A C
well a child arrived just the other day
D A
he came to the world in the usual way
A C
but there were planes to catch and bills to pay
D A
he learned to walk while i was away
G
and he was talkin ’for i knew it and as he grew hedsaid
C Fmaj7 A
i’m gonna be like you dad
C Fmaj7 A
you know i gonna be like you
A G
the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
when you coming home dad , i dont know when
C Fmaj7 A
but we’ll get together then
C Fmaj7 A
you know we’ll have a good time then
A C
my son turned ten just the other day
D A
he said thank for the ball dad c’mon lets play
A C
could you teach me to throw i said not today
D A
i got a lot do he said that okay
G
and he walked away with a smile and as he did he said
C Fmaj7 A
i’m gonna be like him , yeah
C Fmaj7 A
you know i’m gonna be like him”
A G
the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
when you coming home dad , i dont know when
C Fmaj7 A
but we’ll get together then
C Fmaj7 A
you know we’ll have a good time then
A C
well he came home from college just the other day
D A
so much like a man i just had to say
A C
son i’m proud of you can you sit for a while
D A
he shook his head and he said with a smile
G
what i’d really like dad is to borrow the car keys
C Fmaj7 A
see you later can i have them please?”
A G
the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
when you coming home son , i dont know when
C Fmaj7 A
but we’ll get together then
C Fmaj7 A
you know we’ll have a good time then
interlude
F G E A F G E A
A C
i’ve long since retired my son’s moved away
D A
i called him up just the other day
A C
i said i’d like to seee you if you dont mind
D A
he said i’d love to dad if i could find the time
G
my new jobs a hassle and my kid’s got the flu
C Fmaj7 A
but its nice talkin’ to you dad
C Fmaj7 A
its been sure nice talkin’ to you
G
and as i hung up the phone it occurred to me
C Fmaj7 A
he’d grown up just like me
C Fmaj7 A
my boy was just like me
A G
the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
when you coming home son , i dont know when
C Fmaj7 A
but we’ll get together then
C Fmaj7 A
you know we’ll have a good time then
A C
well a child arrived just the other day
D A
he came to the world in the usual way
A C
but there were planes to catch and bills to pay
D A
he learned to walk while i was away
G
and he was talkin ’for i knew it and as he grew hedsaid
C Fmaj7 A
i’m gonna be like you dad
C Fmaj7 A
you know i gonna be like you
A G
the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
when you coming home dad , i dont know when
C Fmaj7 A
but we’ll get together then
C Fmaj7 A
you know we’ll have a good time then
A C
my son turned ten just the other day
D A
he said thank for the ball dad c’mon lets play
A C
could you teach me to throw i said not today
D A
i got a lot do he said that okay
G
and he walked away with a smile and as he did he said
C Fmaj7 A
i’m gonna be like him , yeah
C Fmaj7 A
you know i’m gonna be like him”
A G
the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
when you coming home dad , i dont know when
C Fmaj7 A
but we’ll get together then
C Fmaj7 A
you know we’ll have a good time then
A C
well he came home from college just the other day
D A
so much like a man i just had to say
A C
son i’m proud of you can you sit for a while
D A
he shook his head and he said with a smile
G
what i’d really like dad is to borrow the car keys
C Fmaj7 A
see you later can i have them please?”
A G
the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
when you coming home son , i dont know when
C Fmaj7 A
but we’ll get together then
C Fmaj7 A
you know we’ll have a good time then
interlude
F G E A F G E A
A C
i’ve long since retired my son’s moved away
D A
i called him up just the other day
A C
i said i’d like to seee you if you dont mind
D A
he said i’d love to dad if i could find the time
G
my new jobs a hassle and my kid’s got the flu
C Fmaj7 A
but its nice talkin’ to you dad
C Fmaj7 A
its been sure nice talkin’ to you
G
and as i hung up the phone it occurred to me
C Fmaj7 A
he’d grown up just like me
C Fmaj7 A
my boy was just like me
A G
the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
C D
little boy blue and the man in the moon
A G
when you coming home son , i dont know when
C Fmaj7 A
but we’ll get together then
C Fmaj7 A
you know we’ll have a good time then
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