musiceducationontheweb: cat stevens harry chapin

Wild World Cat Stevens

Am D7 G

Now that i've lost every thing to you

G Cmaj7 F

You say you wanna start something new

F Dm E

And it's breaking my heart you're leaeving

Baby I'm grievin'

Am D7 G

But if you want to leave take good care

G Cmaj7 F

Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear

F Dm E G7

But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there

C G Am F

Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G F C

It's hard to get by just upon a smile

C G Am F

Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G F C D E

I'll always remember youlike a child, girl

Am D7 G

You know i've seen a lot of what the world can do

G Cmaj7 F

And it's breaking my heart in two

F Dm E

Because I never want ot see you sad girl

Don't be a bad girl

Am D7 G

But if you want to leave take good care

G Cmaj7 F

Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there

F Dm E G7

But just remember theres a lot of bad out there

C G Am F

Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G F C

It's hard to get by just upon a smile

C G Am F

Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G F C D E Am D7 G Cmaj7 F Dm7

I'll always remember youlike a child, girl

Am D7 G Cmaj7 F Dm7

E Am

Baby I love you

Am D7 G

But if you want to leave take good care

G C F

Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there

F Dm E G7

But just remember theres a lot of bad out there

Intro

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

E |-----------------|------------------|----1---3-----5--|--3-----/5------|

B |--1--/3------/5--|-----5----3---1---|---1---1-----6---|----------------|

G |-----------------|------------------|--2---3---3/5----|--3-----/5------|

D |--2--/3------/5--|-----5----3---2---|-----------------|----------------|

A |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|

E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|

F G Am A4 G F G F

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

E |-3--/5---7---8---|---------10---7---|--5-------7---5--|--5---5---------|

B |--------(8)-(10)-|--------(10)-(8)--|-(6)-----(8)-(6)-|-(6)-(6)--------|

G |-3--/5---7---9---|----------9---7---|--5-------7---5--|--5---5---------|

D |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|

A |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|

E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|

Verse 1

C G C F Csus7 F

Now I've been happy lately, thinking a-bout the good things to come,

F G Am (A4) (G) F G F

And I be-lieve it could be, some-thing good has begun

C G C F Csus7 F

Oh, I've been smiling lately, dreaming a-bout the world as one,

F G Am (A4)(G) F G F

And I be-lieve it could be, some-day it's going to come

Verse 2

C G C F Csus7 F

'Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train,

F G Am (A4) (G) F G F

Oh, peace train take this coun-try, come take me home again,

C G C F Csus7 F

Now, I've been smiling lately, thinking a-bout the good things to come,

F G Am (A4) (G) F G F

And I be-lieve it could be, some-thing good has begun

Chorus

E |------------------|-----------------|

B |-1-----/3----/5---|--5-----3---1----|

G |------------------|-----------------|

D |-2-----/3----/5---|--5-----3---2----|

A |------------------|-----------------|

E |------------------|-----------------|

Oh, peace train sound- ing loud-er ,

F Csus7 F F G Am (A4)(G) F G F

Glide on the peace train ,(Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah!) Come on the peace train,

E |------------------|-----------------|

B |---1-----/3---/5--|--5-----3---1----|

G |------------------|-----------------|

D |---2-----/3---/5--|--5-----3---2----|

A |------------------|-----------------|

E |------------------|-----------------|

Yes, peace train ho -ly roll-er ,

F Csus7 F F G Am (A4)(G)

Everyone jump upon the peace train, (Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah!)

F G F

Come on now, peace train

Verse 3

C G C F Csus7 F

Get your bags together, go bring your good friends too,

F G Am (A4)(G) F G F

‘Cause it's getting near-er, it soon will be with you,

C G C F Csus7 F

And come and join the living, it's not so far from you,

F G Am (A4)(G) F G F

And it's getting near-er, soon it will all be true

Chorus

E |------------------|-----------------|

B |-1-----/3----/5---|--5-----3---1----|

G |------------------|-----------------|

D |-2-----/3----/5---|--5-----3---2----|

A |------------------|-----------------|

E |------------------|-----------------|

Oh, peace train sound- ing loud-er ,

F Csus7 F F G Am (A4)(G)

Glide on the peace train , (Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah!),

F G F

Come on the peace train, peace train

Break

C G7 C G7

E |--3-3-3----1---1-|--0---0--0-----1--|

B |--5-5-5----3---3-|--1---1--1-----3--|

G |--0-0-0----0---0-|--0---0--0-----0--|

D |--5-5-5----3---3-|--2---2--2-----3--|

A |-----------------|--3---3--3--------|

E |-----------------|------------------|

F Csus7 F F G Am (A4)(G) F G F

Oo-oo, oo, oo-oo, oo, oo-oo

Verse 4

C G C F Csus7 F F

Now, I've been crying lately, thinking a-bout the world as it is,

F G Am (A4)(G) F G F

Why must we go on hat-ing, why can't we live in bliss?

