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Cadillac Ranch

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                                                                         G
This is a great song Live.  On the river album it's played in the key of ,
                                           F
 when they play it live it's in the Key of .  This tab is for the live 
verion, but I'll include chords for the album version as well.
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------||----10--10--10--10-10----------------|
D|---10---10--10--10--12--10--10-10--||--12------12---------12-12--10--10-10|
A|-12-------12------12--12-----------||--------------------------12---------|
E|-----------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------||--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------||--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------||--10-10-10--10-10-10-12-12-14-12-10---|
D|-10-10-10--10-10-10--12--10--10-10||12--------12--------------------------|
A|12-------12--------12--12---------||--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------||--------------------------------------|
Now for the chords I use a capo on the first fret because I hate playing 
                                    F Bb    C
bar chords.  So, instead of playing , , and , with the capo on 
       E A
I play ,  and Bsus.  If you're playing the studio version, the 
           G C     D
chords are , , and .
So, the chords translate like this:
 With 1st fret capo
F   E
  = 
Bb A
 = 
C   Bsus
  = 
 Studio Version
F   G
  = 
Bb C
 = 
C   D
  = 
[Verse 1]
F
Well there she sits buddy just a-gleamin' in the sun
Bb                            F
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.
    Bb                          C        F
I'm gonna take them down to the Cadillac ranch.
[Verse 2]
F
Eldorado fins, white walls and skirts.
Bb                              F
Rides just like a little bit of heaven here on Earth.
F
Well buddy when I die, throw my body in the back.
Bb                          C          F
RAnd drive me to the junkyard in my Cadillac .
[Chorus]
F
Cadillac, Cadillac.
Bb             F
Long and dark. Shiny and black.
F
Open up. Your engines let em' roar.
Bb                            C           F
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur.
[Verse 3]
F
James Dean in that Mercury '49.
Bb                                 F
Junior Johnson runnin' through the woods of Caroline.
F
Even Burt Reynolds in that black Trans Am
Bb                            C        F
All gonna meet me down at the cadillac ranch.
[Chorus]
F
Cadillac. Cadillac.
Bb             F
Long and dark, shiny and black.
F
Open up. Your engines let em' roar.
Bb                            C           F
Tearin' up the highway just a big old dinosaur.
[Verse 4]
F
Little girlie in the blue jeans so tight
Bb                        F
Drivin' along through the Wisconsin night
F
You're my last love, you're my last chance
Bb                                C        F
Don't let em' take me down to the cadillac ranch.
[Chorus]
F
Cadillac. Cadillac.
Bb             F
Long and dark, shiny and black.
F
Pulled up to my house today.
Bb            C              F
Came and took my little girl away.
F
Cadillac. Cadillac.
Bb             F
Long and dark, shiny and black.
F
Open up. Your engines let 'em roar.
Bb                            C           F
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur.

Cadillac Ranch chords and lyrics

Free chords for Cadillac Ranch by Bruce Springsteen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

This is a great song Live.  On the river album it's played in the key of G,
[Intro]
Now for the chords I use a capo on the first fret because I hate playing 
bar chords.  So, instead of playing F, Bb, and C, with the capo on 
I play E, A and Bsus.  If you're playing the studio version, the 
chords are G, C, and D.
So, the chords translate like this:
 With 1st fret capo
F  = E
Bb = A
C  = Bsus
 Studio Version
F  = G
Bb = C
C  = D
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]

Cadillac Ranch Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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