Intro: G  C  F  C (x2) 
 
          G          C 
He had a stroke in '95  
                 G              C                    G  C  F  C 
They thought it best that he reside, in a nursing home 
            G                  C 
His family vowed they'd never leave him 
          G                 C                         G  C 
The last time they came to see him, was three years ago 
              G            C 
He spent his whole life providin' 
            G        C                G  C  F  C 
Now he was down to relyin?, on Medicare 
            G            C 
The nurses took a liking to him 
                 G                 C                    G  C 
They'd get his wheelchair out and push him, on sunny days 
             D                              F 
He couldn't walk, he couldn't speak, seemed so far out of reach 
            C                                D 
But in his mind as far as they knew he could be  
 
 
Chorus: 
 G   C               G                 C 
Fly fishin', workin' on that firebird engine  
        G         C                     G         C 
Runnin' 99 proof moonshine across that county line  
    G        C              G                  C 
3,2,1 and ignition, off on some space shuttle mission 
        G           C                G           C 
Playin' QB for the Cowboys, gettin' high on the crowd noise 
         D 
And the bright lights 
              F                               D 
Cause deep inside things were rockin' in the mind 
             G       C  G  C 
Of John J. Blanchard  
 
 
     G            C 
One afternoon in June 
         G              C                     G          C  F  C 
A nurse saw his finger move, she 'bout had a heart attack 
           G                 C 
She went screamin' down the hall 
             G        C                        G    C 
Hey, it's a miracle ya'll, I think he's comin' back  
     D                                  F 
The doctors all rushed in, said do you know what year this is 
           C                                  D  Dsus4 Dsus5 
How many fingers am I holding and where you been.... 
 
and he said 
 
 
Chorus 2: 
 G   C               G                 C 
Fly fishin', workin' on that firebird engine  
        G         C                     G         C 
Runnin' 99 proof moonshine across that county line  
    G        C              G                  C 
3,2,1 and ignition, off on some space shuttle mission 
        G           C                G           C 
Playin' QB for the Cowboys, gettin' high on the crowd noise 
         D 
And the bright lights 
               F                               D 
Yeah all this time things were rockin' in the mind 
             G        
Of John J. Blanchard  
 
 
Instrumental: C  G  C  G  C  G  C 
 
          G          C 
He had a stroke in '95  
                 G              C                       G  C  F   G 
They thought it best that he reside, in a nursing home 
 
 
Chords: 
C    =   x32010 
D    =   xx0232 
Dsus4=   xx0233 
Dsus5=   xx0235 
F    =   133211(bar chord) or xx3211 
G    =   320003