B B F# E B F# It was painted red, the stripe was white E It was eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light B F# Second hand from a dealer in Atlanta E I rode up with daddy when he went there to get 'er B F# Put on a shine put on a motor E Built out of love and made for the water B F# Ran her for years 'till the transom got rotten E A piece of my childhood that'll never be forgotten B F# It was just an old plywood boat E With a seventy-five johnson with electric choke B F# A young boy two hands on the wheel E I can't replace the way it made me feel B F# And I would turn her sharp and I'd make it wide E And he'd say you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides Gm# C# Just a little lake 'cross the Alabama line E F# B But I was king of the ocean when daddy let me drive F# E F# B F# Just an old half-ton short bed Ford E My uncle bought new in sixty-four B F# Daddy got it right 'cause the engine was smokin' E A couple of burnt valves and he had her goin' B F# He'd let me drive her and we'd haul off a load E Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen road B F# I'd sit up in the seat and strech my feet out to the pedals E Smilin' like a hero that just recieved his medal B F# I was just an old hand-me-down Ford E With a three speed on the column and a dent in the door B F# A young boy two hands on the wheel E I can't replace the way it made me feel B F# I would press that clutch and I'd keep it right E And he'd say a little slower son you're doin' just fine Gm# C# Just a dirt road with trash on each side but E F# B I was Mario Andretti When daddy let me drive F# E F# B F# E F# B F# I'm grown up now three daughters of my own E I let 'em drive my old jeep 'cross the pasture at our home B F# Maybe one day they'll reach back in their file E And pull out that old mem'ry and think of me and smile B F# And say I was just an old worn out jeep E Rusty old floor boards hot on my feet B F# A young girl two hands on the wheel E I can't replace the way it made me feel B F# And he'd say turn it left and steer it right E Straighten up girl now you're doin' just fine Gm# C# Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride E F# B But I was high on a mountain when daddy let me drive... F# E F# Daddy let me drive B F# E F# oooh he let me drive B F# It was just an old plywood boat E B With a seventy-five johnson with electric choke [Thanks to Xavier Fuentes Collado for tabs]