C G C F Csus7 F

'Cause out on the edge of darkness there rides a peace train,

F G Am (A4) (G) F G F

Oh, peace train take this coun-try, come take me home again

Chorus

E |------------------|-----------------|

B |-1-----/3----/5---|--5-----3---1----|

G |------------------|-----------------|

D |-2-----/3----/5---|--5-----3---2----|

A |------------------|-----------------|

E |------------------|-----------------|

Oh, peace train sound- ing loud-er ,

F Csus7 F F G Am A4) (G) F G F

Glide on the peace train ,(Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah!) Come on the peace train,

E |------------------|-----------------|

B |---1-----/3---/5--|--5-----3---1----|

G |------------------|-----------------|

D |---2-----/3---/5--|--5-----3---2----|

A |------------------|-----------------|

E |------------------|-----------------|

Yes, peace train ho -ly roll-er ,

F Csus7 F F G Am (A4)(G)

Everyone jump upon the peace train, (Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah!)

F G F

Come on, come on, come on, umm-yes,

F G Am (A4) (G) F G

Come on peace train, yeah! Yes, it’s the

C F Csus7 F

E |--0----------------|----------------|

B |--1-----/3---------|--/5--5---3--1--|

G |--0----------------|----------------|

D |--2-----/3---------|--/5--5---3--2--|

A |--3----------------|----------------|

E |--3----------------|----------------|

peace train-------------------------------!

F G Am (A4)(G) F G F

(Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah) Come on, now, peace train, oh, peace train

Break

C G7 C G7

E |--3-3-3----1---1-|--0---0--0-----1--|

B |--5-5-5----3---3-|--1---1--1-----3--|

G |--0-0-0----0---0-|--0---0--0-----0--|

D |--5-5-5----3---3-|--2---2--2-----3--|

A |-----------------|--3---3--3--------|

E |-----------------|------------------|

F Csus7 F F G Am (A4)(G) F G Fmaj7----------------(D9)

(Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah)

Coda- (Repeats & fades)

C Am Em/B F G

/ / / / / / / / / / / /

E |--------0----0---|--------0----0----|--------0-----0--|--1--------3----|

B |--------1----1---|--------1----1----|--------0-----0--|--1--------3----|

G |--------0----0---|--------2----2----|--------2-----2--|--2--------0----|

D |--------2----2---|--------2----2----|--------2-----2--|--3--------0----|

A |---3----3----3---|---0--------------|---2-------------|--3--------2----|

E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--1--------3----|

\ Here is Cats in the Cradle as I found it in Nevada. There are some pretty weird

chords in it and I don't know what they are. Could someone post them or mail

them to me? It is much appreciated.

Is there a list somewhere of weird chords?

Thanks

Clark Case

clarkin@sage.cc.purdue.edu

Cat's In The Cradle Words and music by

Harry Chapin and Sandy Chapin

As published in "Harry Chapin: A Legacy in Song"

IMHO, this is a better version that the simplified version that was/is on

ftp.nevada.edu.

TAB: each space represents an eigth note

The music says CAPO 8 (key of F) but I usually play it CAPO 5 (key of D),

since that's in my range.

INTRO:

A(no 3rd)

e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

B|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|--------|--------|------0-|--------|--------|

G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|20------|----0---|2-------|--------|

D|--------|--------|--------|----|----2---|--2-0---|--------|--------|--------|

A|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|---3--3-|0-------|--------|--------|

E|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

A C

My child arrived just the other day;

D A

he came into the world in the usual way.

A C

But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay.

D A

He learned to walk while I was away.

G G/F# Em7 Em/D

And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it. And as he grew

C Em/B A C Em/B A

he'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, Dad. You know I'm gonna be like you."

A G

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,

C D

little boy blue and the man in the moon.

A G

"When you comin' home Dad?" "I don't know when,

C Em/B A C Em/B A

but we'll get together then, Son. You know we'll have a good time then."

A(no 3rd)

e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|--------|

B|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|--------|

G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|

D|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|

A|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|

E|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|

A C

My son turned ten just the other day.

