Drive (For Daddy Gene) Alan Jackson
[B] [B] [F#] [E]
[B]It was painted red, t[F#]he stripe was white
It was [E]eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light
[B]Second hand from a d[F#]ealer in Atlanta
I [E]rode up with daddy when he went there to get 'er
[B]Put on a shine p[F#]ut on a motor
[E]Built out of love and made for the water
[B]Ran her for years 'till the t[F#]ransom got rotten
A [E]piece of my childhood that'll never be forgotten
It was[B] just an old ply[F#]wood boat
With a [E]seventy-five johnson with electric choke
[B] A young boy two [F#]hands on the wheel
[E]I can't replace the way it made me feel
And I would[B] turn her sharp and I'd[F#] make it wide
And he'd say you[E] can't beat the way an old wood boat rides
[Gm#]Just a little lake 'cross the Ala[C#]bama line
But I was [E]king of the ocean [F#]when daddy let me d[B]rive
[F#] [E] [F#]
[B]Just an old half-ton s[F#]hort bed Ford
My[E] uncle bought new in sixty-four
[B]Daddy got it right 'cause the [F#]engine was smokin'
[E]A couple of burnt valves and he had her goin'
[B]He'd let me drive her and we'd h[F#]aul off a load
Down a[E] dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen road
I'd [B]sit up in the seat and strech my [F#]feet out to the pedals
[E]Smilin' like a hero that just recieved his medal
I was[B] just an old [F#]hand-me-down Ford
With a[E] three speed on the column and a dent in the door
[B]A young boy two h[F#]ands on the wheel
I can't[E] replace the way it made me feel
I would [B]press that clutch and I'd[F#] keep it right
And he'd say a[E] little slower son you're doin' just fine
[Gm#]Just a dirt road with [C#]trash on each side but
I was[E] Mario Andretti W[F#]hen daddy let me dr[B]ive
[F#] [E] [F#] [B]
[F#] [E] [F#]
[B]I'm grown up now thr[F#]ee daughters of my own
I l[E]et 'em drive my old jeep 'cross the pasture at our home
[B]Maybe one day they'll [F#]reach back in their file
And[E] pull out that old mem'ry and think of me and smile
And say [B]I was just an o[F#]ld worn out jeep
[E]Rusty old floor boards hot on my feet
[B]A young girl two han[F#]ds on the wheel
[E]I can't replace the way it made me feel
And he'd say [B]turn it left and [F#]steer it right
[E]Straighten up girl now you're doin' just fine
[Gm#]Just a little valley by t[C#]he river where we'd ride
But I was [E]high on a mountain w[F#]hen daddy let me d[B]rive...
[F#] Daddy let m[E]e drive[F#]
oooh he l[B]et me drive[F#] [E] [F#]
It was[B] just an old plyw[F#]ood boat
With a [E]seventy-five johnson with electric choke[B]
(Thanks to Xavier Fuentes Collado for tabs)
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