The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
He was on his way home from Candletop Been two weeks gone and he thought he'dstop At Web'sand have him a drink for he went home to her Andy WoLosaid hello He said "Hiwhat'snew"And Wo said "Sitdown I got some bad news that'sgonna hurt"Said I'myour best friend and you know that'sright But your young bride ain'thome tonight Since you been gone she'sbeen seeing that Amos boy Seth Now he got mad and he saw red Andy said boy don'tyou lose your head Cause to tell you the truth I'vebeen with her myself That'sthe night that the lights went out in Georgia That'sthe night that they hung an innocent man Well Don'ttrust your soul to no back woods Southern lawyer Cause the judge in the town'sgot bloodstains on his hands Andy got scared and left the bar Walking on home cause he didn'tlive far you see Andy didn'thave many friends and he just lost him one Brother thought his wife must'veleft town So he went home and finally found the only thing Daddy had left him and that was a gun He went off to Andy'shouse Slipping through the back woods quiet as a mouse Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make He looked through the screen at the back porch door And he saw Andy lying on the floor In a puddle of blood and he started to shake The Georgia patrol was making their rounds So he fired a shot just to flag em down A big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said "Why'dyou do it?"The judge said guilty on a makebelievetrial Slapped the sherriff on the back with a smile Said supper'swaiting at home and I gotta get to it That'sthe night the lights went out in Georgia That'sthe night that they hung an innocent man Don'ttrust your soul to no back woods Southern lawyer Cause the judge in the town'sgot bloodstains on his hands Well ,they hung my brother before I could say The tracks he saw while on his way To Andy'shouse and back that night were mine And his cheatin wife had never left town That'sone body that'llnever be found You see little sister don'tmiss when she aims her gun That'sthe night the lights went That'sthe out in night that Georgia they hung an innocent man Don'ttrust your soul to no back woods Southern lawyer That'sthe night the lights went out in Georgia That'sthe night that they Cause the judge in the town'sgot bloodstains hung an innocent Cause the judge in the town'sgot bloodstains on his hand man on his hand Don'ttrust your soul to no back woods Southern lawyer Guitar score
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Artist: Vicki Lawrence
Capo: 0
Key: F
Difficulty:
Tempo: 87
Time Signature: 4/4
Hot: 100
Creation time: 2023-05-12 The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Guitar Tab, arranged and transcribed by Chordance, complete with staff notation and numbered musical notation. The song was composed by and performed by Vicki Lawrence. This guitar tab is in the key of F and is a Beginner version, suitable for players at the Beginner level. A must-learn piece for guitar enthusiasts. Strum the guitar, open the piano, and experience the mood conveyed by Vicki Lawrence at that time~
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