I took the base provided in your site and with the simple G, D, C version of this great song and added more detail. Some of the lyrics were off as well. I'm sure people could figure this out on their own as I did, but since I went through the effort, thought you might like to include a "detailed" or "complete" chord version with the progression all the way through. -Chris St Robinson (In His Cadillac Dream) -- Acoustic (Easy) Intro: G D |C C | (x4) Verse 1: D D | G C | Staring out of his window as the world rushes D D | G C | by, Arthur Robinson closes the glass and re- D D | G C | plies, "I dream of ball-er-inas and I don't know D D | G (C) | why? but I've seen Cadil-lac's sailing. Verse 2: D D | G C | I was born on the shores of Chesapeake D D | G C | Bay. Maryland and Virginia have faded D D | G C | away. And I keep thinking tomorrow is coming to- D D | G (C) | day. So I am endlessly waiting. (Yeah and the..) Chorus: G D | C C | Comet is coming be-tween me and the girl, G D | C C | we could make it all clean. Out there in the G D | C C | shadow of the mod-ern machine walks St. Rob- G D | C (C) | inson in his Cadillac dream. Verse 3: D D | G C | Carrie's down in her basement all toe shoes and D D | G C | twinned, where the girl in the mirror spins when she spins. D D | G C | From where you think you'll end up to the state that you're D D | G C | in, your reflection approaches and then recedes again. And.. Chorus: G D C C The comet is coming between me and the girl G D C C who could make it all clean. Out there in the G D C C shadow of the modern machine, walks St. Robin(son) G D C C -son in his Cad-il-lac dream. Verse 4: D D G C I have a dream of a black car that shimmers and D D G C drives down the length of the evening to the carnival D D G C side. In a house where regret is a carousel D D G C ride, we are spinning, and spinning, and spinning, and Verse 5: (* = single loud strum) D D G C Now, there's a hole in the ceiling down through which I D D G C fell. There's a girl in the basement coming out of her D D G C shell. And there are people who will say that they knew me so D* (D*) G* C* C well I may not go to heaven, I hope you go to hell! And, Chorus: G D C C The comet is coming between me and the girl G D C C who could make it all clean. Out there in the G D C C shadow of the modern machine, walks St. Robin(son) G D C C -son in his Cad-il-lac dream. (Start outro...) Outro: (continue chorus chords with words starting during the C measure) G D C C (...in his Cadillac dre-a-m.) In his G D C C dream. St. Robinson in his G D C C dream. Some people are never quite what G D C C they seem. Come on baby, come on dar- G D C C lin' Let's just get into my car and G D C C d-r-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i- G D C C -i-v-e! Oh, let's get into my car and G D C C drive. She says I'm always doing the G D C (1 strum, let ring) same things over and over. (end of song) Tabs for St. Robinson's Dream ============================= Intro & Chorus: G D C C e:|--3--3--3--3--2-----2--2-|-0--0--0-----0-----0--0-| B:|--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3-|-3--3--3-----3-----3--3-| G:|--0--0--0--0--2-----2--2-|-0--0--0-----0-----0--0-| D:|--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0-|-2--2--2-----2-----2--2-| A:|--2--2--2--2--0-----0--0-|-3--3--3-----3-----3--3-| E:|--3--3--3--3-------------|------------------------| & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & "The comet is coming between me and the girl... who could make it all clean. Out there in the shadow of the modern machines. Walks St. Robin- son in his Cadi-l-lac dream. (In his dream...) Verse: D D G C e:|--2-----2--2--2-----2--2-|-3-----3--3--0-----0--0-| B:|--3-----3--3--3-----3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-----3--3-| G:|--2-----2--2--2-----2--2-|-0-----0--0--0-----0--0-| D:|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0-|-0-----0--0--2-----2--2-| A:|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0-|-2-----2--2--3-----3--3-| E:|-------------------------|-3-----3--3-------------| & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & " Staring out of his window, as the world rushes by. Arthur Robinson closes, the glass and rep- lies. I dream of ballerinas, but I don't know why. I've seen Cadillacs sailing. or (better but not easy to time) D D G C e:|--------2-2-2-2--2--2--2-|----3-----3-----0--0--0-| B:|--------3-3-3-3--3-----3-|----3-----3-----3--3--3-| G:|--------2-2-2-2--2-----2-|----0-----0-----0--0--0-| D:|--------0-0-0-0--0-----0-|----0-----0-----2--2--2-| A:|--0-----0-0-0-0--0-----0-|----2-----2-----3--3--3-| E:|-------------------------|-3--3-----3-------------| & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & or just strum straight through chorus and verses with chords switches at right spots and they all sound great and are very easy to play (especially with a cheating C played an Cadd9). Commence rocking! -Chris ====================================== By Ben St Robinson In His Caddilac Dream This Desert Life Counting Crows tabbed by devilinthedream Intro: G D C verse: D G C Staring out of his window as the world rushes by Arthur Robinson closes the glass and replies, "I dream of ballerinas and I don't know why? But I see Cadillac's sailing. I was born on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay Maryland and Virginia have faded away And I keep thinking tomorrow is coming today So I am endlessly waiting chorus: G D C and the comet is coming between Me and the girl who could make it all clean Out there in the shadow of the modern machine walks St. Robinson in his Cadillac dream verse D G C Carrie's down in her basement all toe shoes and twinned With the girl in the mirror who spins when she spins, From where you think you will end up to the state that you’re in Your reflection approaches and recedes again. Yeah chorus: G D C And the comet is coming between Me and the girl who could make it all clean Out in the shadow of the modern machines Walks St. Robinson in his Cadillac dream G D C verse: D G C I had a dream of a black car that shimmers and drives Down the length of the evening to the carnival’s side In a house where regret is a carousel ride We are spinning and spinning and spinning There’s a hole in the ceiling down through which I fell There’s a girl in the basement coming out of her shell And there are people who will say they knew me so well I may not go to heaven.. I hope that you go to hell! chorus G D C The comet is coming between Me and the girl who could make it all clean out there in the shadow of a modern machine Walks St. Robinson in his Cadillac dream outro G D C In his dream St. Robinson in his dream. Some people are never quite what they seem Come on baby come on baby Lets just Get into my car and drive. x x x ben (devilinthedream@hotmail.com)