Intro: 

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G             C 
Overdrive Kentucky '62 
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Smoke is risin' thick and blue 
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Wild Turkey burnin', high lonesome sound 
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17 miles of bourbon flowin' down 


Verse: 

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Turn of the century, it was a mystery 
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the day that river caught fire 
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Lord looked down and he breathed a heavy sigh, 
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40 gallon barrels firin' at the sky 


BRIDGE 1: 

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And the catfish were in town lookin' for a ginger ale 
          Em                              D 
and the stores sold outta all the garden hose 
Em                   C 
Sherriff Amos White took a train outta town, 
    G             D           G 
At least that's what we all suppose 


(Banjo solo, play VERSE chords) 

(Chorus) 

(Guitar solo in G, play VERSE chords) 

(Mandolin solo, play BRIDGE chords) 

(Chorus) 


verse 2 LYRICS (Same chords as first VERSE): 


Was a fateful day, that clear, windy May 

That Green River turned a milky brown 

Bibles were all closed and people danced in rows 

Whiskey river flowin' through the town 


BRIDGE 2: 

         Em                  D 
And the catfish swam around lookin' for a ginger ale 
         Em                               D 
And the stores sold outta all the garden hose 
Em                   C  
Sherriff Amos White took a train outta town, 
     G           D            G 
At least that's what we all suppose 



[Refrão]
G             D              G 
17 miles of bourbon flowin' down 
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17 miles of bourbon flowin doooooooooooown