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 [D]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