Derek Emmons

[Verso 1] G D Every Saturday mornin Em7 Bm Id watch for his truck C G Soon as he pulled in that driveway Am7 D Man I was fired up G D Wed head out toward the timber Em Bm Or down to the fishing hole C G Just a country boy and his grandpa Am7 D Ramblin old back roads C That old saw blade singin D Still echoes in my mind G D A sound only mill folks know Em And one Ill recognize anytime C Wed plant food plots in the summer D Ride horses through the land C G D And somewhere in those long Saturdays A boy became a man [Refrão] G Man I loved that man D The way he laughed and tipped his cap Em Knew every acre of his land C Like the lines across his hands G Hed sing Ole Dan Tucker D Have us all cracked up again Em And every phone call ended C Mmhmmm bye back then G Lord Id give anything D Just to hear that voice again G D Man I loved that man Em7 Bm C D G [Verso 2] D Em He built a life from hard work Bm C Timber, cattle, sweat and time G Am7 Never needed fancy words D G Just meant what was on his mind D Em Sharp wit like an old timer pocket knife G Am7 Could light up any room D C Without ever tryin to own it D And man he loved my grandma G Like those old songs say to do D Em Steady as the river runs And just as true C D Back then I thought hed live forever Now I understand C G D God was just Lettin me borrow One hell of a man [Refrão] G Man I loved that man D The way he laughed and tipped his cap Em Knew every acre of his land C Like the lines across his hands G Hed sing Ole Dan Tucker D Have us all cracked up again Em And every phone call ended C Mmhmmm bye back then G Lord Id give anything D Just to hear that voice again G Man I loved that man [Ponte] C G Now when Im drivin county roads D Em And the sunset hits the pines Am G C I still hear him in the silence D Every single time C And I catch myself talkin Bm Em With his phrases now and then Am G D Guess thats how the good ones stay Long after theyre gone [Refrão] G Man I loved that man D Strong as the white oak timber stood Em And if I turn out half the man he was D C I reckon I done good G Yeah every Saturday beside him D Still lives inside me now Em And sometimes before I hang up C D G D I still say Mmhmmm bye out loud Em D C C D Man I loved that man