Key: Eb major
Intro 1
Em
A
Verse 1
A
C
My child arrived just the other day
D
A
He came to the world in the usual way
C
But there were planes to catch, bills to pay
D
A
He learned to walk while I was away
G
Bm
And he was talking for I knew it
Em
G
And as he grew he said
C
G
A
I'm gonna be like you
C
G
A
You know I'm gonna be like you
And the cats in the cradle
C
G
A
But we'll get together then
C
A
We're gonna have a good time then
can you teach me to throw, I said,
C
D
not today, I've got a lot to do,
Em
G
and his smile never dimmed, he said,
C
G
A
C
I'm gonna be like him, yeah, you I
Bm
A
I'm gonna be like him
And the cats and the cradle
C
G
A
But we'll get together then
C
Em
A
We're gonna have a good time then
D
A
So much like a man, I just had to say
Son, I'm proud of you,
Em
G
is to borrow the car keys
C
G
A
See you later, can I have them please?
And the cats in the cradle
C
G
A
But we'll get together then
A
F
G
then
A
F
G
A
I've long since retired,
D
A
I called him up just the other day
G
Bm
But my new job's a hassle
G
C
Bm
A
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad
C
Em
A
It's been sure nice talking to you
Em
G
it occurred to me,
C
G
A
he'd grown up just like me,
C
G
A
my boy was just like me.
And the cats and the cradle
C
G
but we'll get together then.
A
C
Em
We're gonna have a good time then
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