Intro: B Verse 1: B Gb It was painted red, the stripe was white E It was eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light B Gb Second hand from a dealer in Atlanta E I rode up with daddy when he went there to get 'er B Gb Put on a shine put on a motor E Built out of love and made for the water B Gb Ran her for years 'till the transom got rotten E E -nc- a piece of my childhood that'll never be forgotten Chorus: B Gb It was just an old plywood boat E With a seventy-five Johnson with electric choke B Gb a young boy two hands on the wheel E I can't replace the way it made me feel B Gb 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 Abm Db Just a little lake 'cross the Alabama line E Gb B Gb E Gb But I was king of the ocean when daddy let me drive Verse 2: B Gb Just an old half-ton short bed Ford E My uncle bought new in sixty-four B Gb Daddy got it right 'cause the engine was smokin' E a couple of burnt valves and he had it goin' B Gb 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 Gb I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals E Smilin' like a hero that just received his medal Chorus: B Gb It was just an old hand-me-down Ford E With a three speed on the column and a dent in the door B Gb a young boy two hands on the wheel E I can't replace the way it made me feel B Gb 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 Abm Db E Just a dirt road with trash on each side but I was Mario Andretti Gb B When daddy let me drive Interlude: B Gb E Gb -x2- Gb Bridge: B Gb 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 Gb Maybe one day they'll reach back in their file E -nc- E -nc- And pull out that old mem'ry and think of me and smile Chorus: B Gb And say it was just an old worn out jeep E Rusty old floor boards hot on my feet B Gb a young girl two hands on the wheel E I can't replace the way it made me feel B Gb And he'd say turn it left and steer it right E Straighten up girl now you're doin' just fine Abm Db Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride E Gb B But I was high on a mountain when daddy let me drive Gb E Gb B Gb E Gb daddy let me drive oh he let me drive B Gb She’s just an old plywood boat E B With a seventy-five Johnson with electric choke
