Chords for Guy Drake "Welfare Cadillac" live on TV
Tempo:
102.4 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Right now we want you to meet our first guest, an old boy that has out a big hit record called the welfare Cadillac.
Let's make him welcome Mr.
Guy Drake.
[B] [E] [A]
Well, I've never worked much.
[G] [D] In fact, I've been poor all my [E] life.
I guess [C#m] about all I really own is [A] ten kids and a wife.
[E] Of course, this house is a live-in [D] mine, but it's really a shack.
[E]
But I always managed to [A] drive me a brand new Cadillac.
Back door steps,
[D] man, that done fell plumb down.
[E] Front screen doors off and laying somewhere out there on the ground.
[A]
Wind just now whooped another [D] piece of that old tar roofing off the back.
[E] Sure hope it don't skin up that new Cadillac.
[A] Front [A] porch post,
of [D] course, they all loose to bottom.
[E]
[B] Don't make no [Bm] sense to fix them, cause that floor [A] just too rotten.
Winter we house some snow [D] that sometimes blows in through the cracks.
[E] Of course, it gets too [C#] bad.
We just all sleep out there in that new [A] Cadillac.
Now, I know the place ain't much, [D] but man, I don't pay no rent.
[E] And I get a check every month from this year's federal [A] government.
Every Wednesday, man, I get commodities.
[D] Why, sometimes four or five sacks.
[E]
Of course, I pick them up down to wherever I'll be driving in the new Cadillac.
[A]
Now, some folks say I'm crazy.
In [D]
fact, I've even been called a [E] fool.
But my [Em] kids get free books and all them are free [A] lunches at school.
We get peanut butter and cheese and
[D] man, [Dm] they give us flour by the stacks.
[E] Of course, in wealth, they make the payments on that new [A] Cadillac.
But now things still going to get better yet, or [D] at least that's what I understand.
[E]
[Bm] They tell me this new president's done [E] put in a new poverty plan.
[A]
Man, they say he's going to send us poor folks money.
[D]
They say we're going to get out here in [E] stacks.
In fact, my wife's already shopping around for her new [A] Cadillac.
[E]
[A]
[F#]
It is, it's our pleasure to have you visit our show and congratulations on a big hit record.
Thank you a lot, I really appreciate it.
I want to ride home that new Cadillac.
Well, I don't know.
I've got my big fat wife with me.
That's that big fat one back there.
I can't tell what she's laying down or standing up.
Ain't but two inches difference in her either way.
And from here I can't tell.
But if there's room, I'll be glad to take you.
All right.
Hey, we'll be right
Let's make him welcome Mr.
Guy Drake.
[B] [E] [A]
Well, I've never worked much.
[G] [D] In fact, I've been poor all my [E] life.
I guess [C#m] about all I really own is [A] ten kids and a wife.
[E] Of course, this house is a live-in [D] mine, but it's really a shack.
[E]
But I always managed to [A] drive me a brand new Cadillac.
Back door steps,
[D] man, that done fell plumb down.
[E] Front screen doors off and laying somewhere out there on the ground.
[A]
Wind just now whooped another [D] piece of that old tar roofing off the back.
[E] Sure hope it don't skin up that new Cadillac.
[A] Front [A] porch post,
of [D] course, they all loose to bottom.
[E]
[B] Don't make no [Bm] sense to fix them, cause that floor [A] just too rotten.
Winter we house some snow [D] that sometimes blows in through the cracks.
[E] Of course, it gets too [C#] bad.
We just all sleep out there in that new [A] Cadillac.
Now, I know the place ain't much, [D] but man, I don't pay no rent.
[E] And I get a check every month from this year's federal [A] government.
Every Wednesday, man, I get commodities.
[D] Why, sometimes four or five sacks.
[E]
Of course, I pick them up down to wherever I'll be driving in the new Cadillac.
[A]
Now, some folks say I'm crazy.
In [D]
fact, I've even been called a [E] fool.
But my [Em] kids get free books and all them are free [A] lunches at school.
We get peanut butter and cheese and
[D] man, [Dm] they give us flour by the stacks.
[E] Of course, in wealth, they make the payments on that new [A] Cadillac.
But now things still going to get better yet, or [D] at least that's what I understand.
[E]
[Bm] They tell me this new president's done [E] put in a new poverty plan.
[A]
Man, they say he's going to send us poor folks money.
[D]
They say we're going to get out here in [E] stacks.
In fact, my wife's already shopping around for her new [A] Cadillac.
[E]
[A]
[F#]
It is, it's our pleasure to have you visit our show and congratulations on a big hit record.
Thank you a lot, I really appreciate it.
I want to ride home that new Cadillac.
Well, I don't know.
I've got my big fat wife with me.
That's that big fat one back there.
I can't tell what she's laying down or standing up.
Ain't but two inches difference in her either way.
And from here I can't tell.
But if there's room, I'll be glad to take you.
All right.
Hey, we'll be right
Key:
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Right now we want you to meet our first guest, an old boy that has out a big hit record called the welfare Cadillac.
Let's make him welcome Mr.
Guy Drake. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
Well, I've never worked much.
