Cats In The Cradle Chords by Harry Chapin

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My child arrived [Ab] just the other day [Bb] He came to the [F] world in the usual way
But there were planes to [Ab] catch and bills to pay
[Bb] He learned to walk while I was away [Eb] And he was talking for [Dm] I knew it and as he
[Bb] grew He'd say, I'm gonna be [F] like you, Dad
You know I'm gonna be like you _
And the cats and the cradle and [Eb] the silver spoon
[Ab] Little Lord, Lord and [Bb] the man and the moon [F] When you're coming home, [Eb] Dad, I don't know when
[Ab] But we'll get together [F] then You know we'll have a good time then _ _ _
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My son turned ten [Ab] just the other day He [Bb] said, thanks for the ball, [F] Dad, come on,
let's play Can you teach me to throw?
I [Ab] said, not today, [Bb] I got a lot to do [F] He said, that's okay, and then he walked
[Cm] away But his smile never [Ab] dimmed, it said, I'm
gonna [F] be like him Yeah, you know I'm gonna be like him
_ And the cats and the [Eb] cradle and the silver [Ab] spoon
Little Lord, [Bb] Lord and the man and the [F] moon When you're coming [Eb] home, Dad, I don't know
when But we'll get [F] together then
You know we'll have a good time then _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, he came from college [Ab] just the other day [Bb] So much like a man, I [F] just had to say
Son, I'm proud of you, [Ab] can you sit for a while?
[Bb] He shook his head and [F] he said with a smile What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the
car [Ab] keys See you later, [F] can I have them, please?
And the cats and the cradle [Eb] and the silver spoon
[Ab] Little Lord, Lord [Bb] and the man and the moon [F] When you're coming home, [Eb] Son, I don't know
when [Ab] But we'll get together [F]
then, Dad, [Ab] you know
we'll have a good [F] time then
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I've long since [Ab] retired, my son's moved [Bb] away I called him [F] up just the other day
I said, I'd like to [Ab] see you if you don't [Bb] mind He said, I'd love to, [F] Dad, if I can find
the time [Eb] You see, my new job's a hassle and the kids
are the flu But it's your nice [F] talking to you, Dad
If it's your nice talking to you
_ [Eb] And as I hung up the [Cm] phone, it occurred to me
He'd grown up [F] just like me My boy was just like me
And the cats and the cradle [Eb] and the silver spoon
[Ab] Little Lord, [Bb] Lord and the man and the moon [F] When you're coming [Eb] home, Son, I don't know
when But we'll get [F] together then, Dad, [Cm] we're gonna
have a good [F] time then _
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