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Cat's In The Cradle (chromatic)

by Harry Chapin · tab for chromatic harmonica

No bends491 notesHoles 5–8Chromatic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend< = slide in
My child ar-rived just the oth-er day,
He came to the world in the u-su-al way.
But there were planes to catch,
and bills to pay,
He learned to walk while I was a-way.
And he was talk-in fore I knew it,
and as he grew,
He'd say I'm gon-na be like you, dad,
You know I'm gon-na be like you.
And the cats in the cra-dle
and the sil-ver spoon,
Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon.
When ya com-in home Dad?
I don't know when,
But we'll get to-geth-er then,
ya know we'll have a good time then.
My son turned ten just the oth-er day,
He said thanks for the ball Dad,
come on let's play.
Can ya teach me to throw?
I said not to-day,
I got a lot to do. He said that's o-k.
And then, he walked a-way
but his smile nev-er dimmed,
it said I'm gon-na be like him, yeah,
Ya know I'm gon-na be like him.
And the cats in the cra-dle
and the sil-ver spoon,
Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon.
When ya com-in home Dad?
I don't know when,
But we'll get to-geth-er then,
ya know we'll have a good time then.
Well he came from col-lege just the oth-er day,
So much like a man I just had to say
Son I'm proud of you, can ya sit for a while?
He shook his head, and he said with a smile
What I'd real-ly like Dad,
is to bor-row the car keys.
See ya la-ter, can I have them please?
And the cats in the cra-dle
and the sil-ver spoon,
Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon.
When ya com-in home Dad?
I don't know when,
But we'll get to-geth-er then,
ya know we'll have a good time then.
I've long since re-tired,
my son's moved a-way,
I called him up just the oth-er day.
I said I'd like to see you, if you don't mind.
He said I'd love to Dad,
if I can find the time.
You see my new jobs a has-sle
and the kids have the flu,
But it's sure nice talk-ing to you Dad,
It's been sure nice talk-ing to you.
And as I hung up the phone
it oc-curred to me,
He'd grown up just like me,
my boy, was just like me.
And the cats in the cra-dle
and the sil-ver spoon,
Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon.
When ya com-in home Dad?
I don't know when,
But we'll get to-geth-er then,
ya know we'll have a good time then.