Daytona 499
Recorded by Luke Combs
Album: The Way I Am (2026)

(Capo on 3)

(Intro.)
|(D) / / / |(G) / / / |(D) / / / |(G) / (A) / |

(Verse 1)
(D)There we were, coming 'round the bend
(G)One lap away from checkers in the wind
Turn (D)one, turn two, two three
They never saw (G)nothing like you and me
(D)Down on the inside, leading the pack
Your (G)hand on my knee, my foot on the gas
(D)Making moves upfront, every-(G)body was rooting for us
 
(Chorus)
We (D)could've been (G)Earnhardt in that (A)three car
(D)Down in victory lane
Standin' on the (G)hood with that (A)Goodwrench
(D)Wasting good champagne
We could've been (G)burning out 'stead of (A)burning out
Be-(Bm)fore that (A)finish (G)line
But (D/F#)we were Day-(G)tona 4 (A)hundred 99 (D) / / / (G) / / /

(Verse 2)
We had a (D)hell of a lead, had it running good
The (G)whole grandstand was thinking we would
(D)Take the whole thing home
Yeah, (G)girl, we were good as gone
(D)Lookin' back now, we were moving too fast
Had (G)plenty good tires, not enough gas
The (D)part that hurts the most
Is, (G)girl, we were so damn close

(Chorus)
We (D)could've been (G)Earnhardt in that (A)three car
(D)Down in victory lane
Standin' on the (G)hood with that (A)Goodwrench
(D)Wasting good champagne
We could've been (G)burning out 'stead of (A)burning out
Be-(Bm)fore that (A)finish (G)line (D/F#)
But we were Day-(G)tona 4 (A)hundred 99

(Instrumental)
|(G) / (A) / |(Bm) / / (A)|(G) / / / |(A) / /

(Bridge)
(A) Yeah, we could've been (G)Earnhardt in that (A)three car
(D)Just like '98

(Chorus)
Standin' on the (G)hood with that (A)Goodwrench
(D)Wasting good champagne
We could've been (G)burning out 'stead of (A)burning out
Be-(Bm)fore that (A)finish (G)line
But we were Day-(G)tona 4 (A)hundred 99 (D) / / / (G) / 

(Outro.) 
4 (A)hundred 99 (D) / / / (G) / / - - - - -