Drive Chords by Alan Jackson
Tempo:
125.2 bpm
Chords used:
F#
E
B
G#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B]
It was painted red, [F#] the stripe was white, [E] it was 18 feet and about a stern [B] line.
Second hand [F#] from a dealer in Atlanta, [E] I rode up with daddy when we went there together.
[B] Put on the shine, [F#] put on the motor, [E] built out of love, made for the water.
[B] Ran it for years [F#] till the transom got rotten.
[E] A piece of my childhood said would [B] be forgotten, it was just an old [F#] plywood boat.
[E] It was a 75 Johnson with electric choke.
[B] A young boy, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And I would turn her sharp and [F#] I'd make it whiny [E] say, you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides.
[G#m] Just a little lake [C#] across the Alabama line, but [E] I was king of the ocean [F#] when daddy let [B] me drive.
[F#]
[E] [F#]
[B] Just an old half [F#] ton short bed Ford [E] my uncle bought new in 64.
[B] Daddy got it right [F#] cause the engine was smoking, [E] couple of burnt valves and he had it going.
[B] He let me drive her, [F#] we'd haul off a load [B] [E] down a dirt strip where we dumped trash off a thick [C#m] end rope.
[B] I'd sit up in the seat and stretch [F#] my feet out to the pedals, [E] smiling like a hero.
Just received his medal, [B] it was just an [F#] old hand me down Ford [E] with three speed on the column and a dent in the door.
[B] A young boy, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And I would press that clutch and [F#] I'd keep it right and [E] he'd say, a little sore son you're doing just fine.
[G#m] Just a dirt road [C#] with trash on each side, but [E] I was merry old when I was ready [F#] when daddy let [B] me drive.
[E] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[E] [F#]
[B] I'm grown up now, [F#] three daughters of my own, [E] I let them drive my old Jeep across the pasture [B] at our home.
Maybe one day [F#] they'll reach back in their file and pull out that old memory [E] and [B] think of me and smile and say,
Just an [F#] old worn out Jeep, [E] rusty old floorboards, hot on my feet.
[B] A young girl, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And he'd say, turn it left [F#] and steer it right, [E] straighten up girl now you're doing just fine.
[G#m] Just a little valley [C#] by the river where we'd ride, but [E] I was high on a mountain [F#] when daddy let [B] me drive.
[F#] Daddy let [E] me drive, [F#] [B] oh he let me drive.
[D#m] [F#] [E]
[F#]
[B] She's just [F#] an old plywood boat [E] with a 75 Johnson with electric choke.
[Bm] [B]
It was painted red, [F#] the stripe was white, [E] it was 18 feet and about a stern [B] line.
Second hand [F#] from a dealer in Atlanta, [E] I rode up with daddy when we went there together.
[B] Put on the shine, [F#] put on the motor, [E] built out of love, made for the water.
[B] Ran it for years [F#] till the transom got rotten.
[E] A piece of my childhood said would [B] be forgotten, it was just an old [F#] plywood boat.
[E] It was a 75 Johnson with electric choke.
[B] A young boy, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And I would turn her sharp and [F#] I'd make it whiny [E] say, you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides.
[G#m] Just a little lake [C#] across the Alabama line, but [E] I was king of the ocean [F#] when daddy let [B] me drive.
[F#]
[E] [F#]
[B] Just an old half [F#] ton short bed Ford [E] my uncle bought new in 64.
[B] Daddy got it right [F#] cause the engine was smoking, [E] couple of burnt valves and he had it going.
[B] He let me drive her, [F#] we'd haul off a load [B] [E] down a dirt strip where we dumped trash off a thick [C#m] end rope.
[B] I'd sit up in the seat and stretch [F#] my feet out to the pedals, [E] smiling like a hero.
Just received his medal, [B] it was just an [F#] old hand me down Ford [E] with three speed on the column and a dent in the door.
[B] A young boy, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And I would press that clutch and [F#] I'd keep it right and [E] he'd say, a little sore son you're doing just fine.
[G#m] Just a dirt road [C#] with trash on each side, but [E] I was merry old when I was ready [F#] when daddy let [B] me drive.
[E] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[E] [F#]
[B] I'm grown up now, [F#] three daughters of my own, [E] I let them drive my old Jeep across the pasture [B] at our home.
Maybe one day [F#] they'll reach back in their file and pull out that old memory [E] and [B] think of me and smile and say,
Just an [F#] old worn out Jeep, [E] rusty old floorboards, hot on my feet.
[B] A young girl, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And he'd say, turn it left [F#] and steer it right, [E] straighten up girl now you're doing just fine.
[G#m] Just a little valley [C#] by the river where we'd ride, but [E] I was high on a mountain [F#] when daddy let [B] me drive.
[F#] Daddy let [E] me drive, [F#] [B] oh he let me drive.
[D#m] [F#] [E]
[F#]
[B] She's just [F#] an old plywood boat [E] with a 75 Johnson with electric choke.
