White Lightning Chords by George Jones
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Bb]
Well in North Carolina way back in the hill, there my old Pappy and he had him still.
He grew to white lightning till the sun went down.
Then you'd sell him a [Bbm] jug and he'd pass it [Bb] around.
[F] Mighty, mighty pleasing, [Eb] packed his corn squeezing.
[Bb]
[F] White lightning.
[Bb]
[Eb] Well the T-men, T-men, revenue is two.
[Bb]
Searching for a place where he may grow.
They [F] were looking, trying to book him, but [Eb] my Pappy kept on cooking.
[Bb]
[F] Pshh, white lightning.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] Well I asked my old Pappy why he called his brew.
White lightning said of mountain dew.
I took a little sip and right away I knew.
But as my eyes bulged out and my face turned blue.
[F] Lightning started flashing, [Eb] thunder started flashing.
[Bb] Pshh, white lightning.
[Eb] Well the T-men, T-men, revenue is two.
[Bb] Searching for a place where he may grow.
They [F] were looking, trying to book him, but [Eb] my Pappy kept on cooking.
[Bb] White lightning.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb]
Well I see this liquor came and he said I'm tough.
I think I want to taste that powerful stuff.
He took one slug and he drank it right down.
And I heard him a-moaning as he hit the ground.
[F] Mighty, mighty pleasing, your [Eb] Pappy's thorns fleeting.
[Bb] Pshh, white lightning.
The [Eb] G-men, T-men, revenue is two.
[Bb] Searching for a place where he may grow.
They were [F] looking, trying to book him, but my [Eb] Pappy kept on cooking.
[Bb]
[Eb] White lightning.
Well in North Carolina way back in the hill, there my old Pappy and he had him still.
He grew to white lightning till the sun went down.
Then you'd sell him a [Bbm] jug and he'd pass it [Bb] around.
[F] Mighty, mighty pleasing, [Eb] packed his corn squeezing.
[Bb]
[F] White lightning.
[Bb]
[Eb] Well the T-men, T-men, revenue is two.
[Bb]
Searching for a place where he may grow.
They [F] were looking, trying to book him, but [Eb] my Pappy kept on cooking.
[Bb]
[F] Pshh, white lightning.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] Well I asked my old Pappy why he called his brew.
White lightning said of mountain dew.
I took a little sip and right away I knew.
But as my eyes bulged out and my face turned blue.
[F] Lightning started flashing, [Eb] thunder started flashing.
[Bb] Pshh, white lightning.
[Eb] Well the T-men, T-men, revenue is two.
[Bb] Searching for a place where he may grow.
They [F] were looking, trying to book him, but [Eb] my Pappy kept on cooking.
[Bb] White lightning.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb]
Well I see this liquor came and he said I'm tough.
I think I want to taste that powerful stuff.
He took one slug and he drank it right down.
And I heard him a-moaning as he hit the ground.
[F] Mighty, mighty pleasing, your [Eb] Pappy's thorns fleeting.
[Bb] Pshh, white lightning.
The [Eb] G-men, T-men, revenue is two.
[Bb] Searching for a place where he may grow.
They were [F] looking, trying to book him, but my [Eb] Pappy kept on cooking.
[Bb]
[Eb] White lightning.
Key:
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Eb
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Eb
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[N] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Well in North Carolina way back in the hill, there my old Pappy and he had him still.
He grew to white lightning till the sun went down.
Then you'd sell him a [Bbm] jug and he'd pass it [Bb] around.
_ [F] Mighty, mighty pleasing, [Eb] packed his corn squeezing.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] White lightning.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Well the T-men, T-men, revenue is two.
_ [Bb]
Searching for a place where he may grow.
They [F] were looking, trying to book him, but [Eb] my Pappy kept on cooking.
[Bb] _
_ _ [F] Pshh, white lightning. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well I asked my old Pappy why he called his brew. _
White lightning said of mountain dew.
I took a little sip and right away I knew.
But as my eyes bulged out and my face turned blue.
[F] Lightning started flashing, [Eb] thunder started flashing.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Pshh, white lightning.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Well the T-men, T-men, revenue is two.
_ [Bb] Searching for a place where he may grow.
They [F] were looking, trying to book him, but [Eb] my Pappy kept on cooking.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ White lightning. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well I see this liquor came and he said I'm tough.
I think I want to taste that powerful stuff.
He took one slug and he drank it right down.
And I heard him a-moaning as he hit the ground.
[F] Mighty, mighty pleasing, your [Eb] Pappy's thorns fleeting.
[Bb] _ _ Pshh, _ white lightning. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The [Eb] G-men, T-men, revenue is two.
[Bb] Searching for a place where he may grow.
They were [F] looking, trying to book him, but my [Eb] Pappy kept on cooking.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] White lightning. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well in North Carolina way back in the hill, there my old Pappy and he had him still.
He grew to white lightning till the sun went down.
Then you'd sell him a [Bbm] jug and he'd pass it [Bb] around.
_ [F] Mighty, mighty pleasing, [Eb] packed his corn squeezing.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] White lightning.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Well the T-men, T-men, revenue is two.
_ [Bb]
Searching for a place where he may grow.
They [F] were looking, trying to book him, but [Eb] my Pappy kept on cooking.
[Bb] _
_ _ [F] Pshh, white lightning. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well I asked my old Pappy why he called his brew. _
White lightning said of mountain dew.
I took a little sip and right away I knew.
But as my eyes bulged out and my face turned blue.
[F] Lightning started flashing, [Eb] thunder started flashing.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Pshh, white lightning.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Well the T-men, T-men, revenue is two.
_ [Bb] Searching for a place where he may grow.
They [F] were looking, trying to book him, but [Eb] my Pappy kept on cooking.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ White lightning. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well I see this liquor came and he said I'm tough.
I think I want to taste that powerful stuff.
He took one slug and he drank it right down.
And I heard him a-moaning as he hit the ground.
[F] Mighty, mighty pleasing, your [Eb] Pappy's thorns fleeting.
[Bb] _ _ Pshh, _ white lightning. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The [Eb] G-men, T-men, revenue is two.
[Bb] Searching for a place where he may grow.
They were [F] looking, trying to book him, but my [Eb] Pappy kept on cooking.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] White lightning. _ _ _ _
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