Cats In The Cradle tab by Harry Chapin
Guitar Tab
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.
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-------|--------| Please rate for accuracy!
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