{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":921418,"song":"Drive For Daddy Gene","artist":"Alan Jackson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/921418-drive-for-daddy-gene-chords-by-alan-jackson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/921418?type=chord","rating":4.94078,"votes":1099,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n It was painted red, the stripe was white[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt was eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Second hand from a dealer in Atlanta[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI rode up with daddy when he went there to get 'er[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Put on a shine, put on a motor[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBuilt out of love and made for the water[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Ran her for years 'til the transom got rotten[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]  N.C.\r\nA piece of my childhood that'll never be forgotten[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was just an old plywood boat[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith a seventy-five Johnson with electric choke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n A young boy, two hands on the wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n I can't replace the way it made me feel[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I would turn her sharp and I'd make it whine[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe'd say you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Just a little lake 'cross the Alabama line[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I was king of the ocean when daddy let me drive[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Just an old half-ton short bed Ford[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy uncle bought new in sixty-four[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDaddy got it right 'cause the engine was smokin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n A couple of burnt valves and he had it goin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\n He'd let me drive her and we'd haul off a load[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDown a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen road[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]  N.C.\r\nSmilin' like a hero that just received his medal[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was just an old hand-me-down Ford[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith a three speed on the column and a dent in the door[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n A young boy, two hands on the wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n I can't replace the way it made me feel[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI would press that clutch and I'd keep it right[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe'd say a little slower son, you're doin' just fine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Just a dirt road with trash on each side but I was Mario Andretti[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  When daddy let me drive[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n|([ch]G[/ch])  | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n I'm grown up now, three daughters of my own[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI let 'em drive my old jeep 'cross the pasture at our home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Maybe one day they'll reach back in their file[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]  N.C.                      [ch]C[/ch]   N.C.\r\nAnd pull out that old mem'ry and think of me and smile[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd say it was just an old worn out jeep[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRusty old floorboards, hot on my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n A young girl, two hands on the wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n I can't replace the way it made me feel[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he'd say turn it left and steer it right[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStraighten up girl now, you're doin' just fine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I was high on a mountain when daddy let me drive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Daddy let me drive[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, he let me drive[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n She's just an old plywood boat[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a seventy-five Johnson with electric choke[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nG\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n|(G)  | D   | C   | D   |\n| G   | D   | C   | D   |\n| D   |\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["G","D","C","A","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}