D A

He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come on, let's play.

A C

Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today.

D A

I got a lot to do." He said, "That's okay."

G G/F# Em7 Em/D

And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed.

C Em/B A C Em/B A

It said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah. You know I'm gonna be like him."

A G

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,

C D

little boy blue and the man in the moon.

A G

"When you comin' home Dad?" "I don't know when,

C Em/B A C Em/B A

but we'll get together then, Son. You know we'll have a good time then."

A(no 3rd)

e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|--------|

B|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|--------|

G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|

D|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|

A|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|

E|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|

A C

Well, he came home from college just the other day,

D A

so much like a man I just had to say,

A C

"Son, I'm proud of you. Can you sit for a while?"

D A

He shook his head and he said with a smile,

G G/F# Em7 Em/D

"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys.

C Em/B A

See you later. Can I have them please?"

A G

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,

C D

little boy blue and the man in the moon.

A G

"When you comin' home Son?" "I don't know when,

C Em/B A C Em/B A

but we'll get together then, Dad. You know we'll have a good time then."

F G Em A

(Slower)

A C

I've long since retired, my son's moved away.

D A

I called him up just the other day.

A C

I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind."

D A

He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I could find the time.

G G/F# Em7 Em/D

You see, my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu,

C Em/B A C Em/B A

but it's sure nice talkin' to you, Dad. It's been sure nice talkin' to you."

G G/F# Em7 Em/D

And as I hung up the phone it occured to me,

C Em/B A(no 3rd) C Em/B A

he'd grown up just like me. My boy was just like me.

(Tempo I)

A G

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,

C D

little boy blue and the man in the moon.

A G

"When you comin' home Son?" "I don't know when,

C Em/B A C Em/B A

but we'll get together then, Dad, we're gonna have a good time then."

A(no 3rd) A

e|--0-0---|20------|--------|----|0-------|--------|

B|--------|--0-3---|0----0--|--0-|2-------|--------|

G|2-------|---2----|---2----|0---|2-------|--------|

D|--------|--------|--------|----|2-------|--------|

A|--------|--------|--------|----|0-------|--------|

E|--------|--------|--------|----|0-------|--------|

CHORUS

E G

The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon

G 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

"I'm gonna be like him, yeah,

G E

you know I'm gonna be like him"

Artist: John Denver

Song: Leaving On A Jet Plane

G7 C F

All my bags are packed I'm ready to go

C F

I'm standing here outside your door,

C Am G G7

I hate to wake you up to say goodbye.

C F

But the dawn is breaking it's early mor'n

C F

The taxi waiting he is blowing his horn

C Am G G7

Already i'm so lonesome I could cry.

Chorus:

C F

So kiss me and smile for me,

C F

tell me that you'll wait for me,

C Dm G7

hold me like you will never let me go.

C F C

Cuz I'm leaving on a jetplane,

don't know when I'll be back again.

Am G7

Oh babe I hate to go.

There's so many times I've let you down,

So many times I've played around.

I tell you now that they don't mean a thing.

Every place I'll go I'll think of you.

Every song I'll sing, I'll sing for you.

When I come back I'll bring your weddingring.

Chorus:

So kiss me....

Now the time has come I'm leaving you.

Just one more time let me kiss you.

Then close your eyes and I'll be on my way.

You can dream about the days to come,

when I won't have to leave alone,

about the times when I won't have to say.

Chorus:

So kiss me....

The Gambler:

F Bb F

On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere

Bb F C

I met up with a gambler. We were both too tired to sleep.

F Bb F

So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness

Bb F C7 F

till boredom overtook us and he began to speak.

He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces

and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.

So if you don't mind my sayin' I can see you're out of aces;

for a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."

So I handed him my bottle, and he drank doen my last swallow.

Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.

And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression.

Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it

right."

CHORUS:

F Bb F

"You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em.

Bb F C

Know when to walk away and know when to run.

F Bb F Bb F

You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.

Bb F C7 F

Ther'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done."

"Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'

Is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep.

'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner, and ev'ry hand's a loser.

And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."

And when he'd finished speakin' he turned back toward the window.

Crushed ou his cigarette and faded off to sleep.

And somewhere in the darkness the gambler he broke even.

But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.

(to chorus:)

Well, there it is.

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"...a good point there, after all, he was the Walrus. I could be the

Walrus, I'd still have to bum rides off of people."

