Cat's In The Cradle Chords by Johnny Cash

[Start]

[Intro]
D A7 C D C D
■ ■  ■ ■ ■ ■


[Verse]
  D7                     F        
A child arrived just the other day
   G                        D7       
He came to the world in the usual way
               D                   F           
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
G                        D7        
He learned to walk while I was away
           C                                     
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it and as he grew
                          D7     
He said I'm gonna be like you Dad
    C                      D7  D A7
You know I'm gonna be like you ■ ■ 


[Chorus]
D                                     C           
■ And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
                        D          A7  
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
D                       
When you comin' home Dad
  C                                      D   
I don't know when but we'll get together then
C                          D        
You know we'll have a good time then


[Verse]
                           F        
My son turned ten just the other day
        G                       D                 
He said Thanks for the ball Dad come on let's play
        D                       
Can you teach me to throw I said
F           G                       D7         
Not today I got a lot to do he said That's okay
       C      G7                             
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
        C                 D   D7  
He said I'm gonna be like him yeah
C                     D        A D
You know I'm gonna be like him ■ ■


[Chorus]
A         D                           C           
■ And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
                        D              
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
D7                      
When you comin' home Dad
  C                                      D   
I don't know when but we'll get together then
C                          D        
You know we'll have a good time then


[Verse]
                          F            
He came from college just the other day
   G                      D      A7 
So much like a man I just had to say
        D                    F              
Son I'm proud of you can you sit for a while
G                     D7               
He shook his head and said with a smile
                               C7             C   
What I'd really like Dad is to borrow the car keys
                   D7        A      D
See ya later can I have them please ■


[Chorus]
                                    C           
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
                        D              
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
D                       
When you comin' home Son
  C                                      D       
I don't know when but we'll get together then Dad
C                          D        
You know we'll have a good time then
C D C D
■ ■ ■ ■


[Verse]
                          F         
Now I've retired my son's moved away
  G                      D     A  
I called him up just the other day
           D                  F             
I said I'd like to see you if you don't mind
            G                      D7           
He said I'd love to Dad if I could find the time
C                                             
My new job's a hassle and the kids got the flu
                         D7           C                    D7  A7
But it's nice talkin' to you Dad it's sure nice talkin' to you ■ 
D7    C                                    
■  As I hung up the phone it occurred to me
                   D7     
He'd grown up just like me
D    C            D       A7
■ My boy was just like me ■ 


[Chorus]
D                                     C           
■ And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
                        D7             
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
D7                      
When you comin' home Son
  C                                      D       
I don't know when but we'll get together then Dad
C                     D         C D
You gonna have a good time then ■ ■


[Outro]