Harry Chapin, Cats In The Cradle (1974)
^{Key: :[F] (w: Harry Chapin, Sandra Chapin)}

INTRO: [F5]

VERSE 1:
My [F5] child arrived just the [Ab] other day
He [Bb] came to the world in the [F5] usual way
But there were [F5] planes to catch and [Ab] bills to pay
[Bb] He learned to walk while I [F5] was away

PRE-CHORUS 1:
And he was [Eb] talking for I [Bb/D] knew it
And [Cm] as he [Cm/Bb] grew, he'd say
[Ab] I'm gonna [Cm/G] be like [F5] you Dad
You [Ab] know I'm gonna [Cm/G] be like [F5] you

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And the [F5] cat's in the cradle and the [Eb] silver spoon
[Ab] Little boy blue and the [Bb] man in the moon
[F5] When you comin' home dad, I [Eb] don't know when
But [Ab] we'll get to-[Cm/G]-gether [F5] then son
You know [Ab] we'll have a [Cm/G] good time [F5] then"

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VERSE 2:
[F5] My son turned ten just the [Ab] other day
He said [Bb] thanks for the ball dad, [F5] come on let's play
Can you [F5] teach me to throw, I said [Ab] not today
I got a [Bb] lot to do; he said [F5] thats okay,

PRE-CHORUS 2:
He [Eb] walked a-[Bb/D]-way but his [Cm] smile never [Cm/Bb] dimmed
He said [Ab] I'm gonna [Cm/G] be like [F5] him yeah
You [Ab] know I'm gonna [Cm/G] be like [F5] him

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VERSE 3:
Well he [F5] came from college just the [Ab] other day
So [Bb] much like a man I just [F5] had to say
Son I'm proud of you, can you [Ab] sit for a while
He [Bb] shook his head and he [F5] said with a smile

PRE-CHORUS 3:
What I'd [Eb] really like [Bb/D] dad is to [Cm] borrow the [Cm/Bb] car keys
[Ab] See you [Cm/G] later can I [F5] have them please

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BREAK:

VERSE 4:
[F5] I've long since retired, my [Ab] son's moved away
I [Bb] called him up just the [F5] other day
I said [F5] I'd like to see you if [Ab] you don't mind
He said [Bb] I'd love to dad if I could [F5] find the time

PRE-CHORUS 4:
You see the my [Eb] new job's a [Bb/D] hassle and the [Cm] kids have the [Cm/Bb] flu
But it's [Ab] sure nice [Cm/G] talkin' to [F5] you dad
It's been [Ab] sure nice [Cm/G] talkin' [F5] to you

PRE-CHORUS 5:
And as [Eb] I hung up the [Bb/D] phone it oc-[Cm]-curred to [Cm/Bb] me
He'd [Ab] grown up [Cm/G] just like [F5] me
My [Ab] boy was [Cm/G] just like [F5] me

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REPEAT INTRO: [slower]