Eb _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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Bbm _ .
Ab _
Eb _
Db _
F _
Eb _ My child
Gb arrived just the other day,
Ab came to the
Eb world in a usual way, but there were.
planes to catch,
Gb and meals to
Ab pay.
He learned
Eb to walk while I was away,
Db he was talking for I
Bbm knew it, and
Db as he grew, he.
Gb said I'm
Db gonna be
Eb like you, dad,
Gb you
Db know I'm gonna be
Eb like you.
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And the cats in the
Db cradle in the silver spoon,
Gb little boy being
Ab with the man on the
Eb moon,.
when you're coming
Db home son I don't know when, we'll get
Eb together then,
Gb Db you know we'll have.
a good
Eb time then.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ Well my son turned ten
Gb just the other day,
Ab said thanks for the ball dad,
Eb come on let's.
play, could you teach me to throw
Gb a set up, not today I
Ab got a lot to do,
Eb he said that's.
Db okay daddy, he walked away
Bbm and smiled,
Db he said
Gbm you know
Db I'm gonna be
Eb like him, yeah,
Gb you.
know
Db I'm gonna
Eb be like _ him.
And the cats in the cradle
Db in the silver
Gb spoon, little boy being with the
Ab man on the moon,.
Eb when you're coming
Db home son I don't know when, we'll get together
Eb then,
Gb you
Db know we'll have.
Eb a good time _ then.
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_ _ _ _
Bbm _
Eb _ _ _ .
_ Well he came home from
Gb college just the other day, so
Ab much like a man I
Eb just had to say,.
I'm proud of
Gb you, could you sit for a while,
Ab he shook his head
Eb and he said with a smile,.
what
Db I'm feeling like daddy's two barbeque's, see you later can
Eb I have them please.
And the cats in the
Db cradle in the silver spoon,
Gb little boy blue
Ab with the man on the
Eb moon, when.
you're coming home son
Db I don't know when, we'll get
Eb together then,
Gb you know we'll
Db have a good
Eb time then.
B _ .
_
Db _ _
Bb _
Eb _ _ _ _ .
B _ _
Db _ _
Bb _
Eb _ _ _ .
_ _ Yeah.
Look _ since
Gb retired my soul's moved away,
Ab I called him
Eb up just the other day, I'd like.
to
Gb see you if you don't mind, he said
Ab I'd love to
Eb dad if I could find the time, you see
Db my.
new
Cm job's a hassle
Bbm in the kids
Db of the blue,
Gb but it's
Db sure nice talking
Eb to you dad,
Gb it's.
sure
Db nice
Eb talking to _ you,
Db and as I
C hung up the
Bbm phone it occurred to
Db me, you've grown up
Ebm just.
like
Eb me,
Gb my boy
Db was just
Eb like me.
And the cats in the cradle
Db in the silver spoon,
Gb little boy
Ab blue with the man on the moon,
Eb when.
you're coming home
Db son I don't know
Gb when,
Fm we'll get together
Eb then,
Gb you know
Db we'll have a
Eb good time then.
And the cats in the cradle
Db in the silver
Gb spoon, little boy blue with the
Ab man on the moon,
Eb when.
you're coming
Db home son I don't know when, we'll get together
Eb then,
Gb you know we'll
Db have a good
Eb time then.
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Ab _ _
Eb _ _ .