Dale Jr chords by Cole Swindell

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: D

Intro:

D    G


Verse 1:
     D
Last night in Carolina, I went back to Daytona beach
  G
A Sunday in '98, watchin' you watch number 3
    D
And dad, I've played some damn cool places I wish you coulda seen
    G                               Em7
But I know you were up there with a racin' heart like me

Chorus:
            G                        Em7
'Cause last night I met Dale Junior, backstage at a show
   D
We drank a few Bud Heavy's
                            G
And he said, "Man, you know who should be here right now"
     Em7
With his arm round my back
          D
We didn't talk about gold records or all of his checkered flags
     Em7              D/F#         G
Naw, we just did what missin' dad son's do
D/F#       Em7
Yeah, last night I met Dale Junior
           G                A             D
And all we talked about was Senior and you
                 G
Yeah, Senior and you



Verse 2:
               D
Yeah, I said, "I'ma go ahead and tell you sorry for
    G
The way my old man gave your old man hell in heaven for not drivin' a Ford"
D                                                           Em  D/F#
And I know you woulda asked him 'bout the new motors in the cars
              G
But while the band was breakin' down
         Em7
We had a broken heart to heart


Chorus:
     G                        Em7
Last night I met Dale Junior, backstage at a show
   D
We drank a few Bud Heavy's
                            G
And he said, "Man, you know who should be here right now"
     Em7
With his arm round my back
          D
We didn't talk about gold records or all of his checkered flags
     Em7              D/F#         G
Naw, we just did what missin' dad son's do
D/F#       Em7
Yeah, last night I met Dale Junior
           G                A          G
And all we talked about was Senior and you


Instruemntal Break:
D     D/F#


Bridge:
   G
We took a picture on my phone
      D/F#
And I wanted to send it to
    Em7            D/F#  G
The biggest number 3 fan I knew
             Em7
Yeah, dad, that's you


Out-Chorus:
     G                        Em7
Last night I met Dale Junior, backstage at a show
   D
We poured out two Bud Heavy's for the two best men we know
      G
Yeah, who should be here right now
     Em7
With their arms round our backs
          D
We didn't talk about gold records or all of his checkered flags
     Em7              D/F#         G
Naw, we just did what missin' dad son's do
     Em7
Last night I met Dale Junior
           G                A           D
And all we talked about was Senior and you
            G    D
Senior and you