Chords for New Voyage - 'Cat's in the Cradle'

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