Song Name: | Cat's In The Cradle (chromatic) | By: | Harry Chapin |
Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | F | Genre: | 70s |
Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
Created: | 2010-02-09 14:02:22 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | CAT�S IN THE CRADLE
By: Harry & Sandy Chapin Key: F -6 -6 8 8 8 7* -7* 8 8 My child ar-rived just the oth-er day, 7* -7* -7* 7 -7* -7* 7 8 -6 -6 -6 He came to the world in the u-su-al way. -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 8 But there were planes to catch, 7* -7* 8 8 and bills to pay, 7 -7* 7 -7* 7 -7* 8 -6 -6 He learned to walk while I was a-way. -6 7 -6 7 -6 7 -6 7 7 And he was talk-in fore I knew it, -6 7 -6 -5* and as he grew, 5 -5* -5* -5* 5 7 -5* -6 5 He�d say I�m gon-na be like you, dad, 5 -5* -5* -5* -5* 7 -5* -6 You know I�m gon-na be like you. -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 And the cats in the cra-dle -6 -6 7 -6 -5* and the sil-ver spoon, -5* -5* -5* -5* 5 -5* -6 -6 -6 -6 Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon. -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 When ya com-in home Dad? -6 7 -6 -5* I don�t know when, 5 -5* -5* 5 7 -5* -6 But we�ll get to-geth-er then, 5 -5* 5 -5* 5 7 -5* -6 ya know we�ll have a good time then. -6 -6 8 8 8 7* -7* 8 8 My son turned ten just the oth-er day, 7* 7* -7* -7* 7 -7* -7* He said thanks for the ball Dad, 7 8-6 -6 -6 come on let�s play. -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 8 Can ya teach me to throw? 7* 7* -7* 8 8 I said not to-day, 8 8 8 8 7 -7* 7 -7* 8 -6-6 I got a lot to do. He said that�s o-k. 7 -6 -6 7 -6 7 And then, he walked a-way -6 -6 7 -5* -5* -5* but his smile nev-er dimmed, 5 -5* -5* -5* 5 7 -5* -6 5 it said I�m gon-na be like him, yeah, 5 -5* -5* -5* -5* 7 -5* -6 Ya know I�m gon-na be like him. -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 And the cats in the cra-dle -6 -6 7 -6 -5* and the sil-ver spoon, -5* -5* -5* -5* 5 -5* -6 -6 -6 -6 Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon. -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 When ya com-in home Dad? -6 7 -6 -5* I don�t know when, 5 -5* -5* 5 7 -5* -6 But we�ll get to-geth-er then, 5 -5* 5 -5* 5 7 -5* -6 ya know we�ll have a good time then. -6 -6 -6 8 8 8 8 7* -7* 8 8 Well he came from col-lege just the oth-er day, 7* -7* -7* 7 -7*-7* 7 8-6 -6 -6 So much like a man I just had to say -6 -6 -6 -6 8 7* 7* -7* -7* 8 8 Son I�m proud of you, can ya sit for a while? 7 -7* 7 -7* 7 -7* 8 -6 -6 -6 He shook his head, and he said with a smile 7 -6 7 -6 7 7 What I�d real-ly like Dad, 7 -6 7 -6 -5* -5* 5 is to bor-row the car keys. -5* -6 7 7 -5*-5* -6 -6 5 See ya la-ter, can I have them please? -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 And the cats in the cra-dle -6 -6 7 -6 -5* and the sil-ver spoon, -5* -5* -5* -5* 5 -5* -6 -6 -6 -6 Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon. -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 When ya com-in home Dad? -6 7 -6 -5* I don�t know when, 5 -5* -5* 5 7 -5* -6 But we�ll get to-geth-er then, 5 -5* 5 -5* 5 7 -5* -6 ya know we�ll have a good time then. -6 -6 -6 -6 8 I�ve long since re-tired, 8 -7* 8 8 8 my son�s moved a-way, 7 -7* 7 -7* 7 -7* 8 -6 -6 I called him up just the oth-er day. -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 8 8 7* -7* 8 8 I said I�d like to see you, if you don�t mind. 7* -7* -7* -7* 7 -7* He said I�d love to Dad, 7 7 -7* 8 -6 -6 if I can find the time. -6 -6 -6 7 7 -6 7 -6 You see my new jobs a has-sle 7 -6 7 -6 -5* -5* and the kids have the flu, 5 5 -5* -5* 7 -5* 7 -6 5 But it�s sure nice talk-ing to you Dad, -5* -5* -5* -5* 7 -5* 7 -6 It�s been sure nice talk-ing to you. -6 -6 -6 7 7 -6 7 And as I hung up the phone 7 -6 7 -6 -5* it oc-curred to me, 5 -5* 5 7 -5* -6 He�d grown up just like me, 5 -5* 5 7 -5* -6 my boy, was just like me. -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 And the cats in the cra-dle -6 -6 7 -6 -5* and the sil-ver spoon, -5* -5* -5* -5* 5 -5* -6 -6 -6 -6 Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon. -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 When ya com-in home Dad? -6 7 -6 -5* I don�t know when, 5 -5* -5* 5 7 -5* -6 But we�ll get to-geth-er then, 5 -5* 5 -5* 5 7 -5* -6 ya know we�ll have a good time then. |