Chords for Drive-by Truckers - Carl Perkin's cadillac
Tempo:
132.3 bpm
Chords used:
F
Dm
C
Bb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C] [Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
life ain't nothing but a blendin' up [Dm] all the ups and downs
damn it Elvis don't [Bb] you know you makes mama [C] so proud
before [F] you ever made that record before there ever [Dm] was a son
before you ever [Bb] lost that Cadillac that Carl [C] Perkins won
[F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F]
Mr.
Phillips found old Johnny [Dm] Cash and he was high
high before [Bb] he ever took those pills and he's still [C] too proud to die
Mr.
[F]
Phillips never said anything behind [Dm] nobody's back
like damn it Elvis don't [Bb] he know [F]
[Bb] he ain't no [C] Johnny Cash
[F] Mr.
Phillips was the only man that Jerry [Dm] Lee still would [F] call sir
I guess [Dm] Mr.
Phillips did all y'all about [C] as good as you deserve
[Bb] he did [F] just what he said he's gonna do [G] and the money [F] came in sacks
new [Dm] contracts and [C] Carl Perkins [F] Cadillac
I [Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F] got friends in Nashville or at least the [Dm] folks I know
[F] Nashville's [Bb] where you go [F]
see if what he said [C] is so
[F] Carl drove his brand new Cadillac to Nashville and he went [Dm] downtown
this time they promised him a Grammy [Bb] he turned his [C] Cadillac around
cuz [F] Mr.
Phillips never blew enough hot air to need [G] a little [Dm] gold-plated [F] paperweight
he promised him [Dm] a Cadillac and put the wind [C] in Carl's face
he [F] did just what he said he's gonna do and [G] the money came [F] in sacks
new [Dm] contracts and [C] Carl Perkins [F]
[Em] [F] Cadillac
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[F]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [F] Damn it Elvis I swear son I think it's time you [Dm] came around
making money [Bb] you can't spend ain't what being [C] dead is about
you [F] gave me all but one good reason not to do all of the [Dm] things you did
now [Bb] Cadillac's a fiberglass if you were me you'd call [C] it quits
Mr.
[Bb] Phillips was the [F] only man that Jerry [G] Lee [F] still would call sir
but I guess [Dm] Mr.
Phillips did all y'all [C] about as good as you deserve
[Dm] he did just what he [F] said he's gonna do [G] and the money [Dm]
came [F] in sacks
new [Dm] contracts [C] and Carl [F] Perkins Cadillac
[Dm]
[C] Carl [F] Perkins Cadillac
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
life ain't nothing but a blendin' up [Dm] all the ups and downs
damn it Elvis don't [Bb] you know you makes mama [C] so proud
before [F] you ever made that record before there ever [Dm] was a son
before you ever [Bb] lost that Cadillac that Carl [C] Perkins won
[F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F]
Mr.
Phillips found old Johnny [Dm] Cash and he was high
high before [Bb] he ever took those pills and he's still [C] too proud to die
Mr.
[F]
Phillips never said anything behind [Dm] nobody's back
like damn it Elvis don't [Bb] he know [F]
[Bb] he ain't no [C] Johnny Cash
[F] Mr.
Phillips was the only man that Jerry [Dm] Lee still would [F] call sir
I guess [Dm] Mr.
Phillips did all y'all about [C] as good as you deserve
[Bb] he did [F] just what he said he's gonna do [G] and the money [F] came in sacks
new [Dm] contracts and [C] Carl Perkins [F] Cadillac
I [Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F] got friends in Nashville or at least the [Dm] folks I know
[F] Nashville's [Bb] where you go [F]
see if what he said [C] is so
[F] Carl drove his brand new Cadillac to Nashville and he went [Dm] downtown
this time they promised him a Grammy [Bb] he turned his [C] Cadillac around
cuz [F] Mr.
Phillips never blew enough hot air to need [G] a little [Dm] gold-plated [F] paperweight
he promised him [Dm] a Cadillac and put the wind [C] in Carl's face
he [F] did just what he said he's gonna do and [G] the money came [F] in sacks
new [Dm] contracts and [C] Carl Perkins [F]
[Em] [F] Cadillac
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[F]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [F] Damn it Elvis I swear son I think it's time you [Dm] came around
making money [Bb] you can't spend ain't what being [C] dead is about
you [F] gave me all but one good reason not to do all of the [Dm] things you did
now [Bb] Cadillac's a fiberglass if you were me you'd call [C] it quits
Mr.
[Bb] Phillips was the [F] only man that Jerry [G] Lee [F] still would call sir
but I guess [Dm] Mr.
Phillips did all y'all [C] about as good as you deserve
[Dm] he did just what he [F] said he's gonna do [G] and the money [Dm]
came [F] in sacks
new [Dm] contracts [C] and Carl [F] Perkins Cadillac
[Dm]
[C] Carl [F] Perkins Cadillac
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
Key:
F
Dm
C
Bb
G
F
Dm
C
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F]
life ain't nothing but a _ blendin' up [Dm] all the ups and downs
damn it Elvis don't [Bb] you know _ you makes mama [C] so proud
_ before _ [F] you ever made that record _ before there ever [Dm] was a son
_ _ _ before you ever [Bb] lost that Cadillac _ that Carl [C] Perkins won
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
Mr.
