Guitar tablature for "Cats In The Cradle" by "Ugly Kid Joe"

Artist: Ugly Kid Joe
Piece: Cats In The Cradle
Instrument: Guitar
Submitter: canadian139
Tab provided by tTabs

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"Cats in the cradle" / Ugly Kid Joe

NOTE: To play this song correctly put a capo on first fret OR drop 1/2 step.
this is 100% correct compared to the other tabs.


INTRO

Esus2           Esus2             Esus2       Esus2   Esus2 *

----6---6-------8p6------------------------------------------
---------------------9----9-------6-----6---------6-----------
--8---8-----8----------8--------8-----8-------6-------8------
--------------8---------------8-----8-------8---8---8--------
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--11--9------------------------------------------|
---------11--10--9-------------------------------|
---------------------11----8----6----10--8-------|
---------------------------------6----10--8-------|
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VERSE 1

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


CHORUS

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


VERSE 2

E                       G
My son turned ten just the other day
A                                  E
He said "Thanks for the ball dad, come on, let's play
E                                       G
Could you teach me to throw?", I said "Not today
A                             E
I got a lot to do", he said "That's OK"
D                                        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


VERSE 3

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


CHORUS

BRIDGE - Three parts simultaneously 

Electrical guitar

  E5   C5   D5   B5   E5   C5   D5   B5   E5

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-------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

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VERSE 4

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


VERSE 5

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


CHORUS x2