Intro:
F-( F5 ) - D5 - C5 for the ( F5 ), im not sure what you would call the chord but
F-( F5 ) - D5 - C5 Cooley just basically plays an open E string and doesnt
barre the top of the F5 chord but plays the rest of the F5
chord, hence the walking down sound. He just plays the
first F5 in the intro and then lifts his 1st finger up that
was barring the first fret.
F5 ( F5 ) D5
Life ain't nothin' but a blendin' up all the ups and downs
Bb5
Damn it, Elvis, don't you know?
C5
You made your mama so proud.
F5 ( F5 ) D5
Before you ever made that record, before there ever was a Sun
Bb5 C5
Before you ever lost that Cadillac, the Carl Perkins one.
F-( F5 ) - D5 - C5 (2x)
F5 ( F5 ) D5
Mr. Phillips found ol' Johnny Cash when he was high
Bb5
high before he ever took those pills
C5
and he's still too proud to die.
F5 ( F5 ) D5
Mr. Phillips never said anything behind nobody's back
Bb5
like damn it Elvis, don't he know?
C5
He ain't no Johnny Cash
Bb5 Bb5 G5 F5
Mr. Phillips was the only man that Jerry Lee still would call sir
D5 C5
I just wish Mr. Phillips did all of y'all, bout as good as you deserved
Bb5 Bb5
He did just what he said he's gonna do
G5 F5
and the money came in sacks.
D5 C5
New contracts and Carl Perkins' Cadillac
F5 ( F5 ) D5
I got friends in Nashville, or at least the folks I know
Bb5 C5
Nashville's where you go to see if what he said is so.
F5 ( F5 ) D5
Carl drove his brand new Cadillac from Nashville and he went downtown.
Bb5 C5
This time they promised him a Grammy, he turned his Cadillac around.
Bb5 Bb5 G5
'Cause Mr. Phillips never blew enough hot air to need a little gold plated
F5 D5 C5
paperweight, he promised him a Cadillac, and put the wind in Carl's face.
Bb5 Bb5 G5 F5
He did just what he said he's gonna do and the money came in sacks.
D5 C5
New contracts and Carl Perkins' Cadillac
Bridge - F-( F5 ) - D5 - C5 (2x)
Lead Solo- F-( F5 ) - D5 - Bb5 - C5 (2x)
F5 ( F5 ) D5
Damn it Elvis, I swear son, I think it's time you came around.
Bb5 C5
Makin' money you can't spend ain't what bein' dead's about
F5 ( F5 ) D5
You gave me all but one good reason not to do all of the things you did.
Bb5 C5
Now Cadillacs are fiber glass, if you were me, you'd call it quits.
Bb5 Bb5 G5 F5
Mr. Phillips was the only man that Jerry Lee still would call sir
D5 C5
I just wish Mr. Phillips did all of y'all, 'bout as as good as you deserved
Bb5 Bb5 G5 F5
He did just what he said he's gonna do and the money came in sacks.
D5 C5
New contracts and Carl Perkins' Cadillac
Bridge F-( F5 ) - D5 - C5 (2x) End song on slow strum F5 chord
Tabbed by PANIC FAN. MY FIRST TAB!
