Capo on 1 Intro.: D Em/D A/D D x2 D A/C# D/F# He said, "Son, hold it still, keep that beam shinin' straight" Bm A G He'd have a 9/16ths in one hand, workin' on that Chevrolet D A/C# D/F# It seemed like every Saturday soon as the sun went down Bm A G We'd be huddled under-neath that hood tinkering around (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 (Chorus) D/F# G A D 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 Inst.: Em/D A/D D D A/C# D/F# He told me a lot of stories about grandpa and the war Bm A G While he was trying to show me what a car-buretor's for D A/C# D/F# I learned a couple cuss words when he skinned his knuckles up Bm A G 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 (Chorus) D/F# G A D 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 GADGGABm C Bm A And to this day I still can't make them run right Bm C Bm A But deep in-side I know that it's alright G Em F#m A 'Cause I sure did learn a lot D Just holding the flashlight Outro.: Em/D A/D D D Em/D A/D D