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A child
Ab arrived just the other day,
Bb he came to the
F world in the usual way,.
but there were planes to
Ab catch, and bills
Bb to pay.
He learned to walk
F while I was
Eb away, and he was talking
D for I knew
Cm it,.
and
Eb as he grew,
Ab he'd say,
Cm I'm gonna
F be like you,
Ab Dad,.
Cm you know I'm gonna
F be like you.
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And the cats in the cradle
Eb and the silver spoon,.
Ab little boy blue
Bb and the man on the
F moon,.
when you're coming
Eb home, Dad, I don't know
Ab when,.
but we'll get
F together then,
Ab you know we'll have
F a good time then.
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My son turned
Ab ten just the other day,
Bb he said, thanks for the
F ball, Dad, come on, let's play,.
can you teach me to throw.
Ab I said, not
Bb today, I got a lot to
F do,.
he said, that's
Eb okay, and
D then he walked
Cm away, but
Eb his smile never
Ab dimmed,.
he said,
Cm I'm gonna
F be like him,
Ab yeah,
Cm you know I'm gonna
F be like him.
_ And the cats
Eb in the cradle and the silver
Ab spoon,.
little
Bb boy blue and the man on
F the moon,.
when you're
Eb coming home, Dad, I don't
Ab know when,.
but we'll
F get together then,
Ab.
you know we'll
Eb have a good
F time then.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, he came from
Ab college just the other day,.
Bb so much like a
F man, I just had to say,.
son, I'm proud of you,
Ab can you sit for a
Bb while.
He shook his head
F and he said with a
Eb smile,.
what I'm
Bb feeling like,
Cm Dad, is the
Eb bar with the
Ab car keys,.
Cm see you
F later, can I have them, please.
And the cats in the
Eb cradle and the silver
Ab spoon,.
little boy
Bb blue and the man on the
F moon,.
when you're coming
Eb home, son, I don't know
Ab when,.
but we'll get
F together then, you
Ab know
F we'll have a good time then.
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_ I've long since
Ab retired, my son's
Bb moved away,.
I called
F him 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,
Bb my new job's
Cm a hassle and the kids have the
Ab flu,.
but
Cm it's your nice
F talking to you, Dad,.
Ab it's been
Cm sure nice
F talking to you.
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Eb And as
Bb I hung up the
Cm phone, it occurred to
Ab me,.
Cm he'd grown
F up just like me,.
Ab Cm my boy
F was just like me.
_ And the cats in the
Eb cradle and the silver spoon,.
Ab little boy
Bb blue and the man on the
F moon,.
when you're coming
Eb home, son, I don't know
Ab when,.
but
Cm we'll get
F together then, you know
Ab we'll
Cm have a good
F time then.
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