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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
clarkin@sage.cc.purdue.edu


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
ftp.nevada.edu.
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TAB: each space represents an eigth note

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)
e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|--------|--------|------0-|--------|--------|
G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|20------|----0---|2-------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|----|----2---|--2-0---|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|---3--3-|0-------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  A           C
My child arrived ...
  D             A
he came into the ...
        A          C
But there were planes to ...
D              A
 He learned to walk ...
      G        G/F#     Em7     Em/D
And he was talkin' ...
      C     Em/B  A       C       Em/B  A
he'd say, "I'm gonna be like you...

    A              G
And the cat's in the ...
C            D
little boy blue ....
 A               G
"When you comin' ...
  C      Em/B    A      C         Em/B   A
but we'll get together then, Son. ....

 A(no 3rd)
e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|--------|
B|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|--------|
G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|
D|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|

  A            C
My son turned ten ....
     D                A
He said, "Thanks for the ....
    A               C
Can you teach me to throw....
    D            A
I got a  lot to do." ...
    G     G/F#     Em7     Em/D
And he  walked away, ....
     C     Em/B  A        C       Em/B  A
It said, "I'm gonna be like him...

    A              G
And the cat's in the ...
C            D
little boy blue and ....
 A               G
"When you comin' ...
  C      Em/B    A      C         Em/B   A
but we'll get together then, Son. ...

 A(no 3rd)
e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|--------|
B|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|--------|
G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|
D|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|

     A                C
Well, he came home from ....
  D           A
so much like a man I ....
     A           C
"Son, I'm proud of you....
  D           A
He shook his head and ....
     G      G/F#    Em7     Em/D
"What I'd really ...
C     Em/B     A
 See you later. Can ....

    A              G
And the cat's in ....
C            D
little boy blue and ....
 A               G
"When you comin' home Son...
  C      Em/B    A      C         Em/B   A
but we'll get together then....

F  G Em A

F  G Em A

(Slower)

   A           C
I've long since retired, ...
D             A
 I called him up ...
       A         C
I said, "I'd like to see ....
       D            A
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, ....
      G      G/F#      Em7      Em/D
You see, my new job's a ...
     C     Em/B    A          C     Em/B    A
but it's sure nice talkin' ....
     G      G/F#   Em7     Em/D
And as I hung up the ....
   C    Em/B   A(no 3rd) C    Em/B   A
he'd grown up just ....

(Tempo I)

    A              G
And the cat's in the ...
C            D
little boy blue and the ...
 A               G
"When you comin' ...
  C      Em/B    A      C      Em/B   A
but we'll get together then, ....

 A(no 3rd)            A
e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|0-------|--------|
B|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|2-------|--------|
G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|----|2-------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|----|0-------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|----|0-------|--------|

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