Intro
[G]
Verse 1
[G] It was painted red,[D]red, the stripe was white
It was e[C]eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light
[G] Second hand from a d[D]dealer in Atlanta
I r[C]rode up with daddy when he went there to get 'er
[G] Put on a shine[D]shine put on a motor
Bu[C]Built out of love and made for the water
[G] Ran her for years 'till the tr[D]transom got rotten
A p[C]piece of my childhood that'll n[C]never be forgotten
Chorus
It was[G]was just an old pl[D]plywood boat
With a s[C]seventy-five Johnson with electric choke
[G] A young boy two h[D]hands on the wheel
[C] I can't replace the way it made me feel
And I would[G]would turn her sharp and I'd m[D]make it wide
And he'd[C]he'd 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 k[C]ing of the ocean[D] when daddy let me[G] drive[D] [C] [D]
Verse 2
[G] Just an old half-ton sh[D]short bed Ford
My [C]uncle bought new in sixty-four
D[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 h[D]haul off a load
Down a d[C]dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen road
I'd s[G]sit up in the seat and stretch my [D]feet out to the pedals
Sm[C]Smilin' like a hero that just received his medal
Chorus
It was[G]was just an old h[D]hand-me-down Ford
With a thr[C]three speed on the column and a dent in the door
[G] A young boy two h[D]hands on the wheel
[C] I can't replace the way it made me feel
I would[G]would press that clutch and I'd[D]I'd keep it right
And he'd say[C]say a little slower son you're doin' just fine
[Em] Just a dirt road with tr[A]trash on each side but I was M[C]Mario Andretti
[D] When daddy let me[G]me drive
Interlude
[G] [D] [C] [D] [D] [G] [D] [C] [D] [D]
Bridge
[G] I'm grown up now three da[D]daughters of my own
I l[C]let 'em drive my old jeep 'cross the pasture at our home
[G] Maybe one day they'll re[D]reach back in their file
And p[C]pull out that old mem'ry and th[C]think of me and smile
Chorus
And say[G]say it was just an old w[D]worn out jeep
R[C]Rusty old floor boards hot on my feet
[G] A young girl two h[D]hands on the wheel
[C] I can't replace the way it made me feel
And he'd say[G]say turn it left and st[D]steer it right
Str[C]Straighten up girl now you're doin' just fine
[Em] Just a little valley by the r[A]river where we'd ride
But I was h[C]igh on a mountain[D] when daddy let me[G] drive
[D] daddy let me dr[C]drive [D] oh he let me[G] drive[D] [C] [D]
[G] She’s just an old pl[D]plywood boat
With a s[C]seventy-five Johnson with electric choke [G]