INTRO: Bb ***(Jones also did song in Key
of B..just capo first fret.)***
#1.
Bb
In North Carolina, way back in the hills,
there lived my Pappy and he had him a still.
Eb
He brewed white lightning till the sun was down,
Bb
and then he'd fill him a jug, and pass it around.
FEb
Mighty, mighty pleasin', my Pappy's corn squeezin'..
Bb
whew, white Lightning.
CHORUS:
Eb
G-men, T-men, Revenurers too,
Bb
searchin' for the place where he made his brew.
F
They were lookin', tryin' to book him,
EbBb
But my Pappy kept on cookin'..white Lightning.
INTERLUDE: Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb
#2.
Bb
I asked my Pappy why he called his brew..
white lightning, instead of mountain dew.
Eb
I took one sip and then I knew,
Bb
as my eyes bugged out and my face turned blue.
FEb
Lightnin' started flashin', thunder started clashin'
Bb
wsssshhhh..white Lightning.
CHORUS:
Eb
G-men, T-men, Revenurers too,
Bb
searchin' for the place where he made his brew.
F
They were lookin', tryin' to book him,
EbBb
But my Pappy kept on cookin'..wsssshhh..white Lightning.
INTERLUDE: Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb
#3.
Bb
A city slicker came, and said, "I'm tough..
I think I wanna taste that powerful stuff.'
Eb
He took one slug and he drank it right down,
Bb
and I heard him a-moanin' as he hit the ground..
FEb
'Mighty, mighty, pleasin', your Pappy's corn squeezin'..
Bb
wssssshhhh..White Lightning.
CHORUS:
Eb
G-men, T-men, Revenurers too,
Bb
searchin' for the place where he made his brew.
F
They were lookin', tryin' to book him,
EbBb
But my Pappy kept on cookin'..wsssshh..white Lightning.