Cats In The Cradle

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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My child arrived just the other day,
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   Came  to the world in the usual way.
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But there were planes to catch,
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and bills to pay.
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      He learned to walk while I was away.

[Pre-Chorus]
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And he was talking 'fore I knew it,
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and as  he grew,
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He'd say, "I'm  gonna be  like you, dad.
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You know  I'm gonna be  like you."

[Chorus]
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And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
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       Little boy blue and the man  in the moon.
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   "When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know      when,
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                We'll get together then.
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You know  we'll have a good time then."

[Verse 2]
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When my son turned ten just the other day.
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He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad,
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come on let's      play.
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Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Oh,
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  not today,
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I got a lot   to do." He said,
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"That's OK."

[Pre-Chorus]
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And he,  he walked away, but his smile,
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lemme tell you,
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Said,      "I'm gonna be  like him,
yeah.
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You know  I'm gonna be  like him."

[Chorus]
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And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
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       Little boy blue and the man  in the moon.
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   "When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know      when,
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                We'll get together then.
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You know  we'll have a good time then."

[Verse 3]
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Well, he came from college just the other day,
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  So much  like a man I just had to say,
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"I'm proud of you.
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Can you sit for a while?"
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He shook his head,
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and he said  with a smile,

[Pre-Chorus]
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"What I'd really like,
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dad, is to borrow the car     keys.
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      See you later.
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Can I have them please?"

[Chorus]
Eb      Eb5                         Db     Dbsus4 Db
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Dbsus4 Gb                         Ab       Absus4 Ab
       Little boy blue and the man  in the moon.
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   "When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know      when,
Db Dbsus4 Gbsus2            Db/F        Eb
                We'll get together then.

[Bridge]
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You know  we'll have a good time then,         yeah,
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  uh."

[Verse 4]
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  I've long since retired and my son's moved away.
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      I called him up just the other day.
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I'd like to see you if you don't mind."
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He said, "I'd love  to, dad,
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if I could find the time.

[Pre-Chorus]
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You see, my new job's a hassle,
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and the kid's got the flu,
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But it's sure  nice talking to you, dad.
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It's been sure  nice talking to you."
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And as I hung up the phone,
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it occurred to me,
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He'd grown up just like me.
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My boy   was just like me,      yeah, yeah,
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yeah.

[Chorus]
        Eb5                         Db     Dbsus4 Db
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Dbsus4 Gb                         Ab       Absus4 Ab
       Little boy blue and the man  in the moon.
Gb Eb5                             Db        Dbsus4
   "When you coming home, son?" "I don't know      when,
Db Dbsus4 Gbsus2            Db/F        Eb
                We'll get together then.
    Gbsus2             Db/F      Eb
You know  we'll have a good time then."
        Eb5                         Db     Dbsus4 Db
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Dbsus4 Gb                         Ab       Absus4 Ab
       Little boy blue and the man  in the moon.
Gb Eb5                             Db        Dbsus4
   "When you coming home, son?" "I don't know      when,
Db Dbsus4 Gbsus2            Db/F        Eb
                We'll get together then.
    Gbsus2             Db/F      Eb
You know  we'll have a good time then."

[Outro]
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