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 "Cats in the cradle" / Ugly Kid Joe
 Tab transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl)
 
 
 
 
 INTRO
 
 Esus2           Esus2             Esus2       Esus2   Esus2 *
 
 ----7---7-------9p7------------------------------------------12-10------------
 --------------------10---10-------7-----7---------7---------------12-11-10----
 --9---9-----9----------9--------9-----9-------7-------9--------------------12-
 --------------9---------------9-----9-------9---9---9-------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        D5 G5 E5
 
 -----------------
 ----------7------
 --9----7--6--9---
 -------7-----9---
 -----------------
 -----------------
 
 VERSE 1a
 
 A child arrived just the other day
 Came to the world in the usual way
 There were planes to catch, bills to pay
 He learned to walk while I was away
 
   E       G         A                 E          
 
 ------0---3--5--3-------5-------------0---0---0--- (repeat twice)
 ------0---3--3--3-----5------5--------0---0---0---
 ------1---0---------2------2---2------1---2---1---
 --2---2---0----------------------2----2---2---2---
 --2-------2------------------------0--2---2---2---
 --0-------3---------------------------0---0---0---
 
 VERSE 1b
 
 He was talking 'fore I knew it and when he could, he said
 "I'm gonna be like you, yeah,
 You know I'm gonna be like you"
 
   D    D/C#  D/B    D/A   * D/G    D/F#   E                  D/G     D/F#  (E)
 
 --------------------------------------------------0---------------------------
 ---3-----3------3------3------3------3--------------0----------3-------3------
 -----2-----2------2------2------2------2------0h1-----1----------2-------2----
 -0------------------------------------------2-----------2---------------------
 -------4-----2------0---------------------------------------------------------
 ----------------------------3------2------0------------------3-------2-----0--
 
   E          Esus4    E
 
 -------0--0--0--0--0--0--
 -------0--0--0--0--0--0--
 ----1--1--1--2--2--2--1--
 --2----2--2--2--2--2--2--
 -------------2--2--2--2--
 -------------0--0--0--0--
 
 
 INTRO - Play up to *
 
 
 VERSE 2a
 
 My son turned ten just the other day
 He said "Thanks for the ball dad, come on, let's play
 Could you teach me to throw?", I said "Not today
 I got a lot to do", he said "That's OK"
 
 
 VERSE 2b
 
 He walked away with a smile on his face, he said
 "I'm gonna be like him, yeah,
 you know I'm gonna be like him"
 
 
 CHORUS
 
 The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
 Little boy blue and a man on the moon
 When you comin' home son, I don't know when
 We'll get together then,
 You know we'll have a good time then
 
 --0--0----2--3--2--3--3--3---------------0--0----2--3--2-- Play Verse 1b
 --0--0----3--3--3-----3--3----2--3--2----0--0----3--3--3-- from * to (E)
 --1--1----2--2--2-----0--0----2--2--2----1--1----2--2--2--
 --2--2----0--0--0-----0--0----2--2--2----2--2----0--0--0--
 --2--2----------------2--2----0--0--0----2--2-------------
 --0--0----------------3--3---------------0--0-------------
 
 
 VERSE 3a
 
 When he came from college just the other day
 So much like a man I just have to say
 I'm proud of you, could you sit for a while
 He shook his head and he said with a smile
 
 
 VERSE 3b
 
 What I'm feeling like, dad, is to borrow the car keys
 see you later, can I have them please 
 
 
 CHORUS
 
 BRIDGE - Three parts simultaneously 
 
 Electrical guitar
 
   E5   C5   D5   B5   E5   C5   D5   B5   E5
 
 ---------------------------------------------
 ---------------------------------------------
 -------5----7----4---------5----7----4-------
 --2----5----7----4----2----5----7----4----2--
 --2----3----5----2----2----3----5----2----2--
 --0-------------------0-------------------0--
 
 Acoustic
 
   E   Cmaj7 D    B    E   Cmaj7 D    B    E
 
 --0----0----2----2----0----0----2----2----0--
 --0----0----3----4----0----0----3----4----0--
 --1----0----2----4----1----0----2----4----1--
 --2----2----0----4----2----2----0----4----2--
 --2----3----0----2----2----3----0----2----2--
 --0----0---------2----0----0---------2----0--
 
 Electrical guitar 2
 
 ------------------------------------(10/)-12-
 ---------------------------8----10-----------
 ---------------------------------------------
 ---------------------------------------------
 ---------------------------------------------
 ---------------------------------------------
 
 
 VERSE 4a
 
 Long since retired, my son moved away
 I called him up just the other day
 I'd like to see you, if you don't mind
 He said: I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
 
 
 VERSE 4b
 
 You see, my new job's ass and the kids got the flew,
 but it's sure nice talking to you dad, 
 it was sure nice talking to you.
 
 
 VERSE 5b
 
 And as I hung up the phone is occurred to me
 He'd grown up just like me
 My boy was just like me!
 
 
 CHORUS - twice, play this part over the above chorus
 
 Electrical guitar
 
   E5       D5       G5    A5       E5       D5      G5 F#x E5      G5 F#x E5
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------7--7--7--------2--2--2-----------7--7--7--------------------------
 --2--2--2--7--7--7--5--5--2--0--2--2--2--2--7--7--7--5--4--2--2--2--5--4--2--
 --2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--5--5--2--
 --0--0--0-----------3--3-----------0--0--0-----------3--2--0--0--0--3--2--0--
 
 
 
 OUTRO
 
   arp                         arp                  arp
 
 -----7-----7-----9p7------------------------------------
 ---------------------10---10--7------7--------7---------
 --9-----9-----9---------9-----7----7------7--------9----
 --9---------------------------9--9------9---9---9--9----
 --7---------------------------7-------------------------
 --0-----------------------------------------------------