{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1737298,"song":"Cats In The Cradle","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1737298-cats-in-the-cradle-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1737298?type=chord","rating":4.94774,"votes":101,"content":"Song originally by Harry Chapin - http://www.chapinmusic.com/lyrics/text/cats_in_the_cradle.html\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\n(x2):\r\ne|----------------------------------|\r\nb|----------------------------------|\r\nG|---2------------------------------|\r\nD|-0-----4-0-0------2-0-------------|\r\nA|-------------0--3-----------------|\r\nE|----------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA child arrived just the other day[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nHe came to the world in the usual way[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut there were planes to catch, and bills to pay[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]           \r\nHe learned to walk while I was away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he was talkin' 'fore I knew it and as he grew[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe'd say, I'm gonna be like you, Dad[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know I'm gonna be like you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLittle boy blue and the man in the moon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           \r\nWhen you comin' home Dad?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't know when but we'll get together then[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know we'll have a good time then[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMy son turned ten just the other day, he said[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play[/tab]\r\n                                   \r\nCan you teach me to throw?”, I said\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"Not today,       I got a lot to do\", he said, \"That's okay\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                      \r\nHe walked away but his smile never dimmed[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said, I'm gonna be like him, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know I'm gonna be like him[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLittle boy blue and the man in the moon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           \r\nWhen you comin' home Dad?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't know when but we'll get together then[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know we'll have a good time then[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell, he came from college just the other day[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo much like a man, I just had to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\"Son I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe shook his head, and he said with a smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]   \r\n\"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   See ya later, can I have them please?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLittle boy blue and the man in the moon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           \r\nWhen you comin' home Son?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't know when but we'll get together then, Dad.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know we'll have a good time then[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n(done two times)\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI've long since retired, my son's moved away[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI called him up just the other day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI said, I'd like to see you, if you don't mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said, I'd love to, Dad, if I could find the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                            \r\nYou see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut it's sure nice talkin' to you Dad, it's sure nice talkin' to you\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I hung up the phone it occurred to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe'd grown up just like me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy boy was just like me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLittle boy blue and the man in the moon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           \r\nWhen you comin' home Son?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't know when but we'll get together then, Dad.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe're gonna have a good time then[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n(but just once through]","plain_text":"Song originally by Harry Chapin - http://www.chapinmusic.com/lyrics/text/cats_in_the_cradle.html\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n                                   \nCan you teach me to throw?”, I said\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\n(done two times)\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\n(but just once through]","chords":["G","D","A","E","F","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}