Drive (For Daddy Gene) chords by Alan Jackson
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Intro 1
(B major) (B major)
(B major) (B major)
Verse 1
(B major) It was painted red (F sharp major) the stripe was white
It was (E major) eighteen feet
from the bow to the stern light
(B major) Secondhand from a (F sharp major) dealer in Atlanta
I (E major) rode up with daddy
when he went there to get her
(B major) We put on a shine, (F sharp major) put on a motor
(E major) Built out of love, made for the water
(B major) Ran her for years,
'til the (F sharp major) transom got rotten
A (E major) piece of my childhood
that will never be forgotten
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Chorus 1
It was (B major) just on old (F sharp major) plywood boat
With a (E major) '75 Johnson with electric choke
(B major) A young boy two (F sharp major) hands on the wheel
(E major) I can't replace the way it made me feel
And I would (B major) turn her sharp
And I would (F sharp major) make her whine
He'd say, (E major) "you can't beat
the way an old wood boat rides"
(G sharp minor) Just a little lake across the (C sharp major) Alabama line
But I was (E major) king of the ocean
(F sharp major) When daddy let me
Interlude 1
(B major) (drive) (F sharp major) (E major) (F sharp major)
Verse 2
(B major) Just an old half ton (F sharp major) shortbed ford
My (E major) uncle bought new in '64
(B major) Daddy got it right
'cause the (F sharp major) engine was smoking
(E major) A couple of burnt valves
and he had it going
(B major) He'd let me drive her
when we'd (F sharp major) haul off a load
Down a (E major) dirt strip where we'd dump trash
off of Thigpen Road
I'd (B major) sit up in the seat and stretch my
(F sharp major) feet out to the pedals
(E major) Smiling like a hero
that just received his medal
Chorus 2
It was (B major) just on old (F sharp major) hand-me-down Ford
With a (E major) three-speed on the column
and a dent in the door
(B major) A young boy two (F sharp major) hands on the wheel
(E major) I can't replace the way it made me feel
And I would (B major) press that clutch
And I would (F sharp major) keep it right
And he'd say, (E major) "a little slower son
you're doing just fine"
(G sharp minor) Just a dirt road with (C sharp major) trash on each side
But I was (E major) Mario Andretti
(F sharp major) When daddy let me
Solo 1
(B major) (drive) (F sharp major) (E major) (F sharp major)
(B major) (F sharp major) (E major) (F sharp major)
Verse 3
(B major) I'm grown up now
three (F sharp major) daughters of my own
I (E major) let them drive my old Jeep
across the pasture at our home
(B major) Maybe one day
they'll (F sharp major) reach back in their file
And (E major) pull out that old memory
Chorus 3
And think of me and smile and say
(B major) It was just on old (F sharp major) worn out Jeep
(E major) Rusty old floorboard, hot on my feet
(B major) A young girl two (F sharp major) hands on the wheel
(E major) I can't replace the way it made me feel
And he'd say, (B major) "turn it left and (F sharp major) steer it right,
(E major) Straighten up girl, now you're doing just fine"
(G sharp minor) Just a little valley
by the (C sharp major) river where we'd ride
But I was (E major) high on a mountain (F sharp major)
When daddy let me (B major) drive (F sharp major)
When daddy let me drive (E major) (F sharp major)
Oh he let me (B major) drive (F sharp major)
(E major) (F sharp major) (F sharp major)
Outro 1
(B major) She's just an old (F sharp major) plywood boat
With a (E major) '75 Johnson with electric choke
(B major)
Drive (For Daddy Gene)
Alan Jackson
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