Cole Swindell – Dale Jr (Guitar)

Key
-

Auto-scroll

Chords

As recorded by Cole Swindell (2025 release) [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