Ugly Kid Joe - Cat in the cradle

^EMy child arrived just the ^Gother day, He ^Acame to the world in the ^Eusual way But there were planes to catch and ^Gbills to pay, ^AHe learned to walk while I ^Ewas away And he was ^Dtalking 'for I knew it, and as he grew He said "^GI'm gonna ^Bmbe like ^Eyou, dad, you know ^GI'm gonna ^Bmbe like ^Eyou"

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And the ^Ecat's in the cradle and the ^Dsilver spoon, ^GLittle boy blue and the ^Aman in the moon ^E"When you commin' home dad (son)?" "I ^Ddon't know when, But ^Gwe'll get to^Bmgether ^Ethen, (Dad) You know ^Gwe'll have a ^Bmgood time ^Ethen."

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My ^Eson turned ten just the ^Gother day He said ^A"Thanks for the ball dad, come ^Eon let's play Can you teach me to throw" I said ^G"Not today I got a l^Aot to do" He said "^EThats OK" ^DHe walked away but his smile never dimmed, It said ^GI'm gonna ^Bmbe like ^Ehim, yeah, You ^Gknow I'm gonna ^Bmbe like ^Ehim (Chorus)

Well he ^Ecame from college just the ^Gother day So ^Amuch like a man I just ^Ehad to say "Son I'm proud of you can you ^Gsit for a while?" ^AHe shook his head and he ^Esaid with a smile, "What I'd ^Dreally like dad is to borrow the car keys, ^GSee you ^Bmlater can I ^Ehave them please?" (Chorus)

I've ^Elong since retired, my ^Gson's moved away^A I called him up just the ^Eother day I said "I'd like to see you if ^Gyou don't mind" He said "I'd ^Alove to dad if I could ^Efind the time, You see the my ^Dnew job's a hassle and the kids have the flu But it's ^Gsure nice ^Bmtalkin' to ^Eyou dad. It's ^Gsure nice ^Bmtalkin' to ^Eyou" And as I ^Dhung up the phone it occurred to me, He'd ^Ggrown up ^Bmjust like ^Eme. My ^Gboy was ^Bmjust like ^Eme