Shade Tree Mechanic

D A D D A D Well his house was nothing more than a big junk yard Em A A A retirement home for old lawnmowers and blocked up rusty cars D G D D He couldn't read or write a word and sort of st-t-t-uttered when he spoke A D D But he was Albert Einstein when it came to nuts and bolts D G D D Everybody called him “Greasy” but his real name was Burt Em A A At least that's what it said on his blue Sunoco shirt D G D D He kept a Maytag full of Miller Lite in the shade of a cottonwood A D D Oh he loved to pop a top just like he loved to pop a hood G D D He was the world's greatest shade tree mechanic Em A A He fixed outboards, cars and toasters and worn-out winter things G Bm Bm No job was too big on the planet D A D D For the world's greatest shade tree mechanic G Bm D A D G D Well old Greasy died one morning while he was doing what he loved best Em A A He didn't leave a will but we all knew his last request D G D D So we put his toolbox in the trunk and him behind the wheel A D D Then we sent him off to heaven in a good used Bonneville G D D He was the world's greatest shade tree mechanic Em A A He fixed outboards, cars and toasters and worn-out winter things G Bm Bm No job was too big on the planet D A D D For the world's greatest shade tree mechanic G Bm Bm I said no job was too big on the planet D A D D For the world's greatest shade tree mechanic A D