Verse 1F
Well there she sits buddy just a-gleamin' in the sun
BbF
There to greet a workin' man when his day is done
F
I'm gonna pack my pa and I'm gonna pack my aunt.
BbCF
I'm gonna take them down to the Cadillac ranch.
Verse 2F
Eldorado fins, white walls and skirts.
BbF
Rides just like a little bit of heaven here on Earth.
F
Well buddy when I die, throw my body in the back.
BbCF
RAnd drive me to the junkyard in my Cadillac .
ChorusF
Cadillac, Cadillac.
BbF
Long and dark. Shiny and black.
F
Open up. Your engines let em' roar.
BbCF
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur.
Verse 3F
James Dean in that Mercury '49.
BbF
Junior Johnson runnin' through the woods of Caroline.
F
Even Burt Reynolds in that black Trans AmBbCF
All gonna meet me down at the cadillac ranch.
ChorusF
Cadillac. Cadillac.
BbF
Long and dark, shiny and black.
F
Open up. Your engines let em' roar.
BbCF
Tearin' up the highway just a big old dinosaur.
Verse 4F
Little girlie in the blue jeans so tight
BbF
Drivin' along through the Wisconsin night
F
You're my last love, you're my last chance
BbCF
Don't let em' take me down to the cadillac ranch.
ChorusF
Cadillac. Cadillac.
BbF
Long and dark, shiny and black.
F
Pulled up to my house today.
BbCF
Came and took my little girl away.
F
Cadillac. Cadillac.
BbF
Long and dark, shiny and black.
F
Open up. Your engines let 'em roar.
BbCF
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur.
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