G F#/G Em D
G F#/G Em D

GLife ain't nothin' but a F#/Gblendin' up all the Emups and downs
Damn it, Elvis, don't you Cknow?
You made your mama so Dproud.
GBefore you ever made that F#/Grecord, before there ever was a EmSun
Before you ever lost that CCadillac, the Carl Perkins Done.

G F#/G Em D (2x)

GMr. Phillips F#/Gfound ol' Johnny Cash when he was Emhigh
high before he ever Ctook those pills
and he's still too proud to Ddie.

GMr. Phillips never F#/Gsaid anything behind nobEmody's back

like damn it Elvis, don't he Cknow?
He ain't no Johnny DCash

Mr. CPhillips was the only B/Cman that Jerry ALee still would call Gsir[F#/]
I just wish Mr. EmPhillips did all of y'all, bout aDs good as you deserved

He Cdid just what he said he's B/Cgonna do
and the Amoney came in Gsacks.F#/G
New conEmtracts and DCarl 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 anywhere downtown.
This town 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, they 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.
Like Cadillac (?) 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