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 with[D]out 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 neighbor[D]hood, 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 under[D]stood He [A] asked me how I bought it, I told him on credit [G] Daddy just smiled, I'll never for[A]get 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 [A] enjoyed 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