Carl Perkins' Cadillac
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
- -- for the , im not sure what you would call the chord but
- -- Cooley just basically plays an open E string and doesnt
barre the top of the chord but plays the rest of the
chord, hence the walking down sound. He just plays the
first in the intro and then lifts his 1st finger up that
was barring the first fret.
Life ain't nothin' but a blendin' up all the ups and downs
Damn it, Elvis, don't you know?
You made your mama so proud.
Before you ever made that record, before there ever was a Sun
Before you ever lost that Cadillac, the Carl Perkins one.
Mr. Phillips found ol' Johnny Cash when he was high
high before he ever took those pills
and he's still too proud to die.
Mr. Phillips never said anything behind nobody's back
like damn it Elvis, don't he know?
He ain't no Johnny Cash
Mr. Phillips was the only man that Jerry Lee still would call sir
I just wish Mr. Phillips did all of y'all, bout as good as you deserved
He did just what he said he's gonna do
and the money came in sacks.
New contracts and Carl Perkins' Cadillac
I got friends in Nashville, or at least the folks I know
Nashville's where you go to see if what he said is so.
Carl drove his brand new Cadillac from Nashville and he went downtown.
This time they promised him a Grammy, he turned his Cadillac around.
'Cause Mr. Phillips never blew enough hot air to need a little gold plated
paperweight, he promised him a Cadillac, and put the wind in Carl's face.
He did just what he said he's gonna do and the money came in sacks.
New contracts and Carl Perkins' Cadillac
Damn it Elvis, I swear son, I think it's time you came around.
Makin' money you can't spend ain't what bein' dead's about
You gave me all but one good reason not to do all of the things you did.
Now Cadillacs are fiber glass, if you were me, you'd call it quits.
Mr. Phillips was the only man that Jerry Lee still would call sir
I just wish Mr. Phillips did all of y'all, 'bout as as good as you deserved
He did just what he said he's gonna do and the money came in sacks.
New contracts and Carl Perkins' Cadillac
Bridge - -- (2x) End song on slow strum chord
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Readable chord sheet for Carl Perkins' Cadillac by Drive-By Truckers
[F]- [F] -[Dm]-[C] for the [F] , im not sure what you would call the chord but
[F]- [F] -[Dm]-[C] Cooley just basically plays an open E string and doesnt
barre the top of the [F] chord but plays the rest of the [F]
chord, hence the walking down sound. He just plays the
first [F] in the intro and then lifts his 1st finger up that
was barring the first fret.
[F]Life ain't nothin' but a [F]blendin' up all t[Dm]he ups and downs
Damn it, Elvis, don't you [Bb]know?
You made your mama so [C]proud.
[F]Before you ever made that[F] record, before there ever was[Dm] a Sun
Before you ever lost that [Bb]Cadillac, the Carl Perkins o[C]ne.
[F] [F] [Dm] [C]
[F]Mr. Phillips f[F]ound ol' Johnny Cash when he wa[Dm]s high
high before he ever [Bb]took those pills
and he's still too proud to [C]die.
[F]Mr. Phillips never s[F]aid anything behind no[Dm]body's back
like damn it Elvis, don't he [Bb]know?
He ain't no Johnny[C] Cash
Mr.[Bb] Phillips was the only[Bb] ma[A]n that Jerry Lee[G] still would call si[F]r
I just wish Mr. [Dm]Phillips did all of y'all, bout [C]as good as you deserved
He[Bb] did just what he said he's[Bb] go[A]nna do
and the [G]money came in [F]sacks.
New con[Dm]tracts and [C]Carl Perkins' Cadillac
I[F] got friends in Nashvil[F]le, or at least the folks[Dm] I know
Nashville's where yo[Bb]u go to see if what he said [C]is so.
C[F]arl drove his brand new Cadillac[F] from Nashville and he went do[Dm]wntown.
This time they promised[Bb] him a Grammy, he turned his Cadillac [C]around.
'Ca[Bb]use Mr. Phillips never blew[Bb] en[A]ough hot air to need a li[G]ttle gold plated
pape[F]rweight, he promised him a[Dm] Cadillac, and put the wind in Ca[C]rl's face.
He [Bb]did just what he said he's g[Bb]onn[A]a do and the mon[G]ey came in sac[F]ks.
New contrac[Dm]ts and Carl Perkins' Cadi[C]llac
[F] [F] [Dm] [C]
[F] [F] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
Damn [F]it Elvis, I swear so[F]n, I think it's time you came [Dm]around.
Makin' money you can't[Bb] spend ain't what bein' dead's ab[C]out
You [F]gave me all but one good reason [F]not to do all of the things yo[Dm]u did.
Now Cadillacs a[Bb]re fiber glass, if you were me, you'd call[C] it quits.
Mr.[Bb] Phillips was the only [Bb]man[A] that Jerry Lee[G] still would call si[F]r
I just wish [Dm]Mr. Phillips did all of y'all, [C]'bout as as good as you deserved
He [Bb]did just what he said he[Bb]'s [A]gonna do and the[G] money came in sac[F]ks.
New c[Dm]ontracts and Carl P[C]erkins' Cadillac
Bridge [F]- [F] -[Dm]-[C] (2x) End song on slow strum [F] chord