Harry Chapin
Cat's In The Cradle
Verities & Balderdash (1974)

Capo 1re fret (en F) - ou même 8 si on veut jouer en A  (UKJ: en E♭)

e ----7-7----9^7------------------------------  -------------------------
B ---------------7---10--7----7--------7------  ------------------------- (juste
G --9------9-------9--------9------7-------9--  --9-7--------------------  cette
D -------------------------------9---9---9----  ------9-8-7--------------  fois)
A --------------------------------------------  ------------10-7--5-9-7--

   E                      G                      (UKJ: w/ sus4 partout)
My child arrived just the other day
   A                        E
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away

             D               D/C♯         Bm         Bm/A
  And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
           G         D/F♯    E             G              D/F♯    E
  He said "I'm gonna be like you, dad, you know I'm gonna be like you"

            E                           D
    And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
    G                       A
    Little boy blue and the man on the moon
    E                              D
    "When you comin' home dad?" "I don't know when
        G           D/F♯   E         G                 D/F♯      E
    But we'll get together then, you know we'll have a good time then"  +  intro

My son turned 10 just the other day
He said "Thanks for the ball dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw" I said-a "Not today
I got a lot to do" he said "That's OK", and then

  He walked away but his smile never dimmed
  It said "I'm gonna be like him, yeah, you know I'm gonna be like him"

    Refrain  +  intro

Well, he came from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and he said with a smile

  "What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys
  See you later, can I have them please?"

    Refrain  +  C  D  Bm  E  x 2  E  E

I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day

I said "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said "I'd love to dad if I could find the time

  You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu
  But it's sure nice talkin' to you dad, it's been sure nice talkin' to you"

  And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me         (doux)
  He'd grown up just like me, my boy was just like me

    Refrain  w/ rôles inversés  (UKJ: x 2 w/ fill drum)  +  intro (ral.)