Daddy Never Was A Cadillac Kind - Confederate Railroad [Intro] [D] [Verse 1] [D] We were poor when I was a youngin', I don't remember ever going hungry [G] Daddy made sure we didn't do wit[D]hout I went to school with some of these fellas They had money and I was jealous,[G] I didn't know then what I know[D] now Daddy'd say you[A] can't judge a book by looking at its cover It's[G] what's inside that really[A] matters |[Chorus] |Daddy never[G] was the Cadillac[D] kind |He said some[Bm] things[G] just glitter and[A] shine |He taught us that[G] love was the[D] one thing[A] money couldn't[Bm] buy |Daddy never[G] was the[A] Cadillac[D] kind [Verse 2] [D] I left home right out of high school, got me a big car thought I was real cool [G] Cruisin' around the old neighbo[D]rhood, I'd see Daddy after church on Sunday [D] I'd say you'll have to go riding with me someday He[G] just said no, I never unde[D]rstood He[A] asked me how I bought it, I told him on credit [G] Daddy just smiled, I'll never fo[A]rget it [Chorus] [Bridge] [Bm] It took a while but now I'm grown [G] I've settled down with kids of my own The[Em] more I give them, the more they[A] want [Verse 3] [D] Daddy left us last November [D] I don't remember him ever looking better [G] All laid out in his Sunday[D] best [D] I'm sure instead of all that attention [D] All he'd of wanted was a few words mentioned A[G] simple man simply laid to[D] rest As they[A] drove him away in that big Cadillac With a[G] tear in my eye I had to[A] laugh |[Chorus] |Daddy never[G] was the Cadillac[D] kind |He said some[Bm] things[G] just glitter and[A] shine |Just this[G] once, I hope[D] Daddy e[A]njoyed the[Bm] ride |Cause, Daddy never[G] was[A] the Cadillac[D] kind [Outro] No my Daddy never[Em] was,[G] the Cadillac[D] kind