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AMy child arrived just tChe other day; he Dcame into the world in the Ausual way. But there were Aplanes to catch, and Cbills to pay. D He learned to walk while I Awas away. And he was Gtalkin' 'fore I G/F#knew it. And Em7as he grew Em/D he'd say, "CI'm gonna Em/Bbe like Ayou, Dad. You Cknow I'm gonna Em/Bbe like Ayou."
And the Acat's in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon, Clittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon. "AWhen you comin' home Dad?" "I Gdon't know when, but Cwe'll get toEm/Bgether thenA, Son. You Cknow we'll have a Em/Bgood time Athen."
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My Ason turned ten just the Cother day. He said, "DThanks for the ball, Dad. Come Aon, let's play. Can you Ateach me to throw?" I said, "CNot today. I got a D lot to do." He said, "AThat's okay." And he G walked aG/F#way, but his Em7smile never Em/Ddimmed. It said, "CI'm gonna Em/Bbe like Ahim, yeah. You Cknow I'm gonna Em/Bbe like Ahim."
And the Acat's in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon, Clittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon. "AWhen you comin' home Dad?" "I Gdon't know when, but Cwe'll get toEm/Bgether thenA, Son. You Cknow we'll have a Em/Bgood time Athen."
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Well, he Acame home from college just the Cother day, so Dmuch like a man I just Ahad to say, "Son, I'm Aproud of you. Can you Csit for a while?" He Dshook his head and he Asaid with a smile, "What I'd Greally like, G/F#Dad, is to Em7borrow the caEm/Dr keys. C See you Em/Blater. Can I Ahave them please?"
And the Acat's in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon, Clittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon. "AWhen you comin' home Son?" "I Gdon't know when, but Cwe'll get toEm/Bgether thenA, Dad. You Cknow we'll have a Em/Bgood time Athen."
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I've Along since retired, my Cson's moved away. D I called him up just the Aother day. I said, "I'd Alike to see you if Cyou don't mind." He said, "I'd Dlove to, Dad, if I could Afind the time. You see, my Gnew job's a G/F#hassle and the Em7kids have the fEm/Dlu, but it's Csure nice Em/Btalkin' to Ayou, Dad. It's been Csure nice Em/Btalkin' to Ayou." And as I Ghung up the G/F#phone it Em7occured to mEm/De, C Em/B A(no 3rd) C Em/B A he'd grown up just like me. My boy was just like me.
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And the Acat's in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon, Clittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon. "AWhen you comin' home Son?" "I Gdon't know when, but Cwe'll get toEm/Bgether thenA, Dad, we're Cgonna have a Em/Bgood time Athen."