Cat's In The Cradle chords by 
Ray Conniff 
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Key: F major•
Intro 1
F
Eb
F
Verse 1
F
Fsus4
Fm
F
A Child
Ab
arrived just the other Day
Bb
He Came To The World
F
In the usual way
But there were planes to catch,
Fm
Ab
And bills to pay
Gm
F
He learned to walk while I was away.
Eb
And He was talking 'fore I knew it,
Cm
And as He grew
Bb
He'd say,
Ab
F
"I'm gonna be like You, Dad
Ab
Cm
You know I'm gonna be like You".
F
Verse 2
And The Cat's In The Cradle
Eb
And the silver spoon
Ab
Little Boy Blue and
Bb
The Man in The Moon
F
"When You coming Home, Dad?"
Eb
"I don't know when"
Ab
F
But We'll get together then
Ab
You know We'll have
Eb
Cm
F
Fm
F
A good time then".
Fsus4
F
Fsus4
F
Verse 3
Ab
My Son turned ten just the other
Day.
Bb
He said, "Thanks for the ball,
F
Dad, Come on let's play".
Can You teach Me to throw?"
Ab
I said, "Not today
Bb
I got a lot to do," He said,
F
"That's Okay"
Eb
And He walked away,
Cm
Bb
But His smile never dimmed
Ab
F
Said, "I'm gonna be like Him, Yeah
Ab
F
You know I'm gonna be like Him".
Verse 4
F
And The Cat's In The Cradle
Eb
And the silver spoon
Ab
Little Boy Blue and
Bb
The Man in The Moon
F
"When You coming Home, Dad?"
Eb
"I don't know when"
Ab
F
But We'll get together then
Ab
You know We'll have
F
A good time then".
Fm
F
Fsus4
F
Verse 5
Well, He came from College
Ab
Just the other Day
Bb
F
So much like a Man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of You,
Ab
Can you sit for a while?"
Bb
He shook His head,
F
And He said with a smile
Eb
"What I'd really like, Dad,
Cm
Is to borrow the car keys
Ab
See You later,
F
Can I have Them please?".
Verse 6
F
And The Cat's In The Cradle
Eb
And the silver spoon
Ab
Little Boy Blue and
Bb
The Man in The Moon
F
"When You coming Home, Dad?"
Eb
"I don't know when"
Ab
F
But We'll get together then
Ab
You Know We'll ave
F
A good time then".
Verse 7
Db
Eb
Cm
F
I've
long since retired
Ab
And My Son's moved away
Bb
F
I called Him up just the other Day
I said, "I'd like to see
Ab
You if You don't mind"
Bb
He said, "I'd Love to, Dad,
F
If I could find the time
Eb
You see, My new job's a hassle,
Cm
Bb
And The Kid's got the flu
Ab
F
But it's sure nice talking to You, Dad
Ab
F
It's been sure nice talking to You"
Eb
And as I hung up the phone,
Gm
Cm
Eb
It oc curred to Me
Ab
F
He'd grown up just like Me
Ab
F
My Boy was just like Me.
Verse 8
F
And The Cat's In The Cradle
Eb
And the silver spoon
Ab
Little Boy Blue and
Bb
The Man in The Moon
F
"When You coming Home, Dad?"
Eb
"I don't know when"
Ab
F
But We'll get together then
Ab
You know We'll have
F
A good time then".
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF Eb Fsus4 Fm Ab...
F
Eb
Fsus4
Fm
Ab
Bb
Gm
Cm
Db
Capo: 3
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