{t:Cat's In The Cradle}
{st:Harry Chapin (w/ Sandra Chapin, 1974)}
{sot}
Riff:
               d u               d u                                
A|-----0---0---0-0-|-2p0---------0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------2-2-|-----3---3---3-3-|-0-------0-------|-----0-----------|
C|-2-----------2-2-|-------------2-2-|-----------------|-2p0-----2-------|
G|-------------2-2-|-------------2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
{eot}

{c:Intro (First 4 bars play riff)}
[/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/]
[/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D]

 
My [/] [D] child arrived just the [/] [F] other day
He [/] [G] came to the world in the [/] [D] usual way
But there were [/] [D] planes to catch and [/] [F] bills to pay [/]
[/] [G] He learned to walk while I [/] [D] was away  
And he was [/] [C] talkin' 'fore I [Em7] knew it, and [/] [Am] as he grew [Em7]  
He'd say [/] [F] "I'm gonna [Am] be like [/] [D] you dad
You [/] [F] know I'm gonna [Am] be like [/] [D] you" [/] [D]  
 

{soc}
And the [/] [D] cat's in the cradle and the [/] [C] silver spoon [/]
[/] [F] Little boy blue and the [/] [G] man on the moon [/]
[/] [D] "When you comin' home dad?" "I [/] [C] don't know when,
but [/] [F] we'll get to- [Am] gether [/] [D] then
You [/] [F] know we'll have a [Am] good time [/] [D] then [/] 
{eoc}


{c:Instrumental (First 4 bars play riff)}
[/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/]
[/] [D] [/] [D]
 

My [/] [D] son turned ten just the [/] [F] other day
He said, [/] [G] "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come [/] [D] on let's play
Can you [/] [D] teach me to throw", I said [/] [F] "Not today
I got a [/] [G] lot to do", he said, [/] [D] "That's ok"
And he [/] [C] walked a- [Em7] way but his [/] [Am] smile never [Em7] dimmed
And said, [/] [F] "I'm gonna [Am] be like [/] [D] him, yeah
You [/] [F] know I'm gonna [Am] be like [/] [D] him" [/] [D]  


{soc}
And the [/] [D] cat's in the cradle and the [/] [C] silver spoon [/]
[/] [F] Little boy blue and the [/] [G] man on the moon [/]
[/] [D] "When you comin' home dad?" "I [/] [C] don't know when,
but [/] [F] we'll get to- [Am] gether [/] [D] then son
You [/] [F] know we'll have a [Am] good time [/] [D] then [/]
{eoc}


{c:Instrumental (First 4 bars play riff)}
[/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/]
[/] [D] [/] [D]


Well, he [/] [D] came home from college just the [/] [F] other day
So [/] [G] much like a man I just [/] [D] had to say
"Son, I'm [/] [D] proud of you, can you [/] [F] sit for a while?"
He [/] [G] shook his head and [/] [D] said with a smile
"What I'd [/] [C] really like, [Em7] Dad, is to [/] [Am] borrow the [Em7] car keys [/]
[/] [F] See you [Am] later, can I [/] [D] have them please?" [/] [D] 


{soc}
And the [/] [D] cat's in the cradle and the [/] [C] silver spoon [/]
[/] [F] Little boy blue and the [/] [G] man on the moon [/]
[/] [D] "When you comin' home son?" "I [/] [C] don't know when,
but [/] [F] we'll get to- [Am] gether [/] [D] then, Dad
You [/] [F] know we'll have a [Am] good time [/] [D] then" [/]
{eoc}


{c:Instrumental Bridge}
[/] [Bb] [/] [C] [Am] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/]
[/] [Bb] [/] [C] [Am] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D]
 

I've [/] [D] long since retired, my [/] [F] son's moved away [/]
[/] [G] I called him up just the [/] [D] other day  [/] [D]  
I said, "I'd [/] [D] like to see you if you [/] [F] don't mind"
He said, "I'd [/] [G] love to, Dad, if I can [/] [D] find the time [/] [D]  
You see my [/] [C] new job's a [Em7] hassle and [/] [Am] kids have the [Em7] flu
But it's [/] [F] sure nice [Am] talking to [/] [D] you, Dad
It's been [/] [F] sure nice [Am] talking to [/] [D] you" [/] [D]


And as I [/] [C] hung up the [Em7] phone it oc- [/] [Am] curred to [Em7] me
He'd [/] [F] grown up [Am] just like [/] [D] me
My [/] [F] boy was [Am] just like [/] [D] me [/] [D]


{soc}
And the [/] [D] cat's in the cradle and the [/] [C] silver spoon [/]
[/] [F] Little boy blue and the [/] [G] man on the moon [/]
[/] [D] "When you comin' home son?" "I [/] [C] don't know when, 
but [/] [F] we'll get to- [Am] gether [/] [D] then, Dad
We're [/] [F] gonna have a [Am] good time [/] [D] then" [/]
{eoc}


{c:Outro (Play intro riff)}
[/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/]


#Capo on 3rd fret to play with original.
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#Last Updated 9/28/20 JJ
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