Cat's in the Cradle Harry Chapin
Here is Cats in the Cradle as I found it in Nevada. There are some pretty weird
chords in it and I don't know what they are. Could someone post them or mail
them to me? It is much appreciated.
Is there a list somewhere of weird chords?
Thanks
Clark Case
Cat's In The Cradle Words and music by
Harry Chapin and Sandy Chapin
As published in "Harry Chapin: A Legacy in Song"
(c) 1987 Cherry Lane Music Co., Inc.
IMHO, this is a better version that the simplified version that was/is on
The music says CAPO 8 (key of F) but I usually play it CAPO 5 (key of D),
since that's in my range.
INTRO:
A(no 3rd)
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My [A]child arrived just the [C]other day;
he [D]came into the world in the [A]usual way.
But there were [A]planes to catch, and [C]bills to pay.
[D] He learned to walk while I [A]was away.
And he was [G]talkin' 'fore I [G/F#]knew it. And [Em7]as he grew[Em/D]
he'd say, "[C]I'm gonna [Em/B]be like [A]you, Dad. You [C]know I'm gonna [Em/B]be like [A]you."
And the [A]cat's in the cradle and the [G]silver spoon,
[C]little boy blue and the [D]man in the moon.
"[A]When you comin' home Dad?" "I [G]don't know when,
but [C]we'll get to[Em/B]gether then[A], Son. You [C]know we'll have a [Em/B]good time [A]then."
A(no 3rd)
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My [A]son turned ten just the [C]other day.
He said, "[D]Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come [A]on, let's play.
Can you [A]teach me to throw?" I said, "[C]Not today.
I got a [D] lot to do." He said, "[A]That's okay."
And he [G] walked a[G/F#]way, but his [Em7]smile never [Em/D]dimmed.
It said, "[C]I'm gonna [Em/B]be like [A]him, yeah. You [C]know I'm gonna [Em/B]be like [A]him."
And the [A]cat's in the cradle and the [G]silver spoon,
[C]little boy blue and the [D]man in the moon.
"[A]When you comin' home Dad?" "I [G]don't know when,
but [C]we'll get to[Em/B]gether then[A], Son. You [C]know we'll have a [Em/B]good time [A]then."
A(no 3rd)
e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|--------| B|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|--------| G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------| D|--------|--------|--------|----|--------| A|--------|--------|--------|----|--------| E|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|
Well, he [A]came home from college just the [C]other day,
so [D]much like a man I just [A]had to say,
"Son, I'm [A]proud of you. Can you [C]sit for a while?"
He [D]shook his head and he [A]said with a smile,
"What I'd [G]really like, [G/F#]Dad, is to [Em7]borrow the ca[Em/D]r keys.
[C] See you [Em/B]later. Can I [A]have them please?"
And the [A]cat's in the cradle and the [G]silver spoon,
[C]little boy blue and the [D]man in the moon.
"[A]When you comin' home Son?" "I [G]don't know when,
but [C]we'll get to[Em/B]gether then[A], Dad. You [C]know we'll have a [Em/B]good time [A]then."
[F] [G] [Em] [A]
[F] [G] [Em] [A]
(Slower)
I've [A]long since retired, my [C]son's moved away.
[D] I called him up just the [A]other day.
I said, "I'd [A]like to see you if [C]you don't mind."
He said, "I'd [D]love to, Dad, if I could [A]find the time.
You see, my [G]new job's a [G/F#]hassle and the [Em7]kids have the f[Em/D]lu,
but it's [C]sure nice [Em/B]talkin' to [A]you, Dad. It's been [C]sure nice [Em/B]talkin' to [A]you."
And as I [G]hung up the [G/F#]phone it [Em7]occured to m[Em/D]e,
C Em/B A(no 3rd) C Em/B A
he'd grown up just like me. My boy was just like me.
(Tempo I)
And the [A]cat's in the cradle and the [G]silver spoon,
[C]little boy blue and the [D]man in the moon.
"[A]When you comin' home Son?" "I [G]don't know when,
but [C]we'll get to[Em/B]gether then[A], Dad, we're [C]gonna have a [Em/B]good time [A]then."
A(no 3rd) A
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