White Lightning — George Jones
Chords and lyrics for White Lightning by George Jones (key of C).
Verse 1
Date: 11/27/96
* star next to chords means that the chord is played and then muted, so
there's silence afterward.
N.C. means no chord is played.
Intro
[G]
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1
Well, in [G]North-uh-Carolina, way back in the hills
[G]Lived my old pappy and he had him a still.
He [G]brewed white lightnin' till the sun went down.
G*
And then he filled him a jug and he passed it around.
[D7]Mighty, mighty pleasin', [C]pappy's corn squeezin's
N.C.
shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'
Interlude
[G] [G]
Chords
Well the [C]"G" men, "T" men, revenuers, too
[G]Searchin' for the place where he made his brew.
They were [D7]lookin', tryin' to book him, but my [C]pappy kept on cookin'
N.C.
shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'
Solo
[G] [G]
[C] [C]
[G] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] [G]
Verse 2
Well, I [G]asked ol' my pappy what he called his brew
[G] 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]Lightnin' started flashin' [C]thunder started clashin'
N.C.
shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'
Interlude
[G] [G]
Chords
Well the [C]"G" men, "T" men, revenuers, too
[G]Searchin' for the place where he made his brew.
They were [D7]lookin', tryin' to book him, but my [C]pappy kept on cookin'
N.C.
shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'
Solo
[G] [G]
[C] [C]
[G] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] [G]
Verse 3
Well, a [G]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.
G*
And I heard him a-moaning as he hit the ground
[D7]Mighty, mighty pleasin' your [C]pappy's corn squeezin's
N.C.
shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'
Chords
Well the [C]"G" men, "T" men, revenuers, too
[G]Searchin' for the place where he made his brew.
They were [D7]lookin', tryin' to book him, but my [C]pappy kept on cookin'
N.C.
shhhhhhhhh.... white lightnin'
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