Capo on the second fret. All chords are relative to the capo
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Intro; A
A E
Was painted red, the stripe was white,
D
It was 18 feet from the bow to the stern light.
A E
Second hand from a dealer in Atlanta,
D
I rode up with Daddy when he went there to get her.
A E
Put on a shine, put on the motor,
D
Built out of love, made for the water.
A E
Ran her for years 'til the transom got rotten,
D
A piece of my childhood that'll never be forgotten. It was,
A E
It was, Just an old plywood boat,
D
With a '75 Johnson, with electric choke.
A E
A young boy, two hands on the wheel,
D
I can't replace the way it made me feel,
A E
And I would turn her sharp and I'd, make it whine,
D
He'd say, you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides.
B
Just a little lake across the Alabama line,
D E A E D E
But I was king of the ocean, when daddy let me drive.
A E
Just an old half-ton short bed Ford,
D
My uncle bought it new in '64.
A E
Daddy got it right ', 'cause the engine was smokin',
D
Couple of burnt valves and he had it goin'.
A E
He'd let me drive her and we'd haul off a load,
D
Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash, off of thigpen road.
A E
I'd sit up in the seat, and stretch my feet out to the pedals,
D
Smilin' like a hero that just received his medal. It was,
A E
Just an old hand-me down Ford,
D
With 3-speed on the column, and a dent in the door.
A E
A young boy, two hands on the wheel,
D
I can't replace the way it made me feel,
A E
And I would press that clutch, and I'd keep it right,
D
And he'd say, a little slower son, you're doin' just fine.
B
Just a dirt road with trash on each side,
D E A
But I was Mario Andretti when daddy let me drive.
E D E A E D E
INSTRUMENTAL
A E
I'm grown up now, three daughters of my own.
D
I let 'em drive my old jeep 'cross the pasture at our home.
A E
Maybe one day, they'll reach back in their file,
D
And pull out that old memory, and think of me and smile, and say,
A E
It was just an old worn out jeep,
D
With rusty old floorboards that were hot on my feet.
A E
A young girl, two hands on the wheel,
D
I can't replace the way it made me feel,
A E
And he'd say, turn it left and steer it right,
D
Straighten up girl now, you're doin' just fine.
B
Just a little valley, by the river where we'd ride,
D E A
But I was high on a mountain, when Daddy let me drive.
E D E
When Daddy let me drive.
A E D E
Oh he let me drive.
A E
She's just an old plywood boat,
D A
With a '75 Johnson, with electric choke....