Cat's in the Cradle (chromatic)
by Harry Chapin · posted by morbius
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
Tab
This is tuned more towards how Ugly Kid Joe plays it, as it is the version that I heard first and liked the most.
-5 -5 -7 -7 -7 -6 7 -7 -7
My child arrived just the other day
-6 7 7 6* 7 7 6* -7 -5 -5 -5
He came to the world in the usual way
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -7
But there were planes to catch
-6 7 -7 -7
And bills to pay
6* 7 6* 7 6* 7 -7 -5 -5
He learned to walk while I was away
6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 6
He was talking 'fore I knew it
-5 6 -5 5 5 5
And as he grew, he'd say
5 5 -5 6 5 -5 -3
"I'm gonna be like you, dad
-3 4 4 4 -5 6 5 -5
You know I'm gonna be like you."
Chorus:
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
And the cat's in the cradle
-5 -5 6 -5 5
And the silver spoon
4 4 4 4
Little Boy Blue
-3 4 -5 -5 -5 -5
And the man on the moon
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
When you coming home, dad?
-5 6 -5 4
I don't know when
-3 4 -5 6 5 -5 -3
We'll get together then, son
-3 4 4 4 -5 6 5 -5
You know we'll have a good time then
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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