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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Cat's In The Cradle
By:   Harry Chapin

{ capo fret 1 }

[intro:]  |E  |    |    |    |
 
[verse: 1]
  |E                     |G
A child arrived just the other day
   |A                       |E
He came to the world in the usual way
              |E                   |G
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
|A                          |E
 He learned to walk while I was away
          |D                D/C#        D/B       D/A  {desc bass line one beat each}
And he was talking before I knew it and as he grew he'd say
  /          /       /    /  {two beats each measure}
|D/G       D/F#    |E   
 I'm gonna be like you, dad
    /          /  {two beats}
    |G        G/F#        |E      
You know I'm gonna be like you
 
[chorus:]
        |E                         |D
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
|G                       |A
 Little boy blue and the man in the moon
|E                           |D
 When you coming home Dad, I don't know when
     /          /       /    /  {two beats each measure}
    |G         G/F#    |E          |
But we'll get together then  
G         G/F#                  |E  |    |    |    |  {same as intro}
You know we'll have a good time then
 
[verse 2]
   |E                      |G
My son turned ten just the other day
        |A                       |E
He said thanks for the ball dad, c'mon let's play
       |E                         |G
Can you teach me to throw, I said not today  
        |A                  |E
I got a lot to do,  he said that's okay
       |D           D/C#        D/B         D/A          {desc bass line one beat each}
And he, he walked away but his smile never dimmed, he said
  /          /       /    /  {two beats each measure}
|D/G       D/F#    |E   
 I'm gonna be like him, yeah
    /          /  {two beats}
    G         G/F#        |E      
You know I'm gonna be like him
 
[chorus:]
        |E                         |D
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
|G                       |A
 Little boy blue and the man in the moon
|E                           |D
 When you coming home Dad, I don't know when
     /          /       /    /  {two beats each measure}
    |G         G/F#    |E          |
But we'll get together then  
  /              /  {two beats}
|G              G/F#             |E  |    |    |    |  {same as intro}
 You know we'll have a good time then
 
[verse: 3]
         |E                         |G
Well, he came home college just the other day
   |A                      |E
So much like a man, I just had to say
        |E                    |G
Son I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while
   |A                    |E
He shook his head and he said with a smile
         |D           D/C#      D/B         D/A    {desc bass line one beat each}
What I'd really like Dad is to borrow the car keys
  /          /  {two beats}
|D/G       D/F#       |E
 See you later, can I have them please
 
[chorus:]
        |E                         |D
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
|G                       |A
 Little boy blue and the man in the moon
|E                           |D
 When you coming home Dad, I don't know when
     /          /       /    /  {two beats each measure}
    |G         G/F#    |E          |
But we'll get together then  
  /              /
|G              G/F#             |E      | 
 You know we'll have a good time then
 
[:]  |C    |D Bm   |E    |C   |D Bm   |E    |    |
 
[verse: 4]
     |E                           |G
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
|A                       |E
 I called him up just the other day
|E                                  |G
 I said  I'd like to see you if you don't mind
  |A                        |E
He said I'd love to dad if I could find the time
         |D                 D/C#          D/B         D/A    {desc bass line one beat each}
You see, my new job's a hassle and the kid's have the flu
  /              /             /     /{two beats each measure}
 D/G            D/F#          |E
|But it's sure nice talkin' to you dad
 /          /  {two beats}     {four beats}
|G          G/F#            | E  
 It's been sure nice talking to you
        |D           D/C#      D/B         D/A    {desc bass line one beat each}
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
  /          /       /    /  {two beats each measure}
|D/G        D/F#        |E
 He'd grown up just like me
    /          /  {two beats}
|G          G/F#      |E
 My boy was just like me
 
[chorus:]
        |E                         |D
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
|G                       |A
 Little boy blue and the man in the moon
|E                           |D
 When you coming home Dad, I don't know when
     /          /       /    /  {two beats each measure}
    |G         G/F#    |E          |
But we'll get together then  
 /          /  {two beats}
|G         G/F#                  |E  |    |    |    |  {same as intro}
 You know we'll have a good time then



chords:

A       002220
Bm      224432
C       032010
D       000232
D/C#    x40232
D/B     X20232
D/A     x00232
D/G     3x0232
D/F#    2x0232
E       022100
G       320003
G/F#    2x0003