Chords for Brad James -- Cat's In The Cradle

[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _
_ My child [Ab] arrived just the other day
[Bb] He [F] came to the world in the usual way.
There were trucks to [Ab] drive and bills to [Bb] pay
He learned [F] to walk while it was away.
[Eb] He [Gm] was talking before I knew it
[Eb] But as he grew he'd say I'm gonna be [Fm] like you dad.
You know, [Eb] I'm gonna [F] be like you _
And the cats in [Eb] the cradle and the silver [Ab] spoon
Little [Bb] boy blowing the man in [F] the moon.
When you [Eb] coming home dad I don't know.
[Ab] We'll [Cm] get together [F] [Ab] then
Gonna [Cm] have a good [F] time now
My _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ son [Ab] turned ten just the other [Bb] day.
He said thanks for [F] the ball dad.
Come on, let's play
Can you teach me to [Ab] throw?
I said not [Bb] today.
I got a lot to [F] do.
He said that's [Eb] okay
[Gm] As he [Cm] walked away, [Eb] but a smile never [Ab] did said [Eb] I'm gonna be [F] like him
[Ab] [Eb] You know, I'm [C] gonna be [F] like him _
And the cats in the cradle [Eb] and the silver [Ab] spoon
Little [Bb] boy blowing the man in the moon [F] when you coming home [Eb] dad.
I don't [Ab] know
We'll [Cm] get together [F] then
[Ab] You know, we'll [F] have a good time now _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, he came from college [Ab] just the other day [Bb] so much like a man
[F] I just had to say so I'm proud of you.
[Ab] Can you sit for a while?
[Bb] He [Eb] shook his head and [F] he said with [Eb] a smile what I'd really [Bb] like dad [Cm] is to borrow [Ebm] the car [Gm] keys
See you later.
[F] Can I have them please? _
And the cats in the cradle [Eb] and the silver [Ab] spoon
Little [Bb] boy blowing the man in [F] the moon when you [Eb] coming home son, I don't [Ab] know when [Cm] we'll get together [F] then
[Ab] You know, we'll [Cm] have a good [F] time now
[Db] I've [Eb] _ [Cm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
long [Ab] since retired.
My son's moved [Bb] away.
I [F] called him up just the other day
_ Said I'd like [Ab] to see you if you [Bb] don't mind.
It said I love [F] to dad if I could find the time
[Eb] See [Gm] the new [Cm] jobs the hassle and [Eb] the kids have the [Ab] flu [Eb] but it's your [F] nice talking to you [Ab] dad
It's [Eb] been sure nice [F] talking to you
_ [Eb] As [Gm] he hung up [Cm] the phone it [Bb] occurred to [Ab] me [Cm] he'd grown up just [F] like [Ab] me
My boy [F] was just like me
And the cats in the [Eb] cradle and the [Ab] silver spoon
Little boy [Bb] blowing the man in the [F] moon when you coming [Eb] home son, I don't know [Ab] when [Cm] we'll get [Fm] together [F] then
[Ab] You [Cm] know, we'll have [F] a good time now _ _
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