & 3)
🎵 Think: boom–chick–boom–chick
🎸 FINGERPICKING PATTERN (for verses)
Classic alternating-bass Travis picking in 4/4:
T – I – M – T – I – M
(count: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &)
Thumb (T) → bass (root or 4th string)
Index (I) → G string
Middle (M) → B string
Keep it crisp, military, and even.
🪶 FINGERPICKING TAB – VERSE & CHORUS
Verse 1
(“Southern men the thunders mutter…”)
G C
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------1---1-------1---1---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----0-------0---0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--2-----------2-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Southern men the thunders mutter! Northern flags in south winds flutter!
G D G
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------2-----------2-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------3---3-------3---3---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--0-----------0-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
G C
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------1---1-------1---1---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----0-------0---0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--2-----------2-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Send them back your fierce defiance! Stamp upon the cursed alliance!
G D G
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------2-----------2-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------3---3-------3---3---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--0-----------0-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
Chorus
(“Advance the flag of Dixie! Hurrah! Hurrah!”)
Strum this section (stronger dynamics):
↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑
(G)Advance the flag of (C)Dixie! Hur(Am)rah! Hur(D)rah!
For (G)Dixie's land we (C)take our stand,
and (G)live or die for (D)Dixie!
To (G)arms! To (D)arms! And (G)conquer peace for Dixie!
To (G)arms! To (D)arms! And (G)conquer peace for Dixie!
CHORUS (fingerpicked version, optional)
G C
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------1---1-------1---1---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----0-------0---0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--2-----------2-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Advance the flag of Dixie! Hurrah! Hurrah!
Am D
e|--------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------|
B|------1---1-------1---1---------|------3---3-------3---3---------|
G|----2-------2---2-------2-------|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------------|--0-----------0-----------------|
A|--0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
For Dixie’s land we take our stand, and live or die for Dixie
G D G
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------2-----------2-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------3---3-------3---3---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--0-----------0-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
To arms! To arms! And conquer peace for Dixie!
🎧 PERFORMANCE NOTES
Verses: Fingerpick — steady alternating bass, crisp and even.
Chorus: Switch to strumming, make it triumphant.
Transition: On “To arms! To arms!”, strike a strong bass note + downstroke for emphasis.
Keep a march rhythm — clear and rhythmic, like marching boots.
Let’s give it a full strumming pattern and fingerpicking tab (in march-like 4/4 time).
🎵 To Arms in Dixie
Key: G Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: ~100 BPM
Style: March / Folk Ballad
🎸 STRUMMING PATTERN
Use this for chorus and stronger verses.
↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑
(count: 1 2 & & 4 &)
Alternative “march” feel for verses:
↓ bass ↓ up ↓ up
(steady quarter bass thump on 1 & 3)
🎵 Think: boom–chick–boom–chick
🎸 FINGERPICKING PATTERN (for verses)
Classic alternating-bass Travis picking in 4/4:
T – I – M – T – I – M
(count: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &)
Thumb (T) → bass (root or 4th string)
Index (I) → G string
Middle (M) → B string
Keep it crisp, military, and even.
🪶 FINGERPICKING TAB – VERSE & CHORUS
Verse 1
(“Southern men the thunders mutter…”)
G C
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------1---1-------1---1---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----0-------0---0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--2-----------2-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Southern men the thunders mutter! Northern flags in south winds flutter!
G D G
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------2-----------2-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------3---3-------3---3---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--0-----------0-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
G C
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------1---1-------1---1---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----0-------0---0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--2-----------2-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Send them back your fierce defiance! Stamp upon the cursed alliance!
G D G
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------2-----------2-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------3---3-------3---3---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--0-----------0-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
Chorus
(“Advance the flag of Dixie! Hurrah! Hurrah!”)
Strum this section (stronger dynamics):
↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑
(G)Advance the flag of (C)Dixie! Hur(Am)rah! Hur(D)rah!
For (G)Dixie's land we (C)take our stand,
and (G)live or die for (D)Dixie!
To (G)arms! To (D)arms! And (G)conquer peace for Dixie!
To (G)arms! To (D)arms! And (G)conquer peace for Dixie!
CHORUS (fingerpicked version, optional)
G C
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------1---1-------1---1---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----0-------0---0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--2-----------2-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Advance the flag of Dixie! Hurrah! Hurrah!
Am D
e|--------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------|
B|------1---1-------1---1---------|------3---3-------3---3---------|
G|----2-------2---2-------2-------|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------------|--0-----------0-----------------|
A|--0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
For Dixie’s land we take our stand, and live or die for Dixie
G D G
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------2-----------2-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------3---3-------3---3---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|--0-----------0-----------------|
A|--2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
To arms! To arms! And conquer peace for Dixie!
🎧 PERFORMANCE NOTES
Verses: Fingerpick — steady alternating bass, crisp and even.
Chorus: Switch to strumming, make it triumphant.
Transition: On “To arms! To arms!”, strike a strong bass note + downstroke for emphasis.
Keep a march rhythm — clear and rhythmic, like marching boots.
To Arms And Dixie Sheet Music With Chords
Tin Whistle Notes