Phillips found old Johnny [Dm] Cash and he was high
_ _ high before [Bb] he ever took those pills and he's still [C] too proud to die
_ _ Mr.
_ [F] _ _
Phillips never said anything behind [Dm] _ nobody's back
like damn it Elvis don't [Bb] he know [F] _
[Bb] he _ ain't no [C] Johnny _ Cash
_ _ [F] Mr.
Phillips was the only man that Jerry [Dm] Lee still would [F] call sir
I guess [Dm] Mr.
Phillips did all y'all about [C] as good as you _ deserve
_ [Bb] he did [F] just what he said he's gonna do [G] and the money [F] came in sacks
new _ [Dm] contracts and [C] Carl Perkins [F] _ Cadillac
_ _ _ I [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ got friends in Nashville or at least the [Dm] folks I know
_ _ [F] _ Nashville's [Bb] where you go [F] _
see if what he said [C] is so _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Carl drove his brand new Cadillac to Nashville and he went [Dm] downtown _ _
_ this time they promised him a Grammy [Bb] he turned his [C] Cadillac around _
cuz _ [F] Mr.
Phillips never blew enough hot air to need [G] a little [Dm] gold-plated [F] paperweight
he promised him [Dm] a _ Cadillac and put the wind [C] in Carl's face
_ _ _ he [F] did just what he said he's gonna do and [G] the money came [F] in sacks
new [Dm] _ contracts and [C] Carl Perkins [F] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [F] Cadillac
_ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ Damn it Elvis I swear son I think it's time you [Dm] came around _
_ making money [Bb] you can't spend _ _ ain't what being [C] dead is about _
you _ _ _ [F] gave me all but one good reason not to do all of the [Dm] things you did
_ now _ [Bb] Cadillac's a _ fiberglass if you were me you'd call [C] it quits _
_ _ _ Mr.
[Bb] _ Phillips was the [F] only man that Jerry [G] Lee [F] still would call sir
but I guess [Dm] Mr.
Phillips did all y'all _ [C] about as good as you deserve
_ [Dm] he did just what he [F] said he's gonna do [G] and the money [Dm]
came [F] in sacks
new [Dm] _ contracts [C] and Carl _ [F] Perkins Cadillac
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] Carl _ [F] Perkins Cadillac _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F]
life ain't nothing but a _ blendin' up [Dm] all the ups and downs
damn it Elvis don't [Bb] you know _ you makes mama [C] so proud
_ before _ [F] you ever made that record _ before there ever [Dm] was a son
_ _ _ before you ever [Bb] lost that Cadillac _ that Carl [C] Perkins won
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
Mr.
Phillips found old Johnny [Dm] Cash and he was high
_ _ high before [Bb] he ever took those pills and he's still [C] too proud to die
_ _ Mr.
_ [F] _ _
Phillips never said anything behind [Dm] _ nobody's back
like damn it Elvis don't [Bb] he know [F] _
[Bb] he _ ain't no [C] Johnny _ Cash
_ _ [F] Mr.
Phillips was the only man that Jerry [Dm] Lee still would [F] call sir
I guess [Dm] Mr.
Phillips did all y'all about [C] as good as you _ deserve
_ [Bb] he did [F] just what he said he's gonna do [G] and the money [F] came in sacks
new _ [Dm] contracts and [C] Carl Perkins [F] _ Cadillac
_ _ _ I [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ got friends in Nashville or at least the [Dm] folks I know
_ _ [F] _ Nashville's [Bb] where you go [F] _
see if what he said [C] is so _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Carl drove his brand new Cadillac to Nashville and he went [Dm] downtown _ _
_ this time they promised him a Grammy [Bb] he turned his [C] Cadillac around _
cuz _ [F] Mr.
Phillips never blew enough hot air to need [G] a little [Dm] gold-plated [F] paperweight
he promised him [Dm] a _ Cadillac and put the wind [C] in Carl's face
_ _ _ he [F] did just what he said he's gonna do and [G] the money came [F] in sacks
new [Dm] _ contracts and [C] Carl Perkins [F] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [F] Cadillac
_ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ Damn it Elvis I swear son I think it's time you [Dm] came around _
_ making money [Bb] you can't spend _ _ ain't what being [C] dead is about _
you _ _ _ [F] gave me all but one good reason not to do all of the [Dm] things you did
_ now _ [Bb] Cadillac's a _ fiberglass if you were me you'd call [C] it quits _
_ _ _ Mr.
[Bb] _ Phillips was the [F] only man that Jerry [G] Lee [F] still would call sir
but I guess [Dm] Mr.
Phillips did all y'all _ [C] about as good as you deserve
_ [Dm] he did just what he [F] said he's gonna do [G] and the money [Dm]
came [F] in sacks
new [Dm] _ contracts [C] and Carl _ [F] Perkins Cadillac
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] Carl _ [F] Perkins Cadillac _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
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