IF THE SOUTH WOULDA WON 
BY HANK WILLIAMS JR 1988 
 
 [C] If the south woulds won we'd a had it made 
 I'd probly run for presidend of the southern [G7] state 
 The day Elvis passed away would be our [C] national holiday 
 [Am] If the [C] South would a won [G] we'd had a it [C] made 
 I'd made my supreme court down in texas 
 Would'nt have no killers get off [G7] free 
 [F7] They were proven guilty then [C] they would swing quickly 
 In stead of writin books and [G] smilin on T.[C] V. 
We'd all learn cajum cookin in Louisiana  and I'd put that capitol back in  
[G7] Alabama 
We'd put [F7] Florida on the right track cause We'd [C] take miami back 
and throw all them [G] pushers in the [C] slammers 
 
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I'd have all the whiskey made in Tennessee and all the horses raised in thse  
Kentucky [G7] hills the nations treasury would be in [C] Tupelo Mississippi 
and I'd put Hank Williams picture on [G7] one hundred dollar [C] bills 
I'd have all cars made in the carolina's and I'd ban all the ones made in  
[G7] China 
I'd have [F7] every girl child sent to [C]Georgia to lean to smile and talk  
with that southern [G7] accent it drives me [C] wild [D] 
 
I'd have all the fiddles made in Virginia cause they sure can make'em sound  
so [A7] fine 
I'm goin [G7] up on Wolverton mountain and [D] see ol Clinton Powers and have  
a sip of his [A7] good ol Arkansas [D] wine 
If the south woulda won we'd had it made 
I'd probbly run for president of the southern [A7] state 
When [G7] Patsy Cline passed away thatwould [D] be our mationsal [Bm] holiday 
If the [D] south woulda won [A7] we'd a had it [D] made