Cats In The Cradle Chords by Harry Chapin

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A child [Ab] arrived just the other [Bb] day He came to [F] the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch [Ab] and bills to pay
[Bb] He learned to [F] walk while I was away [Eb] And he was talking for I [Cm] knew 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 [F] gonna be like you
And the cats in the [Eb] cradle and the silver [Ab] spoon
Little boy [Bb] blue and the man in the [F] moon
When you're coming [Eb] home, Dad, I don't [Ab] know when
But we'll get [F] together then
[Ab] [Cm] You know we'll [F] have a good time then
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son turned [Ab] 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
And [D] then he walked [Cm] away but [Eb] he smiled [Ab] never till it [Cm] said
I'm [F] gonna be like him, [Ab] yeah [Cm] You know I'm [F] gonna be like him
_ And the cats [Eb] in the cradle and the silver [Ab] spoon
Little boy blue and [Bb] the man in [F] the moon
When you're [Eb] coming home, Dad, I don't [Ab] know when
But we'll get together [F] then
[Cm] You know we'll have a good [F] time then
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 [Bb] really like, [Cm] Dad, is the [Eb] bar with the car [Ab] 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 in the [F] moon
When you're coming [Eb] home, Son, I don't know [Ab] when
We'll get [F] together then, [Ab] Dad
You know we'll have a [F] good time then
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I've long since [Ab] retired, my son's moved [Bb] 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, my [Bb] new job's a [Cm] hassle and the kids have the [Ab] flu
But it's [Cm] sure nice [F] talking to you, Dad
[Ab] It's been [Cm] sure nice [F] talking to you
And [Eb] as I [Bb] hung up the [Cm] phone, it occurred to [Ab] me
He'd [Cm] grown up [F] just like me
[Ab] [Cm] My boy [F] was just like me
And the cats [Eb] in the cradle and the silver spoon
[Ab] Little boy [Bb] blue and the man in the moon
[F] When you're coming [Eb] home, Son, I don't know [Ab] when
[Cm] We'll get [F] together then, [Ab] Dad
We're [Cm] gonna have a good [F] time then _ _
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