Drive For Daddy Gene

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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G D
It was painted red, the stripe was white
C
It was eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light
G D
Second hand from a dealer in Atlanta
C
I rode up with daddy when he went there to get 'er
G D
Put on a shine, put on a motor
C
Built out of love and made for the water
G D
Ran her for years 'til the transom got rotten
C C
N.C.
A piece of my childhood that'll never be forgotten
[Chorus]
G D
It was just an old plywood boat
C
With a seventy-five Johnson with electric choke
G D
A young boy, two hands on the wheel
C
I can't replace the way it made me feel
G D
And I would turn her sharp and I'd make it whine
C
He'd say you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides
Em A
Just a little lake 'cross the Alabama line
C D G D C D
But I was king of the ocean when daddy let me drive
[Verse 2]
G D
Just an old half-ton short bed Ford
C
My uncle bought new in sixty-four
G D
Daddy got it right 'cause the engine was smokin'
C
A couple of burnt valves and he had it goin'
G D
He'd let me drive her and we'd haul off a load
C
Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen road
G D
I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals
C C
N.C.
Smilin' like a hero that just received his medal
[Chorus]
G D
It was just an old hand-me-down Ford
C
With a three speed on the column and a dent in the door
G D
A young boy, two hands on the wheel
C
I can't replace the way it made me feel
G D
I would press that clutch and I'd keep it right
C
He'd say a little slower son, you're doin' just fine
Em A C
Just a dirt road with trash on each side but I was Mario Andretti
D G
When daddy let me drive
[Interlude]
G D C D
|() | | | |
G D C D
| | | | |
D
| |
[Bridge]
G D
I'm grown up now, three daughters of my own
C
I let 'em drive my old jeep 'cross the pasture at our home
G D
Maybe one day they'll reach back in their file
C C
N.C. N.C.
And pull out that old mem'ry and think of me and smile
[Chorus]
G D
And say it was just an old worn out jeep
C
Rusty old floorboards, hot on my feet
G D
A young girl, two hands on the wheel
C
I can't replace the way it made me feel
G D
And he'd say turn it left and steer it right
C
Straighten up girl now, you're doin' just fine
Em A
Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride
C D G
But I was high on a mountain when daddy let me drive
D C D
Daddy let me drive
G D C D D
Oh, he let me drive
[Outro]
G D
She's just an old plywood boat
C G
With a seventy-five Johnson with electric choke

Drive For Daddy Gene chords and lyrics

Free chords for Drive For Daddy Gene by Alan Jackson. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
|(G)  | D   | C   | D   |
| G   | D   | C   | D   |
| D   |
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Drive For Daddy Gene Chords by Alan Jackson

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