White Lightning

George Jones

Key

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Verse 1

Well, in North-uh-Carolina, way back in the hills

Lived my old pappy and he had him a still.

He brewed white lightnin' till the sun went down.

And then he filled him a jug and he passed it around.

D7 C

Mighty, mighty pleasin', pappy's corn squeezin's

N.C.

shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'

Interlude

G G

Verse

Well the "G" men, "T" men, revenuers, too

Searchin' for the place where he made his brew.

D7 C

They were lookin', tryin' to book him, but my pappy kept on cookin'

N.C.

shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'

Solo

G G

C C

G G

D C

G G

Verse 2

Well, I asked ol' my pappy what he called his brew

white lightnin 'stead of mountain dew

I took a little sip and right away I knew

G* N.C.

'Cause my eyes bugged out and my face turned blue

D7 C

Lightnin' started flashin' thunder started clashin'

N.C.

shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'

Interlude

G G

Verse

Well the "G" men, "T" men, revenuers, too

Searchin' for the place where he made his brew.

D7 C

They were lookin', tryin' to book him, but my pappy kept on cookin'

N.C.

shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'

Solo

G G

C C

G G

D C

G G

Verse 3

Well, a city slicker came and he said, "I'm tough"

I think I wanna taste that powerful stuff.

He took one sip and drank it right down.

And I heard him a-moaning as he hit the ground

D7 C

Mighty, mighty pleasin' your pappy's corn squeezin's

N.C.

shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'

Verse

Well the "G" men, "T" men, revenuers, too

Searchin' for the place where he made his brew.

D7 C

They were lookin', tryin' to book him, but my pappy kept on cookin'

N.C.

shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'

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