Ferris Bueller

neil-mardis@augustana.edu

From: Michael.C.Egan.4@nd.edu (Mike Egan)

suggests moving the whole thing up a step (starting on a G)

and moving up a further step at

A D A

"Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'

D A E

Is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep

A D A

'Cause every hand's a winner, and every hand's a loser

D A E7 A

And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."

A D A

And when he finished speakin' he turned back toward the window

D A E

Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep

A D A

And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even

D A E7 A

But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep

A D A

"You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em

D A E

Know when to walk away, and know when to run

A D A

You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table

D A E7 A

There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done."

Chords:

A D Em/A G G/D

E ---0------2------0------3------3----|

B ---2------3------0------0------0----|

G ---2------2------0------0------0----|

D ---2------0------2------0------0----|

A ---0-------------0------5------2----|

E ------------------------5------0----|

Capo 1st Fret

(In a moderate country half-time)

On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,

I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.

So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness

'til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.

D G/D D

He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,

and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.

D G/D D

And if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.

G/D D A D

For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."

So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.

Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.

D G D

And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.

G D A D

Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.

D G D

You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,

G D A

know when to walk away and know when to run.

D Em/A D G D

You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.

G D A D

There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.

[Slide capo to 2nd fret]

D G D

Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'

is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.

D G D

'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser,

G D A D

and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."

And when he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window,

crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.

And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.

But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.

You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,

G D A

know when to walk away and know when to run.

D Em/A D G D

You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.

G D A D

There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done

[Repeat chorus once and end]

Intro

E |-----3-----3------3---3--------3--------5----------|

B |-----3-----3------3---5----------------------------|

G |-----4-----4------4---5----5-------5---------5-----|

D |-----5-----5------5---5----------------------------|

A |-----5-----5------5---3----------------------------|

E |-----3-----3------3---3----------------------------|

G C/G

( Whilst holding down C chord, move little finger off

2nd string, & use to play 'A' note * on 1st string)

Verse 1

G D C Am7

It's not time to make a change, just re-lax, take it easy,

G Em Am D

You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to know,

G D C Am7

Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry,

G Em Am7 D

Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy

Verse 2

G Bm7 C Am7 G

I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy to be calm,

Em Am7 D G Bm7

When you've found something going on, but take your time, think a lot,

C Am7 G Em

Why, think of everything you've got, for you will still be here to-morrow,

D G C/G G C/G

But your dreams may not

Verse 3

G Bm7 C Am7

How can I try to ex-plain? When I do , he turns a-way again!

G Em Am7 D

It's always been the same, the same old story,

G Bm7 C Am7

From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen,

G Em D G

Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away,

D C G C/G G C/G

I know I have to go

Instrumental verse 4

C/G G D C Am7

E |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|

B |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|

G |--4-5---5-7--|---7---4-5---7---4-5----|----7-----7--7---9--------------|

D |-------------|------------------------|---------------------5-----5--7-|

A |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|

E |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|

G Em Am D G D

E |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|

B |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|

G |---4----------4----5-4--|--4--------------4-5--5-7--|-7--4-5---7---4-5-|

D |--------5-7-------------|------7-7-5--7-7-----------|------------------|

A |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|

E |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|

C Am7 G Em D G

E |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

B |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

G |---7---7-7---9----------|--4--------4---5-4--4----|--------4-5---5-7---|

D |---------------5----5-7-|-----5-7--------------7--|--5--5--------------|

A |------------------------|-------------------------|----5---------------|

E |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

D C G C/G G C/G

E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

B |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

G |----7-------5----5-4---|-----------------------|-----------------------|

D |-----------------------|---5-----5-5-5-5-2-0---|-----------------------|

A |-----------------------|---------------------2-|-----------------------|

E |-----------------------|-----------------------|---3-------------------|

Verse 5

G D C Am7

It's not time to make a change, just sit down, take it slowly,

( A-way , a-way, a-way )

G Em Am

You're still young, that's you're fault there's so much

( I---- ----know----

D G D C Am7

you have to go through, Find a girl,settle down, if you want you can marry,

I have to make this--- de-cision--- ---a-lone!)

G Em Am7 D

Look at me , I am old, but I'm happy

( No !)

Verse 5

G Bm7 C Am7

All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,

( Stay , stay, stay )

G Em Am7 D

It's hard, but it's harder to ig-nore it!

( Why--- ---must--- ---you go ,and make---

G Bm7 C Am7

If they were right, I'd a-gree, but it's them, they know, not me,

---this de-cision---- ----a-lone? )

G Em D G D C G

Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go

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