Drive (For Daddy Gene) — Alan Jackson
Chords and lyrics for Drive (For Daddy Gene) by Alan Jackson (key of G).
Intro
[Gmaj7] [G]
Verse 1
[G]was painted red, the [D]stripe was white
[C]was eighteen feet from bow to [D]stern lite
[G]was second hand from a dealer in [D]Atlanta
[C]I rode up with daddy when he went there to get [D]her
[G]put on a shine, put on a [D]motor
[C]built out of love and made for [D]water
[G]ran her for years 'til the transom got [D]rotten
[C]a piece of my childhood will never be [D]forgotten
Chorus
[G]It was just an old plywood [D]boat,
[C]a 75 Johnson with an electric [D]choke
[G]a young boy, two hands on the [D]wheel
[C]I can't replace the way it made me [D]feel
[G]and I would turn her sharp and I'd make it [D]whine
[C]and he'd say: you can't beat the way an old wood boat [D]rides
[G]just a little lake cross the Alabama [D]line
[C]but I was king of the ocean when daddy let me [D]drive
Verse 2
[G]just an old half-ton shortbed [D]Ford
[C]that my uncle bought new in [D]64
[G]daddy got it ridin' 'cause the engine was [D]smokin'
[C]a couple of burnt valves and he had it [D]goin'
[G]he let me drive her and we'd haul off a [D]load
[C]down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen [D]Road
[G]I'd set up in the seat, stretch my feet out to the [D]pedals
[C]smilin' like a hero who'd just received his [D]medal
Chorus
[G]it was just an old hand-me-down [D]Ford
[C]with three-speed on the column and a dent in the [D]door
[G]a young boy with two hands on the [D]wheel
[C]I can't describe the way it made me [D]feel
[G]I would press that clutch and I would keep it [D]riding
[C]and he'd say: a little slower son, you're doin' just [D]fine
[G]just an old dirt road with trash on each [D]side
[C]but I was Mario Andretti when daddy let me [D]drive
Bridge
[G]I'm grown up now, three daughters of my [D]own
[C]I let 'em drive my old jeep across the pasture at our [D]home
[G]maybe one day they'll reach back in their [D]file
[C]and pull out that old memory and think of me and smile and [D]say
Chorus
[G]It was just an old worn out [D]jeep
[C]with rusted out floorboards hot on my [D]feet
[G]a young girl, two hands on the [D]wheel
[C]I can't replace the way it made me [D]feel
[G]and he'd say turn it left and steer it [D]right
[C]straighten up girl now' you're doin' just [D]fine
[G]just a little valley by the river where we'd [D]ride
[C]but I was high on the mountain when daddy let me [D]drive
Outro
[G]she's just an old plywood [D]boat
[C]with a 75 Johnson an electric [D]choke