Cats In The Cradle Chords
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
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A C
Well, a child arrived just the other day
D A
He came to the world in the usual way
A C
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
D A
He learned to walk while I was away
G
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it and as he grew he'd say,
C G/B A
"I'm gonna be like you, dad
C G/B A
You know I'm gonna be like you"
A G
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
When you coming home dad, I don't know when
C G/B A
But we'll get together then
C G/B A
You know we'll have a good time then
A C
My son turned ten just the other day
D A
He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, c'mon, let's play
A C
Can you teach me to throw?", I said, "Not today,
D A
I got a lot do", he said, "That's okay"
G
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed, it said,
C G/B A
"I'm gonna be like him, yeah
C G/B A
You know I'm gonna be like him"
A G
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
When you coming home dad, I don't know when
C G/B A
But we'll get together then
C G/B A
You know we'll have a good time then
A C
Well, he came from college just the other day
D A
So much like a man I just had to say
A C
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
D A
He shook his head and he said with a smile,
G
"What I'd really like dad is to borrow the car keys
C G/B A
See you later, can I have them please?"
A G
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
When you coming home son, I don't know when
C G/B A
But we'll get together then, dad
C G/B A
You know we'll have a good time then
[Interlude]
F G Em A F G Em A
A C
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
D A
I called him up just the other day
A C
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
D A
He said, "I'd love to dad if I can find the time
G
You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu
C Fmaj7 A
But it's sure nice talkin' to you, dad
C Fmaj7 A
It's been sure nice talkin' to you"
G
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
C Fmaj7 A
He'd grown up just like me
C Fmaj7 A
My boy was just like me
A G
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
When you coming home son, I don't know when
C Fmaj7 A
But we'll get together then, dad
C Fmaj7 A
We're gonna have a good time then
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Cats In The Cradle – Harry Chapin
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6 comments
Yea, that FM7 may work as an EM7, so try that. The Bridge is correct, good to see that but all that blank space after the G's should be filled in: G G/F# G/E G/D....and then: C EM7 A.
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I think the Fmaj7 is actually a Em and there should be a capo on the first fret the rest is great!
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This is pretty correct i think, with capo on 7th and fmaj7 replaced by g/f#. That´s the way Harry plays it, i think. The other tabs here, are more like Ugly kid joe`s version.
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