Tom: A
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I guess you could say Mama was a NASCAR fan,
D A
I was born in Talladega up in the stands.
A
The fans all cheered the second I arrived,
E
The loudspeaker said "The boy's born to drive!"
A
We didn't have money for a pacifier,
D A
So I sucked on the valve off a Goodyear tire...
D A
A seven pound, eight ounce, son-of-the-south
E
Born with the taste of racing in my mouth.
[Chorus]
A N.C.
She named me Dale Darrell Waltrip
D N.C.
Richard Petty Rusty Awesome Bill
E N.C. A N.C.
Irvan Gordon Earnhardt Smith...Johnson, Jr.
[Verse 2]
D
I got my first real stock-car when I was nine,
A
An old one Mama bought off of Geoff Bodine.
D
The Winston Cup people said "The boy's too young"
E
'til I qualified second at Darlington.
D
How in the world could a nine-year-old child
A
Hit a hundred ninety-seven in a time trial?
D
The man said Momma ought to be ashamed...
E N.C.
"But by the way, son, tell us what's your name?"
[Chorus]
A N.C.
I told 'em Dale Darrell Waltrip
D N.C.
Richard Petty Rusty Awesome Bill
E N.C. A N.C.
Irvan Gordon Earnhardt Smith...Johnson, Jr.
[Bridge]
D A D E
[Verse 3]
D
I got a "Toys-R-Us" sponsor and a new pit-crew.
A
Daytona loves "Little 52"
D
The junior-high-school girls are all cheerin' for me.
E
I'm out there intimidating "Number 3"
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But I ain't got room on my cards, or my caps,
E N.C. B
Or the helmet I'm drivin' with...
[Chorus]
A
To write Dale Darrell Waltrip
D
Richard Petty Rusty Awesome Bill
E A N.C.
Irvan Gordon Earnhardt Smith...Johnson, Jr.
A
