[Intro] G [Verse 1] G D It was painted red, the stripe was white C It was eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light G D Second hand from a dealer in Atlanta C I rode up with daddy when he went there to get 'er G D Put on a shine put on a motor C Built out of love and made for the water G D Ran her for years 'till the transom got rotten C C N.C. A piece of my childhood that'll never be forgotten [Chorus] G D It was just an old plywood boat C With a seventy-five Johnson with electric choke G D A young boy two hands on the wheel C I can't replace the way it made me feel G D And I would turn her sharp and I'd make it wide C And he'd say you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides Em A Just a little lake 'cross the Alabama line C D G D C D But I was king of the ocean when daddy let me drive [Verse 2] G D Just an old half-ton short bed Ford C My uncle bought new in sixty-four G D Daddy got it right 'cause the engine was smokin' C A 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 of Thigpen road G D I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals C Smilin' like a hero that just received his medal [Chorus] G D It was just an old hand-me-down Ford C With a three speed on the column and a dent in the door G D A young boy two hands on the wheel C I can't replace the way it made me feel G D I would press that clutch and I'd keep it right C And he'd say a little slower son you're doin' just fine Em A C Just a dirt road with trash on each side but I was Mario Andretti D G When daddy let me drive [Interlude] (G) |D |C |D ||x2 D [Bridge] G D I'm grown up now three 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 N.C. C N.C. And pull out that old mem'ry and think of me and smile [Chorus] G D And say it was just an old worn out jeep C Rusty old floor boards hot on my feet G D A young girl two hands on the wheel C I can't replace the way it made me feel G D And he'd say turn it left and steer it right C Straighten up girl now you're doin' just fine Em A Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride C D G But I was high on a mountain when daddy let me drive D C D G D C D daddy let me drive oh he let me drive G D She’s just an old plywood boat C G With a seventy-five Johnson with electric choke
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