Cats In the Cradle chords by
Fiji

Verse 1
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My child
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arrived just the other day
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He came to the world in the usual way
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
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And he was talking before I
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knew it and as he grew
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He said, "I'm gonna be like you, Dad,
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You know I'm gonna be like you"

Verse 2
And the cats in the cradle
and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the
man on the moon
When you comin home,
dad, I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, Son,
You know we'll have a good time then.
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My son turned ten just the other

Verse 3
day
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He said "Thanks for the ball,
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Dad, come on lets play
can you teach me to throw?" I said,
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"Not today,
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I got a lot to do" He said "Thats okay"
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C C 
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And then he walked away but
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his smile never dimmed
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And said "I'm gonna be  like him, yeah
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You know I'm going to be like him"

Verse 4
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And the cats in the cradle
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and the silver spoon
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C C 
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Little boy blue and the man
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on the moon
When you comin home,
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dad, I dont know when,
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F F 
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G G 
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But we'll get together then, Son,
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G G 
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You know we'll have a good time then.

Interlude 1

Verse 5
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Well he came from college
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just the other day
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So much like a man I just had to say,
"Son, 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
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"What I'd really

Verse 6
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like, Dad,
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is to borrow the car key s
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See you later,
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can I have them please?"
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Verse 7
And the cats in the cradle
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and the silver spoon
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C C 
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Little boy blue and the man
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on the moon
When you comin home,
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Son, I dont know when,
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F F 
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G G 
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But we'll get together then, Dad,
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F F 
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You know we'll have a good
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time then.

Interlude 2

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Verse 8
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I've long since retired,
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my son's moved away
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I called him up just the other day
I said "I'd like to see you
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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.
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You see my new jobs a hassle,
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and the kids have 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,
My boy was just like me
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And the cats

Verse 9
in the cradle
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and the silver spoon
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C C 
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Little boy blue and the man on the moon
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When you comin home,
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Son, I dont know when,
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G G 
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But we'll get together then, Dad
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F F 
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We're gonna have a good
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time then.