Cat's In The Cradle
Harry ChapinVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad
You know I'm gonna be like you"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home dad?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then
My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home dad?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then
Well, he came home from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please?"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then
2x
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then
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Readable chord sheet for Cat's In The Cradle by Harry Chapin
[E] [D] [E] My [E]child arrived just the [G]other day He [A]came to the world in the [E]usual way But there were planes to catch and [G]bills to pay He [A]learned to walk while I [E]was away And he was [D]talkin' 'fore I [A]knew it, and [Bm]as he [A]grew He'd say "I'm [G]gonna [Bm]be like [E]you dad You [G]know I'm gonna [Bm]be like [E]you" And the [E]cat's in the cradle and the [D]silver spoon [G]Little boy blue and the [A]man on the moon [E]When you comin' home dad? I [D]don't know when, but [G]we'll get to[Bm]gether [E]then son You [G]know we'll have a [Bm]good time [E]then [E] [D] [E] My [E]son turned ten just the [G]other day He said, "[A]Thanks for the ball, Dad, [E]come on let's play Can you teach me to throw", I said "[G]Not today I [A]got a lot to do", he said, "[E]That's ok" And he [D]walked a[A]way but his [Bm]smile never [A]dimmed And said, "I'm [G]gonna [Bm]be like him, [E]yeah You [G]know I'm gonna [Bm]be like [E]him" And the [E]cat's in the cradle and the [D]silver spoon [G]Little boy blue and the [A]man on the moon [E]When you comin' home dad? I [D]don't know when, but [G]we'll get to[Bm]gether [E]then son You [G]know we'll have a [Bm]good time [E]then [E] [D] [E] Well, he [E]came home from college just the [G]other day [A]So much like a man I just [E]had to say "Son, I'm proud of you, can you [G]sit for a while?" He [A]shook his head and [E]said with a smile "What I'd [D]really like, [A]Dad, is to [Bm]borrow the car [A]keys [G]See you later, can I [E]have them please?" And the [E]cat's in the cradle and the [D]silver spoon [G]Little boy blue and the [A]man on the moon [E]When you comin' home son? I [D]don't know when, but [G]we'll get to[Bm]gether [E]then You [G]know we'll have a [Bm]good time [E]then [C] [D] [Bm] [E] 2x I've [E]long since retired, my [G]son's moved away I [A]called him up just the [E]other day I said, "I'd like to see you if [G]you don't mind" He said, "I'd [A]love to, Dad, if I can [E]find the time You see my [D]new job's a [A]hassle and [Bm]kids have the [A]flu But it's [G]sure nice [Bm]talking to [E]you, Dad It's been [G]sure nice [Bm]talking to [E]you" And [D]as I hung up the [A]phone it oc[Bm]curred to [A]me He'd [G]grown up [Bm]just like [E]me My [G]boy was [Bm]just like [E]me And the [E]cat's in the cradle and the [D]silver spoon [G]Little boy blue and the [A]man on the moon [E]When you comin' home son? I [D]don't know when, but [G]we'll get to[Bm]gether [E]then You [G]know we'll have a [Bm]good time [E]then [E] [D] [E] [E] [D] [D] [C] [G] [F] [A] [G] [Bm] [Am] [C] [Bb]