Big Cadillac 
David Olney
From the Album 'The Wheel'
March 2003

here is the riff that goes through the song...
There are two ways to play it, depending on where you play your chords...
Here are both.


Am riff
E-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D-------------------
A-------0-3-0---0---
E---0-3-------3-----

Am riff second option
E-------------------
B-------------------
G---------5---------
D-----5-7---7-5-7---
A---7---------------
E-------------------

Em riff
E-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D-------------------
A-------0-3-0-------
E---0-3-------3-0---

Em riff second option
E-------------------
B-------------------
G---------5---------
D-----5-7---7-5-----
A---7-----------7----
E-------------------

Intro
Am riff 2x
Em riff 1x
Am riff 1x 

When the wheel turn a(Am)round 
And your number comes up 
You can trade in your (E)pencils 
And your little tin (Am)cup 
You can get up off your (Dm)knees
You can get up off your (Am)back 
When they hand you the (E)keys 
To the big Cadil(Am)lac 

Intro with "ah ah ah ah ah ah" over it. 
If you know the song you know what I mean.

(same chords as above)
When your money turns green 
And your inside's straight 
You'll have kings and queens 
You'll have aces backed with eights 
And when your flush gets filled 
With a one-eyed jack 
It's gonna be a thrill
In the big Cadillac 

Intro with "ah ah ah ah ah ah"

Now you can buy that (Dm)gun 
With a trigger you can (Am) pull it 
You know the pearl-handled (Dm)one 
That shoots silver (Am)bullets 
At the shadows in the (E)night 

Intro with "ah ah ah ah ah ah"

Violin solo over intro chords.

Now you can buy that (Dm)gun 
With a trigger you can (Am) pull it 
You know the pearl-handled (Dm)one 
That shoots silver (Am)bullets 
At the shadows in the (E)night 

When the wheel turn around, 
And your the head of the class,
You can drive up town, 
behind your tinted glass, 
Wear your bullet proof vest,
With the buttons down the back 
You've got to look your best, 
In your big Cadillac. 

Intro with "ah ah ah ah ah ah" 3 x
(Second time bass and drums drop out, 
then come back for final one, which has no singing.)

"You look like you gained weight, then lost weight, then gained it again. Please control yourself." - Irene