v.1
^AmHe was on his way home from ^GCandletop
He was ^Ctwo weeks gone and he ^Dthought he'd stop
At ^FWebb's and have him a ^Gdrink before he went home to ^Amher
Andy Worlow said "hello"
An he said "Hi, what's doin'? whoa
Said "Sit down, I got some bad news an' it's gonna hurt

v.2
Said, "I'm your best friend an' you know that's right"
"But your young bride ain't home tonight"
"Since you been gone she been seein' that Amos boy Sam"
He got mad an' he saw red
Andy said "Boy, don't you lose your head"
"Cause, tell you the truth, I been with her myself"

Chorus:
^DmThat's the night that the ^Glights went out in ^CGeorgia^Am
DmThat's the night that they ^Ghung an innocent ^Cman^Am
Well don't ^Dmtrust your soul to no ^Gbackwoods southern ^Clawyer^Am
Cause the ^Dmjudge in the town got ^Gbloodstains on his ^Amhands

v.3
Andy got scared an left the bar
Walkin' on home cause he didn't live far
See, Andy didn't have many friends an he just lost him one
My brother thought his wife musta left town
He went home and finally found
The only thing Papa had left him, and that was a gun

An he went off to Andy's house
Slippin' through the backwoods quiet as a mouse
Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make
Looked through the screen at the back porch door
An he saw Andy lyin' on the floor
In a puddle of blood, an he started to shake

Refrain
The ^DmGeorgia patrol was ^Gmakin' their rounds
So he ^Cfired a shot just to ^Amflag 'em down
An a ^Dmbig fella, sherrif, grabbed his ^Ggun
An said, "Why'd ya ^Amdo it?"

v.3
The judge said guilty in a make-believe trial
Slapped the sherrif on the back with a smile
Said "Supper's waitin' at home, and I gotta get to it"

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v.4
Well, they hung my brother before I could say
The tracks he saw while on his way
To Andy's house in fact that night were mine
An' his cheatin' wife had never left town
An that's one body that'll never be found
See his little sister don't miss when she aims her gun

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