Capo 4
Intro: G
G D
It was painted red, the stripe was white
C D
It was 18 feet from the bow to the stern light
G D
Second hand from a dealer in Atlanta
C N.C.
I rode up with daddy when he went there to get her.
G D
Put on the shine, put on the motor
C D G
Built out of love, and made for water
D
We had her for years till the transom got rotten
C
A piece of my childhood that'll never be forgotten.
Chorus I
G D
It was just an old ply wood boat
C D G
With a 75 Johnson, and electric choke.
G D
A young boy 2 hands on the wheel
C
I cant replace the way it made me feel
G D
And i would turn her sharp and I'd make it white
C
And he'd say you cant beat the way an old wood boat rides
Em C
Just a little lake cross the alabama line
Am D G (G D C D)X2
But i was king of the ocean when daddy let me drive.
G D C
Just an old half ton, short bed ford, my uncle bought new in 64.
G D
Daddy got it right cause the engine was smokin',
C
Couple of burnt valves and he had it goin'
G D
He'd let me drive her and we'd haul off a load
C
Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off the Thigpin road
G D
I'd set up in the seat, stretch my feet out to the peddles,
C
Smiling like a hero that just recieved his meddle.
Chorus 2:
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G D C
It was just an old hand-me-down ford, with three speed on the column
DG
And a dent in the door.
D C
A young boy, 2 hands on the wheel. I cant replace the way it
G D
Made me feel. and i would press that clutch and i'd keep it right
C
and he'd say a little slower son ye doin just fine.
Em C Am
Just a dirt road with trash on each side but i was Mario Andretti
D (G D C D) X2
When daddy let me drive.
G D
I'm grown up now 3 daughters of my own.
C
I let 'em drive my old jeep cross the pasture at our home.
G D
Maybe one day they'll reach back in their file.
C
And pull out that old memory and think of me and smile and say.
Final Chorus:
G D
It was just an old worn out Jeep
C DG
With rusty old floor-boards, hot on my feet.
D
A young girl, 2 hands on the wheel,
C
I cant replace the way it made me feel.
G D
and i would turn it left and steer it right
C
Straiten up girl now ye doin just fine.
Em C
Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride
Am D
but i was high on the mountain
G D C D
When daddy let me drive when daddy let me driiive
G D C D
Whoa he let me driiiiiive
Ending:
G (once) D(once)
She's just an old ply wood boat
C(once) End with G
with a 75 johnson and electric choke.
