Key: D
Introduction:
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He said, "Son, hold it still, keep that beam shinin' straight"
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He'd have a 9/16ths in one hand, workin' on that Chevrolet
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It seemed like every Saturday soon as the sun went down
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We'd be huddled under-neath that hood tinkering around
(Pre-Chorus)
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And of all of the great memories I've had
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The best ones are those nights just me and my dad
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He'll never how much he taught me out in that garage
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And I guess the stuff that stuck was more about life than fixing cars
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'Cause to this day I still can't make them run right
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But I sure did learn a lot, just holding the flashlight
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He told me a lot of stories about grandpa and the war
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While he was trying to show me what a car-buretor's for
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I learned a couple cuss words when he skinned his knuckles up
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And I found out Momma was the only girl he ever really loved
(Pre-Chorus)
Em A
And of all of the great memories I've had
Em G A
The best ones are those nights just me and my dad
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He'll never how much he taught me out in that garage
G A Bm
And I guess the stuff that stuck was more about life than fixing cars
C Bm A
'Cause to this day I still can't make them run right
G Em F#m G A D
But I sure did learn a lot, just holding the flashlight
C Bm A
And to this day I still can't make them run right
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But deep in-side I know that it's alright
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'Cause I sure did learn a lot
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Just holding the flashlight