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CAT'S IN THE CRADLE
Harry Chapin
[E] My child arrived just the [G] other day,
He [A] came to the world in the [E] usual way
But there were [E] planes to catch and [G] bills to pay,
[A]He learned to walk while I [E] was away
And he was [D] talking 'fore I knew it, and [Bm] as he grew
He said "[G] I'm gonna [D] be like [E] you, dad,
You [G] know I'm gonna [D] be like [E] you"
And the [E] cat's in the cradle and the [D] silver spoon,
[G] Little boy blue and the [A] man in the moon
[E] "When you comin' home dad?" "I [D] don't know when,
But [G] we'll get to-[D]-gether [E] then, son
You [G] know we'll have a [D] good time [E] then."
My [E] son turned ten just the [G] other day
He said [A] "Thanks for the ball dad, come [E] on let's play
Can you [E] teach me to throw" I said [G] "Not today
I got a [A] lot to do" He said [E] Thats OK"
[D] He walked away but his [Bm] smile never dimmed,
It said [G] I'm gonna [D] be like [E] him, yeah,
You [G] know I'm gonna [D] be like [E] him
And the [E] cat's in the cradle and the [D] silver spoon,
[G] Little boy blue and the [A] man in the moon
[E] "When you comin' home dad?" "I [D] don't know when,
But [G] we'll get to-[D]-gether [E] then, son
You [G] know we'll have a [D] good time [E] then."
[E] [D] [G][D][E]
[E] [D] [G][D][E]
Well he [E] came from college just the [G] other day
So [A] much like a man I just [E] had to say
"Son I'm [E] proud of you can you [G] sit for a while?"
[A] He shook his head and he [E] said with a smile,
"What I'd [D] really like dad is to [Bm] borrow the car keys,
[G] See you [D] later can I [E] have them please?"
And the [E] cat's in the cradle and the [D] silver spoon,
[G] Little boy blue and the [A] man in the moon
[E] "When you comin' home son?" "I [D] don't know when,
But [G] we'll get to-[D]-gether [E] then, Dad
You [G] know we'll have a [D] good time [E] then."
I've [E] long since retired, my [G] son's moved away
[A] I called him up just the [E] other day
I said "I'd [E] like to see you if [G] you don't mind"
He said "I'd [A] love to dad if I could [E] find the time,
You see the my [D] new job's a hassle and the [Bm] kids have the flu
But it's [G] sure nice [D] talkin' to [E] you dad.
It's [G] sure nice [D] talkin' to [E] you"
And as I [D] hung up the phone it occurred to me,
He'd [G] grown up [D] just like [E] me.
My [G] boy was [D] just like [E] me
And the [E] cat's in the cradle and the [D] silver spoon,
[G] Little boy blue and the [A] man in the moon
[E] "When you comin' home son?" "I [D] don't know when,
But [G] we'll get to-[D]-gether [E] then, Dad
You [G] know we'll have a [D] good time [E] then."
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