St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream by Counting Crows (key of C).
Verse 1
St. Robinson and His Cadillac Dream
from This Desert Life
Intro
[G] [D] [C]
Verse 1
[D]Staring [G]out of his [C]window as the world rushes by
[D]Arthur [G]Robinson [C]closes the glass and replies
[D]"I dream [G]of [C]ballerinas and I don't know why
[D]but I see [G]Cadillacs [C]sailing"
Verse 2
[D]I was [G]born on the [C]shores of the Chesapeake Bay
[D][G]Maryland and [C]Virginia have faded away
[D]And I keep [G]thinking [C]tomorrow is coming today
[D]So I am [G]endlessly [C]waiting
Chorus
And the [G]comet is [D]coming [C]between
Me and the [G]girl who could [D]make it all [C]clean
Out there in the [G]shadow of the [D]modern [C]machine
Walks St. [G]Robinson and [D]his [C]Cadillac dream
Verse 3
[D]Carrie's down [G]in her [C]basement, all toe shoes and twinned
[D]With the [G]girl in the [C]mirror who spins when she spins
[D]From where you [G]think you'll end [C]up to the state that you're in
[D]Your [G]reflection [C]approaches and then recedes again
Chorus
And the [G]comet is [D]coming [C]between
Me and the [G]girl who could [D]make it all [C]clean
Out there in the [G]shadow of the [D]modern [C]machine
Walks St. [G]Robinson and [D]his [C]Cadillac dream
Instrumental
[G] [D] [C]
Verse 4
[D]I have [G]dreamed of a [C]black car that shimmers and drives
[D]Down the [G]length of the [C]evening to the carnival side
[D]In a [G]house where [C]regret is a carousel ride
[D]We are [G]spinning and [C]spinning and spinning and now...
Verse 5
[D]There's a [G]hole in the [C]ceiling down through which I fell
[D]There's a [G]girl in a [C]basement coming out of her shell
[D]And there are [G]people who will [C]say that they knew me so well
[D]I may not go to [G]heaven, I hope [C]you go to hell
Chorus
And the [G]comet is [D]coming [C]between
Me and the [G]girl who could [D]make it all [C]clean
Out there in the [G]shadow of the [D]modern [C]machine
Walks St. [G]Robinson and [D]his [C]Cadillac dream
Outro
[C]In his dream
[G] [D] [C]St Robinson and his
[G]dream [D] [C]Some people are never quite what they
[G]seem [D] [C]Come on baby
[G]Come on darling, [D]Come on, [C]Lets get into my car and
[G]drive[C][D]
[G] [D]O come on[C] get into my car and
[G]drive [D] [C]she said I always do the
[G]same things [D]over and [C]over
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