[G] _ [D] _ In fact, I've been poor all my [E] life.
_ I guess [C#m] about all I really own is [A] ten kids and a wife.
_ _ [E] Of course, this house is a live-in [D] mine, but it's really a shack.
_ [E] _
But I always managed to [A] drive me a brand new Cadillac. _ _
_ Back door steps,
_ [D] man, that done fell plumb down.
_ _ [E] _ Front screen doors off and laying somewhere out there on the ground.
[A] _ _ _ _
Wind just now whooped another [D] piece of that old tar roofing off the back. _ _
_ [E] _ _ Sure hope it don't skin up that new Cadillac.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Front [A] porch post,
of [D] course, they all loose to bottom.
[E] _ _
_ [B] Don't make no [Bm] sense to fix them, cause that floor [A] just too rotten.
_ _ _ Winter we house some snow [D] that sometimes blows in through the cracks.
_ [E] _ _ Of course, it gets too [C#] bad.
We just all sleep out there in that new [A] Cadillac. _ _ _ _
Now, I know the place ain't much, [D] but _ man, I don't pay no rent.
_ [E] _ And I get a check every month from this year's federal [A] government.
_ _ _ Every Wednesday, man, I get commodities.
[D] Why, sometimes four or five sacks.
[E] _ _
Of course, I pick them up down to wherever I'll be driving in the new Cadillac.
[A] _ _
_ Now, some folks say I'm crazy.
In [D] _ _
fact, I've even been called a [E] fool.
_ _ But my [Em] kids get free books and all them are free [A] lunches at school. _ _
We get peanut butter and cheese and
[D] man, [Dm] they give us flour by the stacks.
_ [E] _ Of course, in wealth, they make the payments on that new [A] Cadillac.
_ _ _ But now things still going to get better yet, or [D] at least that's what I understand.
_ [E] _
[Bm] They tell me this new president's done [E] put in a new poverty plan.
[A] _ _
Man, they say he's going to send us poor folks money.
_ [D] _
They say we're going to get out here in [E] stacks.
_ _ In fact, my wife's already shopping around for her new [A] Cadillac.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It is, it's our pleasure to have you visit our show and congratulations on a big hit record.
Thank you a lot, I really appreciate it.
I want to ride home that new Cadillac.
Well, I don't know.
I've got my big fat wife with me.
That's that big fat one back there.
I can't tell what she's laying down or standing up.
Ain't but two inches difference in her either way.
_ And from here I can't tell.
But if there's room, I'll be glad to take you.
All right.
Hey, we'll be right
Let's make him welcome Mr.
Guy Drake. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
Well, I've never worked much.
[G] _ [D] _ In fact, I've been poor all my [E] life.
_ I guess [C#m] about all I really own is [A] ten kids and a wife.
_ _ [E] Of course, this house is a live-in [D] mine, but it's really a shack.
_ [E] _
But I always managed to [A] drive me a brand new Cadillac. _ _
_ Back door steps,
_ [D] man, that done fell plumb down.
_ _ [E] _ Front screen doors off and laying somewhere out there on the ground.
[A] _ _ _ _
Wind just now whooped another [D] piece of that old tar roofing off the back. _ _
_ [E] _ _ Sure hope it don't skin up that new Cadillac.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Front [A] porch post,
of [D] course, they all loose to bottom.
[E] _ _
_ [B] Don't make no [Bm] sense to fix them, cause that floor [A] just too rotten.
_ _ _ Winter we house some snow [D] that sometimes blows in through the cracks.
_ [E] _ _ Of course, it gets too [C#] bad.
We just all sleep out there in that new [A] Cadillac. _ _ _ _
Now, I know the place ain't much, [D] but _ man, I don't pay no rent.
_ [E] _ And I get a check every month from this year's federal [A] government.
_ _ _ Every Wednesday, man, I get commodities.
[D] Why, sometimes four or five sacks.
[E] _ _
Of course, I pick them up down to wherever I'll be driving in the new Cadillac.
[A] _ _
_ Now, some folks say I'm crazy.
In [D] _ _
fact, I've even been called a [E] fool.
_ _ But my [Em] kids get free books and all them are free [A] lunches at school. _ _
We get peanut butter and cheese and
[D] man, [Dm] they give us flour by the stacks.
_ [E] _ Of course, in wealth, they make the payments on that new [A] Cadillac.
_ _ _ But now things still going to get better yet, or [D] at least that's what I understand.
_ [E] _
[Bm] They tell me this new president's done [E] put in a new poverty plan.
[A] _ _
Man, they say he's going to send us poor folks money.
_ [D] _
They say we're going to get out here in [E] stacks.
_ _ In fact, my wife's already shopping around for her new [A] Cadillac.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It is, it's our pleasure to have you visit our show and congratulations on a big hit record.
Thank you a lot, I really appreciate it.
I want to ride home that new Cadillac.
Well, I don't know.
I've got my big fat wife with me.
That's that big fat one back there.
I can't tell what she's laying down or standing up.
Ain't but two inches difference in her either way.
_ And from here I can't tell.
But if there's room, I'll be glad to take you.
All right.
Hey, we'll be right