Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
Originally in A capo 8 (F), I play in A capo 6
Intro, a chord approximation of the riff
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My Achild arrived just the Cother day
He Dcame to the world in the Ausual way
But there were Aplanes to catch and Cbills to pay
DHe learned to walk while I Awas away
And he was Gtalkin’ ‘fore I G/F#knew it, and Em7as he grewEm/D
He’d say CI’m gonna G/Bbe like Ayou, Dad
You Cknow I’m gonna G/Bbe like Ayou
Don’t go up an octave yet
And the Acat’s in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon
CLittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon
AWhen you comin’ home Dad?
I Gdon’t know when but Cwe’ll get toG/Bgether thenA
You Cknow we’ll have a G/Bgood time Athen
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My Ason turned ten just the Cother day
He said, Dthanks for the ball, Dad, come Aon, let’s play
Can you Ateach me to throw?
I said, Cnot today, I got a Dlot to do
He said, Athat’s okay
And he, Ghe walked aG/F#way, but his Em7smile never Em/Ddimmed
It said, CI’m gonna G/Bbe like Ahim, yeah
You Cknow I’m gonna G/Bbe like Ahim
OK, now go up an octave, you know you want to
And the Acat’s in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon
CLittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon
AWhen you comin’ home Dad?
I Gdon’t know when but Cwe’ll get toG/Bgether thenA
You Cknow we’ll have a G/Bgood time Athen
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Well, he Acame from college just the Cother day
So Dmuch like a man I just Ahad to say
Son, I’m Aproud of you, can you Csit for a while?
He Dshook his head and he Asaid with a smile
What I’d Greally like, G/F#Dad, is to Em7borrow the caEm/Dr keys
CSee you G/Blater, can I Ahave them please?
And the Acat’s in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon
CLittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon
AWhen you comin’ home son?
I Gdon’t know when but Cwe’ll get toG/Bgether thenA, Dad
You Cknow we’ll have a G/Bgood time Athen
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FG→EmA
Slow, let ring
I’ve Along since retired, my Cson’s moved away
Two extra beats after this line
DI called him up just the Aother day
I said, I’d Alike to see you if Cyou don’t mind
He said I’d Dlove to, Dad, if I could Afind the time
You see my Gnew job’s a G/F#hassle and the Em7kids have the fEm/Dlu
But it’s Csure nice G/Btalkin’ to Ayou, Dad
It’s been Csure nice G/Btalkin’ to Ayou
And as I Ghung up the G/F#phone it Em7occured to mEm/De
He’d Cgrown up G/Bjust like Ame
My Cboy was G/Bjust like Ame
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And the Acat’s in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon
CLittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon
AWhen you comin’ home son?
I Gdon’t know when but Cwe’ll get toG/Bgether thenA, Dad
We’re Cgonna have a G/Bgood time Athen
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