Cat's In The Cradle chords by
Ray Conniff
Ray Conniff

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Key: F major
Intro 1
D
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Verse 1
D
D

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Dsus4
Dsus4

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Dm
Dm

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D
D

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A Child
F
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arrived just the other Day
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He Came To The World
D
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In the usual way
But there were planes to catch,
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F
F

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And bills to pay
Em
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D
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He learned to walk while I was away.
C
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And He was talking 'fore I knew it,
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And as He grew
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G

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He'd say,
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D
D

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"I'm gonna be like You, Dad
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Am
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You know I'm gonna be like You".
D
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Verse 2
And The Cat's In The Cradle
C
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And the silver spoon
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Little Boy Blue and
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G

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The Man in The Moon
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"When You coming Home, Dad?"
C
C

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"I don't know when"
F
F

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D
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But We'll get together then
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F

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You know We'll have
C
C

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Am
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D
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Dm
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A good time then".
Dsus4
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D
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Dsus4
Dsus4

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D
D

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Verse 3
F
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My Son turned ten just the other
Day.
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He said, "Thanks for the ball,
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Dad, Come on let's play".
Can You teach Me to throw?"
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I said, "Not today
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I got a lot to do," He said,
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"That's Okay"
C
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And He walked away,
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G
G

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But His smile never dimmed
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D
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Said, "I'm gonna be like Him, Yeah
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D
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You know I'm gonna be like Him".
Verse 4
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And The Cat's In The Cradle
C
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And the silver spoon
F
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Little Boy Blue and
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G

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The Man in The Moon
D
D

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"When You coming Home, Dad?"
C
C

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"I don't know when"
F
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D
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But We'll get together then
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F

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You know We'll have
D
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A good time then".
Dm
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D
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Dsus4
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D
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Verse 5
Well, He came from College
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Just the other Day
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So much like a Man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of You,
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Can you sit for a while?"
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He shook His head,
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And He said with a smile
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"What I'd really like, Dad,
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Is to borrow the car keys
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See You later,
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Can I have Them please?".
Verse 6
D
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And The Cat's In The Cradle
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And the silver spoon
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Little Boy Blue and
G
G

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The Man in The Moon
D
D

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"When You coming Home, Dad?"
C
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"I don't know when"
F
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D
D

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But We'll get together then
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You Know We'll ave
D
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A good time then".
Verse 7
Bb
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C
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Am
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D
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I've
long since retired
F
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And My Son's moved away
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D
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I called Him up just the other Day
I said, "I'd like to see
F
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You if You don't mind"
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He said, "I'd Love to, Dad,
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If I could find the time
C
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You see, My new job's a hassle,
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G
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And The Kid's got the flu
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D
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But it's sure nice talking to You, Dad
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D
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It's been sure nice talking to You"
C
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And as I hung up the phone,
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Am
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C
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It occurred to Me
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D
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He'd grown up just like Me
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D
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My Boy was just like Me.
Verse 8
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And The Cat's In The Cradle
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And the silver spoon
F
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Little Boy Blue and
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G

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The Man in The Moon
D
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"When You coming Home, Dad?"
C
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"I don't know when"
F
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D
D

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But We'll get together then
F
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You know We'll have
D
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A good time then".
Outro 1
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