Tabs
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
[email protected]
Cat's In The Cradle Words and music by
Harry Chapin and Sandy Chapin
As published in "Harry Chapin: 
A augmentedA Legacy in Song"
(c) 1987 Cherry Lane Music Co., Inc.
IMHO, this is a better version that the simplified version that was/is on
ftp.nevada.edu.
TAB: each space represents an eigth note
The music says CAPO 8 (key of 
FF) but I usually play it CAPO 5 (key of 
D MajorD),
since that's in my range.
INTRO:
A(no 3rd)
e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
BB|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|--------|--------|------0-|--------|--------|
G+G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|20------|----0---|2-------|--------|
D MajorD|--------|--------|--------|----|----2---|--2-0---|--------|--------|--------|
A augmentedA|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|---3--3-|0-------|--------|--------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A augmentedA 
C majorC
My child arrived ...
D MajorD A augmentedA
he came into the ...
A augmentedA C majorC
But there were planes to ...
D MajorD A augmentedA
He learned to walk ...
G+G G/F# 
E minor 7Em7 
Em/DEm/D
And he was talkin' ...
C majorC Em/B A augmentedA C majorC Em/B A augmentedA
he'd say, "I'm gonna be like you...
A augmentedA G+G
And the cat's in the ...
C majorC D MajorD
little boy blue ....
A augmentedA G+G
"When you comin' ...
C majorC Em/B A augmentedA C majorC Em/B A augmentedA
but we'll get together then, Son. ....
A(no 3rd)
e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|--------|
BB|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|--------|
G+G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|
D MajorD|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|
A augmentedA|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|
A augmentedA C majorC
My son turned ten ....
D MajorD A augmentedA
He said, "Thanks for the ....
A augmentedA C majorC
Can you teach me to throw....
D MajorD A augmentedA
I got a lot to do." ...
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7 Em/DEm/D
And he walked away, ....
C majorC Em/B A augmentedA C majorC Em/B A augmentedA
It said, "I'm gonna be like him...
A augmentedA G+G
And the cat's in the ...
C majorC D MajorD
little boy blue and ....
A augmentedA G+G
"When you comin' ...
C majorC Em/B A augmentedA C majorC Em/B A augmentedA
but we'll get together then, Son. ...
A(no 3rd)
e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|--------|
BB|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|--------|
G+G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|
D MajorD|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|
A augmentedA|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|
A augmentedA C majorC
Well, he came home from ....
D MajorD A augmentedA
so much like a man I ....
A augmentedA C majorC
"Son, I'm proud of you....
D MajorD A augmentedA
He shook his head and ....
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7 Em/DEm/D
"What I'd really ...
C majorC Em/B A augmentedA
See you later. Can ....
A augmentedA G+G
And the cat's in ....
C majorC D MajorD
little boy blue and ....
A augmentedA G+G
"When you comin' home Son...
C majorC Em/B A augmentedA C majorC Em/B A augmentedA
but we'll get together then....
FF G+G 
E minorEm A augmentedA
FF G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
(Slower)
A augmentedA C majorC
I've long since retired, ...
D MajorD A augmentedA
I called him up ...
A augmentedA C majorC
I said, "I'd like to see ....
D MajorD A augmentedA
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, ....
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7 Em/DEm/D
You see, my new job's a ...
C majorC Em/B A augmentedA C majorC Em/B A augmentedA
but it's sure nice talkin' ....
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7 Em/DEm/D
And as I hung up the ....
C majorC Em/B A(no 3rd) C majorC Em/B A augmentedA
he'd grown up just ....
(Tempo I)
A augmentedA G+G
And the cat's in the ...
C majorC D MajorD
little boy blue and the ...
A augmentedA G+G
"When you comin' ...
C majorC Em/B A augmentedA C majorC Em/B A augmentedA
but we'll get together then, ....
A(no 3rd) A augmentedA
e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|0-------|--------|
BB|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|2-------|--------|
G+G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|--------|
D MajorD|--------|--------|--------|----|2-------|--------|
A augmentedA|--------|--------|--------|----|0-------|--------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|----|0-------|--------|
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