Cats In The Cradle

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  • INTRO
     
    Esus2 Esus2 Esus2 Esus2 Esus2 *
  • ----7---7-------9p7------------------------------------------12-10------------
    --------------------10---10-------7-----7---------7---------------12-11-10----
    --9---9-----9----------9--------9-----9-------7-------9--------------------12-
  • --------------9---------------9-----9-------9---9---9-------------------------
     
    D5 G5 E5
  • -----------------
    ----------7------
    --9----7--6--9---
  • -------7-----9---
    -----------------
    -----------------
  •  
    VERSE 1a
     
  • A child arrived just the other day
    Came to the world in the usual way
    There were planes to catch, bills to pay
  • He learned to walk while I was away
     
    E G A E
  • ------0---3--5--3-------5-------------0---0---0--- (repeat twice)
    ------0---3--3--3-----5------5--------0---0---0---
    ------1---0---------2------2---2------1---2---1---
  • --2---2---0----------------------2----2---2---2---
    --2-------2------------------------0--2---2---2---
    --0-------3---------------------------0---0---0---
  •  
    VERSE 1b
     
  • He was talking 'fore I knew it and when he could, he said
    "I'm gonna be like you, yeah,
    You know I'm gonna be like you"
  •  
    D D/C# D/B D/A * D/G D/F# E D/G D/F# (E)
    --------------------------------------------------0---------------------------
  • ---3-----3------3------3------3------3--------------0----------3-------3------
    -----2-----2------2------2------2------2------0h1-----1----------2-------2----
    -0------------------------------------------2-----------2---------------------
  • -------4-----2------0---------------------------------------------------------
    ----------------------------3------2------0------------------3-------2-----0--
     
  • E Esus4 E
    -------0--0--0--0--0--0--
    -------0--0--0--0--0--0--
  • ----1--1--1--2--2--2--1--
    --2----2--2--2--2--2--2--
    -------------2--2--2--2--
  • -------------0--0--0--0--
     
    INTRO - Play up to *
  •  
    VERSE 2a
     
  • My son turned ten just the other day
    He said "Thanks for the ball dad, come on, let's play
    Could you teach me to throw?", I said "Not today
  • I got a lot to do", he said "That's OK"
     
    VERSE 2b
  •  
    He walked away with a smile on his face, he said
    "I'm gonna be like him, yeah,
  • you know I'm gonna be like him"
     
    CHORUS
  •  
    The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
    Little boy blue and a man on the moon
  • When you comin' home son, I don't know when
    We'll get together then,
    You know we'll have a good time then
  •  
    --0--0----2--3--2--3--3--3---------------0--0----2--3--2-- Play Verse 1b
    --0--0----3--3--3-----3--3----2--3--2----0--0----3--3--3-- from * to (E)
  • --1--1----2--2--2-----0--0----2--2--2----1--1----2--2--2--
    --2--2----0--0--0-----0--0----2--2--2----2--2----0--0--0--
    --2--2----------------2--2----0--0--0----2--2-------------
  • --0--0----------------3--3---------------0--0-------------
     
    VERSE 3a
  •  
    When he came from college just the other day
    So much like a man I just have to say
  • I'm proud of you, could you sit for a while
    He shook his head and he said with a smile
     
  • VERSE 3b
     
    What I'm feeling like, dad, is to borrow the car keys
  • see you later, can I have them please
     
    CHORUS
  •  
    BRIDGE - Three parts simultaneously
     
  • Electrical guitar
     
    E5 C5 D5 B5 E5 C5 D5 B5 E5
  • ---------------------------------------------
    ---------------------------------------------
    -------5----7----4---------5----7----4-------
  • --2----5----7----4----2----5----7----4----2--
    --2----3----5----2----2----3----5----2----2--
    --0-------------------0-------------------0--
  •  
    Acoustic
     
  • E Cmaj7 D B E Cmaj7 D B E
    --0----0----2----2----0----0----2----2----0--
    --0----0----3----4----0----0----3----4----0--
  • --1----0----2----4----1----0----2----4----1--
    --2----2----0----4----2----2----0----4----2--
    --2----3----0----2----2----3----0----2----2--
  • --0----0---------2----0----0---------2----0--
     
    Electrical guitar 2
  • ------------------------------------(10/)-12-
    ---------------------------8----10-----------
    ---------------------------------------------
  • ---------------------------------------------
    ---------------------------------------------
    ---------------------------------------------
  •  
    VERSE 4a
     
  • Long since retired, my son moved away
    I called him up just the other day
    I'd like to see you, if you don't mind
  • He said: I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
     
    VERSE 4b
  •  
    You see, my new job's ass and the kids got the flew,
    but it's sure nice talking to you dad,
  • it was sure nice talking to you.
     
    VERSE 5b
  •  
    And as I hung up the phone is occurred to me
    He'd grown up just like me
  • My boy was just like me!
     
    CHORUS - twice, play this part over the above chorus
  •  
    Electrical guitar
     
  • E5 D5 G5 A5 E5 D5 G5 F#x E5 G5 F#x E5
    -----------7--7--7--------2--2--2-----------7--7--7--------------------------
    --2--2--2--7--7--7--5--5--2--0--2--2--2--2--7--7--7--5--4--2--2--2--5--4--2--
  • --2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--5--5--2--
    --0--0--0-----------3--3-----------0--0--0-----------3--2--0--0--0--3--2--0--
     
  • OUTRO
     
    arp arp arp
  • -----7-----7-----9p7------------------------------------
    ---------------------10---10--7------7--------7---------
    --9-----9-----9---------9-----7----7------7--------9----
  • --9---------------------------9--9------9---9---9--9----
    --7---------------------------7-------------------------
    --0-----------------------------------------------------
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