Harry Chapin - Cats in the cradle

A ^Echild arrived just th^Ge other day. Came^A to the world in th^Ee usual way There were^E planes to catc^Gh, bills to pay. He ^Alearned to walk whil^Ee I was away He was ^Dtalking 'fore ^D/C#I knew it and^D/B when he coul^D/Ad, he said ^G "I'm gonn^D/F#a be lik^Ee you, dad, You^G know I'm gonna^Gsus2/F be like ^E you"

The^E cats in the cradle and th^De silver spoon ^G Little boy blue and a^A man on the moon ^E When you comin' home dad, I^D don't know when ^G We'll get togethe^Er then, You^G know we'll have a good tim^Ee then

My^E son turned ten just th^Ge other day He said^A "Thanks for the ball dad, com^Ee on, let's play Could you ^Eteach me to throw?", I said "Not to-^G day I got ^Aa lot to do", he sa^Eid "That's OK" He^D walked a^D/C#- way with a^D/B smile on hi^D/As face, he said ^G I'm gonn^D/F#a be li^Eke him, yeah, you ^Gknow I'm gonn^Gsus2/Fa be lik^Ee him

The^E cats in the cradle and th^De silver spoon ^G Little boy blue and a^A man on the moon ^E When you comin' home dad, I^D don't know when ^G We'll get togethe^Er then, You^G know we'll have a good tim^Ee then

Well he^E came from college just th^Ge other day So^A much like a man I ju^Est have to say I'm^E proud of you, could yo^Gu sit for a while He^A shook his head and he^E said with a smile What I'm^D feeling like^D/C#, dad, is to^D/B borrow th^D/Ae car keys see you^G later, can I^D/F# have the^Em please

The^E cats in the cradle and th^De silver spoon ^G Little boy blue and a^A man on the moon ^E When you comin' home dad, I^D don't know when ^G We'll get togethe^Er then, You^G know we'll have a good tim^Ee then

I've^E long since retired, my so^Gn moved away I ^Acalled him up just th^Ee other day I'd like to^E see you, i^Gf you don't mind He said: I'd^A love to, dad, if I cou^Eld find the time. You see, my^D new job'^D/C#s hassle and the^D/B kids got th^D/Ae flu, but it's^G sure nice talkin^Eg to you dad, it was^G sure nice talkin^Eg to you. And as I^D hung up th^D/C#e phone it oc-^D/B curred t^D/Ao me He'd^G grown up just like^E me, my^G boy was just lik^Ee me!

The^E cats in the cradle and th^De silver spoon ^G Little boy blue and a^A man on the moon ^E When you comin' home dad, I^D don't know when ^G We'll get togethe^Er then, You^G know we'll have a good tim^Ee then

The^E cats in the cradle and th^De silver spoon ^G Little boy blue and a^A man on the moon ^E When you comin' home dad, I^D don't know when ^G We'll get togethe^Er then, You^G know we'll have a good tim^Ee then