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Ugly Kid Joe - Cats In The Cradle Chords

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Cats In The Cradle Chords

(ver. 1)
Ugly Kid Joe
Intro first half to start between versus and to finish second part first time only
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VERSE 1

E                        G      G+ G
A child arrived just the other day
A                         E    Esus E          
Came to the world in the usual way
E                           G        G+ G
There were planes to catch, bills to pay
 A                       E      Esus E
He learned to walk while I was away
       D               D/C#        D/B       D
He was talking 'fore I knew it and as he could, he said
 G         D/F#     E
"I'm gonna be like you, dad,
    G              D/F#    E     Esus E Esus 
You know I'm gonna be like you"


CHORUS

E                              D       Dsus  D
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G                     A           Asus  A
Little boy blue and a man on the moon
E                           D          Dsus  D  
When you comin' home son, I don't know when
G         D/F#      E   Esus E 
We'll get together then,
G                     D/F#       E
You know we'll have a good time then


Intro riff

VERSE 2

E                          G      G+  G
My son turned ten just the other day
         A                             E         Esus  E 
He said "Thanks for the ball dad, come on, let's play
E                                       G    G+  G
Could you teach me to throw?", I said "Not today
        A                            E  Esus  E
I got a lot to do", he said "That's OK"
   D                  D/C#                      G
He walked away with a smile on his face, he said
               E
"I'm gonna be like him, yeah,
G                           E
you know I'm gonna be like him"


CHORUS

E                              D       Dsus  D
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G                     A           Asus  A
Little boy blue and a man on the moon
E                           D          Dsus  D  
When you comin' home son, I don't know when
G         D/F#      E   Esus E 
We'll get together then,
G                     D/F#       E
You know we'll have a good time then



VERSE 3

E                          G             G+  G
Well he came from college just the other day
   A                      E       Esus  E 
So much like a man I just have to say
 E                           G        G+   G
I'm proud of you, could you sit for a while
    A                         E       Esus  E
He shook his head and he said with a smile
         D             D/C#        D/B           D   
What I'm feeling like, dad, is to borrow the car keys
G       D/F#         E         Esus E Esus E
see you later, can I have them please 


CHORUS

E                              D       Dsus  D
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G                     A           Asus  A
Little boy blue and a man on the moon
E                           D          Dsus  D  
When you comin' home son, I don't know when
G         D/F#      E   Esus E 
We'll get together then,
G                     D/F#       E
You know we'll have a good time then


BRIDGE -     C   D   B   E          C   D   B   E



VERSE 4

E                            G        G+   G
I've long since retired, my son moved away
A                  E              Esus
I called him up just the other day
E                     G         G+   G 
I'd like to see you, if you don't mind
 A                          E                  Esus
He said: I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
         D             D/C#           D/B          D
You see, my new job's hassle and the kids got the flu,
 G                  D/F#           E  Esus E
but it's sure nice talking to you dad, 
G                D/F#        E
it was sure nice talking to you.


VERSE 5

         D           D/C#        D/B      D 
And as I hung up the phone is occurred to me
 G             D/F#      E  Esus E
He'd grown up just like me
G           D/F#      E
My boy was just like me!

CHORUS

E                              D       Dsus  D
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G                     A           Asus  A
Little boy blue and a man on the moon
E                           D          Dsus  D  
When you comin' home son, I don't know when
G         D/F#      E   Esus E 
We'll get together then,
G                     D/F#       E   Esus 
You know we'll have a good time then
E                              D       Dsus  D
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G                     A           Asus  A
Little boy blue and a man on the moon
E                           D          Dsus  D  
When you comin' home son, I don't know when
G         D/F#      E   Esus E 
We'll get together then,
G                     D/F#       E
You know we'll have a good time then

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