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1F D# F23 F G#4My child arrived just the other day5 A# F6He came to the world in the usual way7 G#8But there were planes to catch and bills to pay9 A# F10He learned to walk while I was away11 D# A# Cm A#12And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew13 G# Cm F14He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad15 G# Cm F16You know I'm gonna be like you"1718 F D#19And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon20G# A#21Little boy blue and the man on the moon22F23When you comin' home dad?24 D# G# Cm F25I don't know when, but we'll get together then son26 G# Cm F27You know we'll have a good time then2829F D# F3031 F G#32My son turned ten just the other day33 A# F34He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play35 G#36Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today37 A# F38I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"39 D# A# Cm A#40And he walked away but his smile never dimmed41 G# Cm F42And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah43 G# Cm F44You know I'm gonna be like him"4546 F D#47And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon48G# A#49Little boy blue and the man on the moon50F51When you comin' home dad?52 D# G# Cm F53I don't know when, but we'll get together then son54 G# Cm F55You know we'll have a good time then5657F D# F5859 F G#60Well, he came home from college just the other day61A# F62So much like a man I just had to say63 G#64"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"65 A# F66He shook his head and said with a smile67 D# A# Cm A#68"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys69G# F70See you later, can I have them please?"7172 F D#73And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon74G# A#75Little boy blue and the man on the moon76F77When you comin' home son?78 D# G# Cm F79I don't know when, but we'll get together then80 G# Cm F81You know we'll have a good time then8283C# D# Cm F 2x8485 F G#86I've long since retired, my son's moved away87 A# F88I called him up just the other day89 G#90I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"91 A# F92He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time93 D# A# Cm A#94You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu95 G# Cm F96But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad97 G# Cm F98It's been sure nice talking to you"99100 D# A# Cm A#101And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me102 G# Cm F103He'd grown up just like me104 G# Cm F105My boy was just like me106107 F D#108And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon109G# A#110Little boy blue and the man on the moon111F112When you comin' home son?113 D# G# Cm F114I don't know when, but we'll get together then115 G# Cm F116You know we'll have a good time then117118F D# F1Capo I23E D E45 E G6My child arrived just the other day7 A E8He came to the world in the usual way9 G10But there were planes to catch and bills to pay11 A E12He learned to walk while I was away13 D A Bm A14And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew15 G Bm E16He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad17 G Bm E18You know I'm gonna be like you"1920 E D21And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon22G A23Little boy blue and the man on the moon24E25When you comin' home dad?26 D G Bm E27I don't know when, but we'll get together then son28 G Bm E29You know we'll have a good time then3031E D E3233 E G34My son turned ten just the other day35 A E36He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play37 G38Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today39 A E40I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"41 D A Bm A42And he walked away but his smile never dimmed43 G Bm E44And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah45 G Bm E46You know I'm gonna be like him"4748 E D49And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon50G A51Little boy blue and the man on the moon52E53When you comin' home dad?54 D G Bm E55I don't know when, but we'll get together then son56 G Bm E57You know we'll have a good time then5859E D E6061 E G62Well, he came home from college just the other day63A E64So much like a man I just had to say65 G66"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"67 A E68He shook his head and said with a smile69 D A Bm A70"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys71G E72See you later, can I have them please?"7374 E D75And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon76G A77Little boy blue and the man on the moon78E79When you comin' home son?80 D G Bm E81I don't know when, but we'll get together then82 G Bm E83You know we'll have a good time then8485C D Bm E 2x8687 E G88I've long since retired, my son's moved away89 A E90I called him up just the other day91 G92I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"93 A E94He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time95 D A Bm A96You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu97 G Bm E98But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad99 G Bm E100It's been sure nice talking to you"101102 D A Bm A103And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me104 G Bm E105He'd grown up just like me106 G Bm E107My boy was just like me108109 E D110And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon111G A112Little boy blue and the man on the moon113E114When you comin' home son?115 D G Bm E116I don't know when, but we'll get together then117 G Bm E118You know we'll have a good time then119120E D E121122* Alternate:123124Capo III125126E = D127D = C128G = F129A = G130Bm = Am