[Bm] [B]
Key:
F#
E
B
G#m
C#
F#
E
B
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It was painted red, [F#] the stripe was white, [E] it was 18 feet and about a stern [B] line.
Second hand [F#] from a dealer in Atlanta, [E] I rode up with daddy when we went there together.
_ [B] Put on the shine, [F#] put on the motor, [E] built out of love, made for the water.
[B] _ Ran it for years [F#] till the transom got rotten.
[E] A piece of my childhood said would [B] be forgotten, it was _ just an old [F#] plywood boat.
[E] It was a 75 Johnson with electric choke.
_ [B] A young boy, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And I would turn her sharp and [F#] I'd make it whiny [E] say, you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides.
[G#m] Just a little lake [C#] across the Alabama line, but [E] I was king of the ocean [F#] _ when daddy let [B] me drive.
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] Just an old half [F#] ton short bed Ford [E] my uncle bought new in 64.
[B] Daddy got it right [F#] cause the engine was smoking, _ [E] couple of burnt valves and he had it going.
_ [B] He let me drive her, [F#] we'd haul off a load [B] [E] down a dirt strip where we dumped trash off a thick [C#m] end rope.
[B] I'd sit up in the seat and stretch [F#] my feet out to the pedals, [E] smiling like a hero.
Just received his medal, [B] it was _ just an [F#] old hand me down Ford [E] with three speed on the column and a dent in the door.
_ [B] A young boy, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And I would press that clutch and [F#] I'd keep it right and [E] he'd say, a little sore son you're doing just fine.
[G#m] Just a dirt road [C#] with trash on each side, but [E] I was merry old when I was ready [F#] _ when daddy let [B] me drive. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ I'm grown up now, [F#] three daughters of my own, [E] I let them drive my old Jeep across the pasture [B] at our home.
_ Maybe one day [F#] they'll reach back in their file and pull out that old memory [E] and [B] think of me and smile and say,
Just an [F#] old worn out Jeep, _ [E] rusty old floorboards, hot on my feet.
[B] A young girl, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And he'd say, turn it left [F#] and steer it right, [E] straighten up girl now you're doing just fine.
[G#m] Just a little valley [C#] by the river where we'd ride, but [E] I was high on a mountain [F#] _ when daddy let [B] me drive.
_ [F#] _ _ Daddy let [E] me drive, _ [F#] _ _ [B] oh he let me _ drive.
[D#m] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ She's just [F#] an old plywood boat [E] with a 75 Johnson with electric choke.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It was painted red, [F#] the stripe was white, [E] it was 18 feet and about a stern [B] line.
Second hand [F#] from a dealer in Atlanta, [E] I rode up with daddy when we went there together.
_ [B] Put on the shine, [F#] put on the motor, [E] built out of love, made for the water.
[B] _ Ran it for years [F#] till the transom got rotten.
[E] A piece of my childhood said would [B] be forgotten, it was _ just an old [F#] plywood boat.
[E] It was a 75 Johnson with electric choke.
_ [B] A young boy, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And I would turn her sharp and [F#] I'd make it whiny [E] say, you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides.
[G#m] Just a little lake [C#] across the Alabama line, but [E] I was king of the ocean [F#] _ when daddy let [B] me drive.
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] Just an old half [F#] ton short bed Ford [E] my uncle bought new in 64.
[B] Daddy got it right [F#] cause the engine was smoking, _ [E] couple of burnt valves and he had it going.
_ [B] He let me drive her, [F#] we'd haul off a load [B] [E] down a dirt strip where we dumped trash off a thick [C#m] end rope.
[B] I'd sit up in the seat and stretch [F#] my feet out to the pedals, [E] smiling like a hero.
Just received his medal, [B] it was _ just an [F#] old hand me down Ford [E] with three speed on the column and a dent in the door.
_ [B] A young boy, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And I would press that clutch and [F#] I'd keep it right and [E] he'd say, a little sore son you're doing just fine.
[G#m] Just a dirt road [C#] with trash on each side, but [E] I was merry old when I was ready [F#] _ when daddy let [B] me drive. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ I'm grown up now, [F#] three daughters of my own, [E] I let them drive my old Jeep across the pasture [B] at our home.
_ Maybe one day [F#] they'll reach back in their file and pull out that old memory [E] and [B] think of me and smile and say,
Just an [F#] old worn out Jeep, _ [E] rusty old floorboards, hot on my feet.
[B] A young girl, [F#] two hands on the wheel, [E] I can't replace the way it made me [B] feel.
And he'd say, turn it left [F#] and steer it right, [E] straighten up girl now you're doing just fine.
[G#m] Just a little valley [C#] by the river where we'd ride, but [E] I was high on a mountain [F#] _ when daddy let [B] me drive.
_ [F#] _ _ Daddy let [E] me drive, _ [F#] _ _ [B] oh he let me _ drive.
[D#m] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ She's just [F#] an old plywood boat [E] with a 75 Johnson with electric choke.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _