Chords for Mike Rayburn sings "Cat's In The Cradle" -Tribute to his father.
Tempo:
151.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
Bm
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm sorry.
I'm here with my dad and this is the first song I ever played that sang in front of anyone
because he got me to get up there and play at a folk concert at Thomas Jefferson High
School in 1970-something or other.
[Bm]
[B]
A child arrives [G] the other day, he [A] came to the world in the [E] usual way, there were things
to catch, [G] bills to pay.
[A] I learned to [E] walk while I was away, [D] he was talking for a minute [G] and as he grew, he'd
say, I'm gonna be [E] like you, dad, [G] you are gonna be [E] like you.
And the cats in the cradle [D] and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue and [A] the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home dad [D] I don't know when, [G] but we'll get [Bm] together [E] then, [G] you know
we'll [Bm] have a good time, you know we'll have a good time, you know we'll have a good time.
[E]
[B]
[Bm] [E]
That boy turned ten just [G] the other day, he said [A] thanks for the ball dad, come [E] on let's
play, can you teach me to throw, [G] I said not today, I've [A] got a lot to do, [E] he said that's okay.
[D] And he walked away [G] but his smile never did, he said I'm gonna [Bm] be like [E]
him, dad, [G] you know
I'm gonna be [E] like him.
And the cats in the [D] cradle and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue [A] and the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home [D] dad I don't know when, [G] but we'll [Bm] get together [E] then, [G] you
know we'll [Bm] have a good [E] time then.
[Bm] [E]
He came from college the [G] other day, so [A] much like a man I just [E] had to see, so proud of
you, kept you [G] safe in the wild, he [A] shook his head and he said with a smile, [A] would I really
like [Bm] dad if I borrowed the car [G] keys, say a [E] later can I have one of these.
And the cats in the [D] cradle and the silver spoon, [G] little boy [A] blue and the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home [D] son I don't know [G] when, but we'll get together [E] then, [G] you
know we'll have a good [E] time then.
[C]
[G] [E]
[C]
[Bm] [E]
[G]
[E] Long since retired my son's moved away, [A]
called him up just [E] the other day, said I'd like to
see [G] you if you don't mind, [A] he said I'd love to dad if I could find the time, [D] see my new
job's a hassle [G] and the kids have the [D] flu, but it's sure nice [Bm] talking to you dad, [E] it's
sure nice talking to you, and [G] as I hung [D] up the phone it occurred to me, you'd grown [F#] up
just [E] like me, [G] my boy [Bm] was just like [E] me.
And the cats in the cradle [D] and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue and [A] the man in the
moon, when you're coming home [D] son I don't know when, [G] but we'll get [E] together then, you
[G] know we'll [Bm] have a good [E] time then.
[E]
I'm here with my dad and this is the first song I ever played that sang in front of anyone
because he got me to get up there and play at a folk concert at Thomas Jefferson High
School in 1970-something or other.
[Bm]
[B]
A child arrives [G] the other day, he [A] came to the world in the [E] usual way, there were things
to catch, [G] bills to pay.
[A] I learned to [E] walk while I was away, [D] he was talking for a minute [G] and as he grew, he'd
say, I'm gonna be [E] like you, dad, [G] you are gonna be [E] like you.
And the cats in the cradle [D] and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue and [A] the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home dad [D] I don't know when, [G] but we'll get [Bm] together [E] then, [G] you know
we'll [Bm] have a good time, you know we'll have a good time, you know we'll have a good time.
[E]
[B]
[Bm] [E]
That boy turned ten just [G] the other day, he said [A] thanks for the ball dad, come [E] on let's
play, can you teach me to throw, [G] I said not today, I've [A] got a lot to do, [E] he said that's okay.
[D] And he walked away [G] but his smile never did, he said I'm gonna [Bm] be like [E]
him, dad, [G] you know
I'm gonna be [E] like him.
And the cats in the [D] cradle and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue [A] and the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home [D] dad I don't know when, [G] but we'll [Bm] get together [E] then, [G] you
know we'll [Bm] have a good [E] time then.
[Bm] [E]
He came from college the [G] other day, so [A] much like a man I just [E] had to see, so proud of
you, kept you [G] safe in the wild, he [A] shook his head and he said with a smile, [A] would I really
like [Bm] dad if I borrowed the car [G] keys, say a [E] later can I have one of these.
And the cats in the [D] cradle and the silver spoon, [G] little boy [A] blue and the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home [D] son I don't know [G] when, but we'll get together [E] then, [G] you
know we'll have a good [E] time then.
[C]
[G] [E]
[C]
[Bm] [E]
[G]
[E] Long since retired my son's moved away, [A]
called him up just [E] the other day, said I'd like to
see [G] you if you don't mind, [A] he said I'd love to dad if I could find the time, [D] see my new
job's a hassle [G] and the kids have the [D] flu, but it's sure nice [Bm] talking to you dad, [E] it's
sure nice talking to you, and [G] as I hung [D] up the phone it occurred to me, you'd grown [F#] up
just [E] like me, [G] my boy [Bm] was just like [E] me.
And the cats in the cradle [D] and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue and [A] the man in the
moon, when you're coming home [D] son I don't know when, [G] but we'll get [E] together then, you
[G] know we'll [Bm] have a good [E] time then.
[E]
Key:
E
G
Bm
A
D
E
G
Bm
I'm sorry.
_ _ _ _ I'm here with my dad and this is the first song I ever played that sang in front of anyone
because he got me to get up there and play at a folk concert at Thomas Jefferson High
School in 1970-something or other. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A child arrives [G] the other day, he [A] came to the world in the [E] usual way, there were things
to catch, [G] bills to pay.
_ [A] I learned to [E] walk while I was away, [D] he was talking for a minute [G] and as he grew, he'd
say, I'm gonna be [E] like you, dad, [G] you are gonna be [E] like you.
_ _ _ _ And the cats in the cradle [D] and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue and [A] the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home dad [D] I don't know when, [G] but we'll get [Bm] together [E] then, _ [G] you know
we'll [Bm] have a good time, you know we'll have a good time, you know we'll have a good time.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ That boy turned ten just [G] the other day, he said [A] thanks for the ball dad, come [E] on let's
play, can you teach me to throw, [G] I said not today, I've [A] got a lot to do, [E] he said that's okay.
[D] And he walked away [G] but his smile never did, he said I'm gonna [Bm] be like [E]
him, dad, [G] you know
I'm gonna be [E] like him.
_ _ _ _ And the cats in the [D] cradle and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue [A] and the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home [D] dad I don't know when, [G] but we'll [Bm] get together [E] then, _ [G] you
know we'll [Bm] have a good [E] time then. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He came from college the [G] other day, so [A] much like a man I just [E] had to see, so proud of
you, kept you [G] safe in the wild, he [A] shook his head and he said with a smile, [A] would I really
like [Bm] dad if I borrowed the car [G] keys, say a [E] later can I have one of these.
_ _ And the cats in the [D] cradle and the silver spoon, [G] little boy [A] blue and the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home [D] son I don't know [G] when, but we'll get together [E] then, _ [G] you
know we'll have a good [E] time then.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] Long since retired my son's moved away, [A] _
called him up just [E] the other day, _ _ _ said I'd like to
see [G] you if you don't mind, [A] he said I'd love to dad if I could find the time, _ _ [D] see my new
job's a hassle [G] and the kids have the [D] flu, but it's sure nice [Bm] talking to you dad, [E] _ it's
sure nice talking to you, _ and _ _ [G] as I hung [D] up the phone it occurred to me, you'd grown [F#] up
just [E] like me, _ _ [G] my boy [Bm] was just like [E] _ _ me. _ _
And the cats in the cradle [D] and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue and [A] the man in the
moon, when you're coming home [D] son I don't know when, [G] but we'll get [E] together then, you
_ [G] know we'll [Bm] have a good [E] time then. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm here with my dad and this is the first song I ever played that sang in front of anyone
because he got me to get up there and play at a folk concert at Thomas Jefferson High
School in 1970-something or other. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A child arrives [G] the other day, he [A] came to the world in the [E] usual way, there were things
to catch, [G] bills to pay.
_ [A] I learned to [E] walk while I was away, [D] he was talking for a minute [G] and as he grew, he'd
say, I'm gonna be [E] like you, dad, [G] you are gonna be [E] like you.
_ _ _ _ And the cats in the cradle [D] and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue and [A] the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home dad [D] I don't know when, [G] but we'll get [Bm] together [E] then, _ [G] you know
we'll [Bm] have a good time, you know we'll have a good time, you know we'll have a good time.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ That boy turned ten just [G] the other day, he said [A] thanks for the ball dad, come [E] on let's
play, can you teach me to throw, [G] I said not today, I've [A] got a lot to do, [E] he said that's okay.
[D] And he walked away [G] but his smile never did, he said I'm gonna [Bm] be like [E]
him, dad, [G] you know
I'm gonna be [E] like him.
_ _ _ _ And the cats in the [D] cradle and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue [A] and the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home [D] dad I don't know when, [G] but we'll [Bm] get together [E] then, _ [G] you
know we'll [Bm] have a good [E] time then. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He came from college the [G] other day, so [A] much like a man I just [E] had to see, so proud of
you, kept you [G] safe in the wild, he [A] shook his head and he said with a smile, [A] would I really
like [Bm] dad if I borrowed the car [G] keys, say a [E] later can I have one of these.
_ _ And the cats in the [D] cradle and the silver spoon, [G] little boy [A] blue and the man in the
moon, [E] when you're coming home [D] son I don't know [G] when, but we'll get together [E] then, _ [G] you
know we'll have a good [E] time then.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] Long since retired my son's moved away, [A] _
called him up just [E] the other day, _ _ _ said I'd like to
see [G] you if you don't mind, [A] he said I'd love to dad if I could find the time, _ _ [D] see my new
job's a hassle [G] and the kids have the [D] flu, but it's sure nice [Bm] talking to you dad, [E] _ it's
sure nice talking to you, _ and _ _ [G] as I hung [D] up the phone it occurred to me, you'd grown [F#] up
just [E] like me, _ _ [G] my boy [Bm] was just like [E] _ _ me. _ _
And the cats in the cradle [D] and the silver spoon, [G] little boy blue and [A] the man in the
moon, when you're coming home [D] son I don't know when, [G] but we'll get [E] together then, you
_ [G] know we'll [Bm] have a good [E] time then. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _