Carl Perkins' Cadillac — Drive-By Truckers
Chords and lyrics for Carl Perkins' Cadillac by Drive-By Truckers (key of G).
Intro
[G] [G/F#] [Em] [D]
[G] [G/F#] [Em] [D]
Verse 1
[G]Life ain't nothin' but a [G/F#]blendin' up all the [Em]ups and downs
Damn it, Elvis, don't you [C]know?
You made your mama so [D]proud.
[G]Before you ever made that [G/F#]record, before there ever was a [Em]Sun
Before you ever lost that [C]Cadillac, the Carl Perkins [D]one.
[G] [G/F#] [Em] [D]
Verse 2
[G]Mr. Phillips [G/F#]found ol' Johnny Cash and he was [Em]high
high before he ever [C]took those pills
and he's still too proud to [D]die.
[G]Mr. Phillips never [G/F#]said anything behind [Em]nobody's back
like damn it Elvis, don't he [C]know?
He ain't no Johnny [D]Cash
Chorus
Mr. [C]Phillips was the only [C/B]man that Jerry [Am]Lee still would call [G]sir
And [G/F#]I guess Mr. [Em]Phillips did all of y'all, about [D]as good as you deserved
He [C]did just what he said he's [C/B]gonna do
and the [Am]money came in [G]sacks.[G/F#]
New [Em]contracts and [D]Carl Perkins' [G][G/F#]Cadillac[D][Em]
[G] [G/F#] [Em] [D]
Verse 3
[G]I got friends in [G/F#]Nashville, or at least the folks I [Em]know
Nashville's where you [C]go to see if what is said is [D]so.
[G]Carl drove his brand new [G/F#]Cadillac to Nashville and he went [Em]downtown.
This town they promised him a [C]Grammy, he turned his Cadillac [D]around.
Chorus
'Cos Mr. [C]Phillips never blew [C/B]enough hot air to need a [Am]little gold-plated
[G]paperweight
He [G/F#]promised him a [Em]Cadillac, and put the wind in Carl's [D]face
He [C]did just what he said he's [C/B]gonna do
and the [Am]money came in [G]sacks.[G/F#]
New [Em]contracts and [D]Carl Perkins' [G][G/F#]Cadillac[D][Em]
[G] [G/F#] [Em] [D]
Guitar Solo Over Verse Chords
[G] [G/F#] [Em] [C] [D]
Verse 4
[G]Damn it Elvis, I swear [G/F#]son, I think it's time[Em] you came around.
Makin' money you can't [C]spend ain't what bein' [D]dead's about
[G]You gave me all but one [G/F#]good reason not to do all of the [Em]things you did.
Now Cadillacs are [C]fiberglass, if you were me, you'd call it [D]quits.
Chorus
'Cos Mr. [C]Phillips was the only [C/B]man that Jerry [Am]Lee still would call [G]sir
[G/F#]I just wish Mr. [Em]Phillips did all of y'all, bout as [D]good as you deserved
He [C]did just what he said he's [C/B]gonna do
and the [Am]money came in [G]sacks.[G/F#]
New [Em]contracts and [D]Carl Perkins' [G][G/F#]Cadillac[Em]
[D]Carl Perkins' [G][G/F#]Cadillac[D][Em]
Outro
[G/F#] [Em] [D]
[G]
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