Judy Collins - Cats in the cradle

My child arrived just the ^Fother day He ^Gcame to the world in the ^Dusual way But there were planes to catch and ^Fbills to pay He ^Glearned to walk while I ^Dwas away And he was ^Ctalkin' 'fore I ^Gknew it, and ^Amas he ^Ggrew He'd say "I'm ^Fgonna ^Ambe like ^Dyou dad You ^Fknow I'm gonna ^Ambe like ^Dyou"

And the cat's in the cradle and the ^Csilver spoon ^FLittle boy blue and the ^Gman on the moon ^DWhen you comin' home dad? I ^Cdon't know when, but ^Fwe'll get to^Amgether ^Dthen son You ^Fknow we'll have a ^Amgood time ^Dthen ^{C D}

My son turned ten just the ^Fother day He said, "^GThanks for the ball, Dad, ^Dcome on let's play Can you teach me to throw", I said "^FNot today I ^Ggot a lot to do", he said, "^DThat's ok" And he ^Cwalked a^Gway but his ^Amsmile never ^Gdimmed And said, "I'm ^Fgonna ^Ambe like ^Dhim, yeah You ^Fknow I'm gonna ^Ambe like ^Dhim"

And the ^Dcat's in the cradle and the ^Csilver spoon ^FLittle boy blue and the ^Gman on the moon ^DWhen you comin' home dad? I ^Cdon't know when, but ^Fwe'll get to^Amgether ^Dthen son You ^Fknow we'll have a ^Amgood time ^Dthen ^{C D}

Well, he came home from college just the ^Fother day ^GSo much like a man I just ^Dhad to say "Son, I'm proud of you, can you ^Fsit for a while?" He ^Gshook his head and ^Dsaid with a smile "What I'd ^Creally like, ^GDad, is to ^Amborrow the car ^Gkeys ^FSee you later, can I ^Dhave them please?"

And the ^Dcat's in the cradle and the ^Csilver spoon ^FLittle boy blue and the ^Gman on the moon ^DWhen you comin' home son? I ^Cdon't know when, but ^Fwe'll get to^Amgether ^Dthen You ^Fknow we'll have a ^Amgood time ^Dthen

I've ^Dlong since retired, my ^Fson's moved away I ^Gcalled him up just the ^Dother day I said, "I'd like to see you if ^Fyou don't mind" He said, "I'd ^Glove to, Dad, if I can ^Dfind the time You see my ^Cnew job's a ^Ghassle and ^Amkids have the ^Gflu But it's ^Fsure nice ^Amtalking to ^Dyou, Dad It's been ^Fsure nice ^Amtalking to ^Dyou" And ^Cas I hung up the ^Gphone it oc^Amcurred to ^Gme He'd ^Fgrown up ^Amjust like ^Dme My ^Fboy was ^Amjust like ^Dme

And the ^Dcat's in the cradle and the ^Csilver spoon ^FLittle boy blue and the ^Gman on the moon ^DWhen you comin' home son? I ^Cdon't know when, but ^Fwe'll get to^Amgether ^Dthen You ^Fknow we'll have a ^Amgood time ^Dthen ^{C D}