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Cats in the Cradle and a Silver Spoon Guitar Tablature
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Author/Artist: Guns 'n' Roses
Title: Cats In the Cradle and a Silver Spoon
Transcribed by: Robert Karlsson
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: 1/2 down!


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 Intro:                                                                             

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 Verse 1:                                                          (2x)       

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 Chorus:                                                                      

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 Intro to verse 2:                                                            


Verse 2: (same as verse 1)


Bridge:


Chorus:


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 Intro to verse 3:                                                            


Verse 3:


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Chorus:
                                                                             

Interlude: |C| |D B| |E| (2x)


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Chorus: (2x)                                                                 


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 Outro:
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