Drive For Daddy Gene - Alan Jackson [Intro] [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] Second hand from a [D] dealer in Atlanta I [C] rode up with daddy when he went there to get 'er [G] Put on a shine [D] put on a motor Built [C] out of love and made for the water [G] Ran her for years 'till the [D] transom got rotten A [C] piece of my childhood that'll [C] never [NC] be forgotten |[Chorus 1] |It was [G] just an old [D] plywood boat With a [C] seventy-five Johnson with electric choke |[G] A young boy two [D] hands on the wheel [C] I can't replace the way it made me feel |And I would [G] turn her sharp and I'd [D] make it wide |And he'd [C] say you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides |[Em] Just a little lake 'cross the [A] Alabama line |But I was [C] king of the ocean [D] when daddy let me [G] drive [D] [C] [D] Verse 2: [G] Just an old half-ton [D] short bed Ford My [C] uncle bought new in sixty-four [G] Daddy got it right 'cause the [D] engine was smokin' [C] A couple of burnt valves and he had it goin' [G] He'd let me drive her and 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 [Dm] feet out to the pedals [C] Smilin' like a hero that just received his medal |[Chorus 2] |It was [G] just an 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 [D] hands on the wheel [C] I can't replace the way it made me feel |I would [G] press that clutch and I'd [D] keep it right |And he'd say [C] a little slower son you're doin' just fine |[Em] Just a dirt road with [A] trash on each side but I was [C] Mario Andretti |[D] When daddy let me [G] drive Instrumental: [G] [D] [C] [D] x2 [D] Bridge: [G] I'm grown up now three [D] daughters of my own [C] I let 'em drive my old jeep 'cross the pasture at our home [G] Maybe one day they'll [D] reach back in their file And [C] pull [NC] out that old mem'ry and [C] think [NC] of me and smile |[Chorus] |And say [G] it was just an old [D] worn out jeep [C] Rusty old floor boards hot on my feet |[G] A young girl two [D] hands on the wheel [C] I can't replace the way it made me feel |And he'd say [G] turn it left and [D] steer it right |Str[C]aighten up girl now you're doin' just fine |[Em] Just a little valley by the [A] river where we'd ride |But I was [C] high on a mountain [D] when daddy let me [G] drive |[D] daddy let me [C] drive [D] oh he let me [G] drive [D] [C] [D] Outro: [G] She’s just an old [D] plywood boat, [C] With a seventy-five Johnson with electric [G] choke