Biography:
Bucky Covington's road to Nashville came down to convincing one person. He had impressed millions with his talent and charisma on "American Idol," making it to the final eight, but it was something else that sold him to Sawyer Brown frontman and producer Mark Miller.
"There was a quality in his voice that was honest," says Miller. "I believed him when he sang."
Miller approached Covington, and their collaboration has led the North Carolina singer to a deal on Lyric Street Records and a debut single
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[Intro]
(G) | (G) | (G) | (G) | (Gm) | (Gm) | (A) | (A)
[Verse]
G
For the longest time, I guess I thought he didn't give a damn
D Bm A
Hard to read, hard to please, yeah, that was my old man
G
On the day I left for college, it was nothing new
Gm A
We never had that heart-to-heart, he had too much to do
[Chorus]
Bm G
He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the spark plug wires
D Em G A
Said, "When the hell's the last time, you had this oil changed"
Bm G
And as I pulled out the drive, he said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
D A
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
Em F#m G
He was sayin', "I love you"
A G G G G Gm Gm A A
The only way he knew how | | | | | | |
G
A hundred twenty thousand miles, six years down the road
D Bm A
A brand new life and a brand new wife, we'd just bought our first home
G
When he finally came to visit, I thought he'd be so proud
Gm A
He never said he liked the place, he just got his tool belt out
[Chorus]
Bm G
And put new locks on the doors, went back and forth to the hardware store
D Em G A
Said, "Come and hold this flashlight," as he crawled beneath the sink
Bm G
And "These old wires ain't up to code" and "That circuit box is gonna overload"
D A
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
Em F#m G
He was sayin', "I love you"
A D
The only way he knew how
F
Last Sunday, we all gathered for his sixty fifth birthday
C
And I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway
F
When it was finally time to say goodbye, I knew what was next
Em A
Just like he always does, right before we left
[Chorus]
Bm G
He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the spark plug wires
D Em G A
Said, "When the hell's the last time, you had this oil changed"
Bm G
And as I pulled out the drive, he said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
D A
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
Em F#m G
He was sayin', "I love you"
[Tag]
Em F#m G
He was sayin', "I love you"
A G
The only way he knew how
[Outro]
| (G) | (G) | (G) | (Gm) | (Gm) | (A) | (A) | (D) -----
(G) | (G) | (G) | (G) | (Gm) | (Gm) | (A) | (A)
[Verse]
G
For the longest time, I guess I thought he didn't give a damn
D Bm A
Hard to read, hard to please, yeah, that was my old man
G
On the day I left for college, it was nothing new
Gm A
We never had that heart-to-heart, he had too much to do
[Chorus]
Bm G
He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the spark plug wires
D Em G A
Said, "When the hell's the last time, you had this oil changed"
Bm G
And as I pulled out the drive, he said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
D A
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
Em F#m G
He was sayin', "I love you"
A G G G G Gm Gm A A
The only way he knew how | | | | | | |
G
A hundred twenty thousand miles, six years down the road
D Bm A
A brand new life and a brand new wife, we'd just bought our first home
G
When he finally came to visit, I thought he'd be so proud
Gm A
He never said he liked the place, he just got his tool belt out
[Chorus]
Bm G
And put new locks on the doors, went back and forth to the hardware store
D Em G A
Said, "Come and hold this flashlight," as he crawled beneath the sink
Bm G
And "These old wires ain't up to code" and "That circuit box is gonna overload"
D A
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
Em F#m G
He was sayin', "I love you"
A D
The only way he knew how
F
Last Sunday, we all gathered for his sixty fifth birthday
C
And I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway
F
When it was finally time to say goodbye, I knew what was next
Em A
Just like he always does, right before we left
[Chorus]
Bm G
He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the spark plug wires
D Em G A
Said, "When the hell's the last time, you had this oil changed"
Bm G
And as I pulled out the drive, he said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
D A
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
Em F#m G
He was sayin', "I love you"
[Tag]
Em F#m G
He was sayin', "I love you"
A G
The only way he knew how
[Outro]
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