Cat's In The Cradle Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Am]
[D][D]

[Verse 1]
My [D]child arrived just the [F]other day
He [G]came to the world in the [D]usual way
But there were planes to catch,
and [F]bills to pay
[G]He learned to walk while I was[D] away
And he was [C]talking 'fore I [Em]knew it,
and [Am]as he gr[C]ew
He'd say [F]"I'm gonna [Am]be like yo[D]u, dad"
"You [F]know I'm gonna [Am]be like yo[D]u"

[Chorus 1]
And the [D]cat's in the cradle
and the [C]silver spoon
[F]Little boy blue and the [G]man in the moon
[D]"When you coming home, dad?"
"I [C]don't know when"
But [F]we'll get to[Am]gether [D]then
You [F]know we'll have a [Am]good time [D]then

[Interlude 1]
[D][Am]
[D]

[Verse 2]
My [D]son turned ten just the [F]other day
He said, [G]thanks for the ball,
dad, come [D]on let's play
Can you teach me to throw,
I said-a, [F]not today
I got a [G]lot to do, he said, [D]that's okay
And [C]he, he walked [Em]away,
but his [Am]smile never [C]dimmed
It [F]said, I'm gonna [Am]be like h[D]im, yeah
You [F]know I'm gonna [Am]be like h[D]im

[Chorus 2]
And the [D]cat's in the cradle
and the [C]silver spoon
[F]Little boy blue and the [G]man in the moon
[D]"When you coming home, dad?"
"I [C]don't know when"
But [F]we'll get to[Am]gether [D]then
You [F]know we'll have a [Am]good time [D]then

[Interlude 2]
[D][Am]
[D]

[Verse 3]
Well, he [D]came from college just the [F]other day
So [G]much like a man I just [D]had to say
Son, I'm proud of you, can you [F]sit for a while?
He [G]shook his head, and they [D]said with a smile
What I'd [C]really like, [Em]dad,
is to [Am]borrow the [C]car keys
[F]See you lat[Am]er, can I hav[D]e them please?

[Chorus 3]
And the [D]cat's in the cradle
and the [C]silver spoon
[F]Little boy blue and the [G]man in the moon
[D]"When you coming home, son?"
"I [C]don't know when"
But [F]we'll get to[Am]gether [D]then, dad
You [F]know we'll have a [Am]good time [D]then

[Interlude 3]
[Bb][C][Am][D]
[Bb][C][Am][D][D]

[Verse 4]
I've [D]long since retired, my [F]son's moved away
[G]I called him up just the oth[D]er day
I said, I'd like to see you if [F]you don't mind
He said, I'd [G]love to, dad, if I can [D]find the time
You see, my [C]new job's a [Em]hassle,
and the [Am]kids have the [C]flu
But it's [F]sure nice [Am]talking to [D]you, dad
It's been [F]sure nice [Am]talking to [D]you
And as I [C]hung up the [Em]phone,
it [Am]occurred to [C]me
He'd [F]grown up [Am]just like [D]me
My [F]boy was [Am]just like [D]me

[Chorus 4]
And the [D]cat's in the cradle
and the [C]silver spoon
[F]Little boy blue and the [G]man in the moon
[D]"When you coming home, son?"
"I [C]don't know when"
But [F]we'll get to[Am]gether [D]then, dad
We [F]gonna have a [Am]good time [D]then

[Outro 1]
[D][Am]
[D]