Biography:
William DeVaughn (b 1948, Washington D.C.) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known for the hit song "Be Thankful for What You Got".
DeVaughn was a salaried government employee as a drafting technician (according to Casey Kasem,[citation needed] he designed sewers), part-time singer, and member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.[citation needed] He wrote "A Cadillac Don`t Come Easy" eventually re-written to become "Be Thankful for What You Got " in 1972
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Be Thankful For what You Got By William DeVaughn(1972)(Soul)
[Verse 1]
F#m7 Em7
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
F#m7
Gangsta whitewalls
Em7
TV antennas in the back
F#m7 Em7
You may not have a car at all
F#m7
But remember brothers and sisters
Em7
You can still stand tall
F#m7 Em7
Just be thankful for what you've got
[Verse 2]
F#m7 Em7
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean woo woo
F#m7
Gangsta whitewalls
Em7
TV antennas in the back
F#m7 Em7
You may not have a car at all
F#m7
just remember brothers and sisters
Em7
You can still stand tall
F#m7 Em7
Just be thankful for what you've got
[Hook]
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 3]
F#m7 Em7
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
F#m7
Gangsta whitewalls
Em7
TV antennas in the back
F#m7 Em7
You may not have a car at all
F#m7
But remember brothers and sisters
Em7
You can still stand tall
[Hook]
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
A
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
[Instrumental Interlude ]
[F#m7 Em7]
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-oo
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 1]
F#m7 Em7
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
F#m7
Gangsta whitewalls
Em7
TV antennas in the back
F#m7 Em7
You may not have a car at all
F#m7
But remember brothers and sisters
Em7
You can still stand tall
F#m7 Em7
Just be thankful for what you've got
[Verse 2]
F#m7 Em7
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean woo woo
F#m7
Gangsta whitewalls
Em7
TV antennas in the back
F#m7 Em7
You may not have a car at all
F#m7
just remember brothers and sisters
Em7
You can still stand tall
F#m7 Em7
Just be thankful for what you've got
[Hook]
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 3]
F#m7 Em7
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
F#m7
Gangsta whitewalls
Em7
TV antennas in the back
F#m7 Em7
You may not have a car at all
F#m7
But remember brothers and sisters
Em7
You can still stand tall
[Hook]
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
A
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
[Instrumental Interlude ]
[F#m7 Em7]
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-oo
F#m7
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
Em7
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh
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