Drive (For Daddy Gene) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][G]
[G][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]It was painted red[D] the stripe was white
It was [C]eighteen feet
from the bow to the stern light
[G]Secondhand from a dea[D]ler in Atlanta
I [C]rode up with daddy
when he went there to get her
[G]We put on a shi[D]ne, put on a motor
[C]Built out of love, made for the water
[G]Ran her for years,
'til the [D]transom got rotten
A [C]piece of my childhood
that will never be forgotten

[Chorus 1]
It [G]was just on old [D]plywood boat
With a [C]'75 Johnson with electric choke
[G]A young boy two han[D]ds on the wheel
[C]I can't replace the way it made me feel
And I [G]would turn her sharp
And I [D]would make her whine
He'd [C]say, "you can't beat
the way an old wood boat rides"
[Em]Just a little lake across the Alab[A]ama line
But I was [C]king of the ocean
[D]When daddy let me

[Interlude 1]
[G](dr[D]ive)[C][D]

[Verse 2]
[G]Just an old half ton sho[D]rtbed ford
My [C]uncle bought new in '64
[G]Daddy got it right
'cause the [D]engine was smoking
[C]A couple of burnt valves
and he had it going
[G]He'd let me drive her
when we'd [D]haul off a load
Down a [C]dirt strip where we'd dump trash
off of Thigpen Road
I'd [G]sit up in the seat and stretch my
[D]feet out to the pedals
[C]Smiling like a hero
that just received his medal

[Chorus 2]
It [G]was just on old [D]hand-me-down Ford
With a [C]three-speed on the column
and a dent in the door
[G]A young boy two han[D]ds on the wheel
[C]I can't replace the way it made me feel
And I [G]would press that clutch
And I [D]would keep it right
And he'd [C]say, "a little slower son
you're doing just fine"
[Em]Just a dirt road with tras[A]h on each side
But I was [C]Mario Andretti
[D]When daddy let me

[Solo 1]
[G](dr[D]ive)[C][D]
[G][D][C][D]

[Verse 3]
[G]I'm grown up now
three [D]daughters of my own
I [C]let them drive my old Jeep
across the pasture at our home
[G]Maybe one day
they'll [D]reach back in their file
And [C]pull out that old memory

[Chorus 3]
And think of me and smile and say
[G]It was just on old wor[D]n out Jeep
[C]Rusty old floorboard, hot on my feet
[G]A young girl two han[D]ds on the wheel
[C]I can't replace the way it made me feel
And he'd [G]say, "turn it left [D]and steer it right,
[C]Straighten up girl, now you're doing just fine"
[Em]Just a little valley
by the [A]river where we'd ride
But I was [C]high on a [D]mountain
When daddy let [G]me [D]drive
When daddy let me [C]drive[D]
Oh he let [G]me [D]drive
[C][D][D]

[Outro 1]
[G]She's just an old ply[D]wood boat
With a [C]'75 Johnson with electric choke
[G]