Chords for George Jones - "White Lightning" ((1959))
Tempo:
79.725 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Am
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Well, in North [A] Carolina way back in the hill,
hill my old pack was growing.
He grew white lightning till the sun went down,
and then he'd fill him a jug and he'd pass it [E] around.
Mighty, mighty pleasing, [D] happy, smart and [A] sweet,
and white lightning.
[D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of [F#m] booking,
but my fat pig head won't go [A] down.
White lightning.
[D] [A] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am] [A] [F#]
[D] [Am] [A] Well, I asked my old pappy why he called his crew,
white lightning said a mountain dew.
I took a little sip and right away I knew,
had my eyes bugged out and my face [E] turned blue.
Lightning started flashing, [F#m] thunder started [A] clashing.
White lightning.
[D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of booking,
[D] but my fat pig head won't go [A] down.
White lightning.
[Am]
[A]
[E] [A]
And his shaker came and he said, I'm tough,
I think I want to taste that horrible stuff.
He took once his lug and he drank it on down,
and I heard [C] him a-moaning [E] as he hit the ground.
Mighty, mighty pleasing, [D] your pappy's gone freezing.
[A]
White lightning.
[D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of booking,
[B] but my fat [D] pig head won't go [A] down.
White lightning.
[N]
hill my old pack was growing.
He grew white lightning till the sun went down,
and then he'd fill him a jug and he'd pass it [E] around.
Mighty, mighty pleasing, [D] happy, smart and [A] sweet,
and white lightning.
[D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of [F#m] booking,
but my fat pig head won't go [A] down.
White lightning.
[D] [A] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am] [A] [F#]
[D] [Am] [A] Well, I asked my old pappy why he called his crew,
white lightning said a mountain dew.
I took a little sip and right away I knew,
had my eyes bugged out and my face [E] turned blue.
Lightning started flashing, [F#m] thunder started [A] clashing.
White lightning.
[D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of booking,
[D] but my fat pig head won't go [A] down.
White lightning.
[Am]
[A]
[E] [A]
And his shaker came and he said, I'm tough,
I think I want to taste that horrible stuff.
He took once his lug and he drank it on down,
and I heard [C] him a-moaning [E] as he hit the ground.
Mighty, mighty pleasing, [D] your pappy's gone freezing.
[A]
White lightning.
[D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of booking,
[B] but my fat [D] pig head won't go [A] down.
White lightning.
[N]
Key:
A
D
E
Am
F#m
A
D
E
[E] _ Well, in North [A] Carolina way back in the hill,
hill my old pack was growing.
He grew white lightning till the sun went down,
and then he'd fill him a jug and he'd pass it [E] around.
Mighty, mighty pleasing, [D] happy, smart and [A] sweet,
and _ white lightning.
_ _ [D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of [F#m] booking,
but my fat pig head won't go [A] down.
_ White lightning. _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [A] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [A] Well, I asked my old pappy why he called his crew,
white lightning said a mountain dew.
I took a little sip and right away I knew,
had my eyes bugged out and my face [E] turned blue.
Lightning started flashing, [F#m] thunder started [A] clashing.
_ White lightning. _ _ _
[D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of booking,
[D] but my fat pig head won't go [A] down. _
White lightning.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
And his shaker came and he said, I'm tough,
I think I want to taste that horrible stuff.
He took once his lug and he drank it on down,
and I heard [C] him a-moaning [E] as he hit the ground.
Mighty, mighty pleasing, [D] your pappy's gone freezing.
[A] _ _
White lightning.
_ _ [D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of booking,
[B] but my fat [D] pig head won't go [A] down.
_ White lightning. _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
hill my old pack was growing.
He grew white lightning till the sun went down,
and then he'd fill him a jug and he'd pass it [E] around.
Mighty, mighty pleasing, [D] happy, smart and [A] sweet,
and _ white lightning.
_ _ [D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of [F#m] booking,
but my fat pig head won't go [A] down.
_ White lightning. _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [A] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [A] Well, I asked my old pappy why he called his crew,
white lightning said a mountain dew.
I took a little sip and right away I knew,
had my eyes bugged out and my face [E] turned blue.
Lightning started flashing, [F#m] thunder started [A] clashing.
_ White lightning. _ _ _
[D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of booking,
[D] but my fat pig head won't go [A] down. _
White lightning.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
And his shaker came and he said, I'm tough,
I think I want to taste that horrible stuff.
He took once his lug and he drank it on down,
and I heard [C] him a-moaning [E] as he hit the ground.
Mighty, mighty pleasing, [D] your pappy's gone freezing.
[A] _ _
White lightning.
_ _ [D] Well, the G-man's team and revenue was [A] due,
such a boy played very clean and his crew.
[E] They were looking kind of booking,
[B] but my fat [D] pig head won't go [A] down.
_ White lightning. _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _