Key: E
Introduction:
E G
A child arrived just the other day
A E
He came to the world in the usual way
E G
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
A E
He learned to walk while I was away
D D/C# D/B D/A
And he was talkin ' fore I knew it and as he grew he' d say
D/G D/F# E
I' m gonna be like you, dad
G G/F# E
You know I' m gonna be like you
E D
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
E D
When you coming home Dad, I don' t know when
G E
But we' ll get together then
G E
You know we' ll have a good time then.
E G
My son turned ten just the other day
A E
He said thanks for the ball dad, c' mon let' s play
E G
Can you teach me to throw, I said "not today
A E
I got a lot to do", he said "that' s okay"
D D/C# D/B D/A
And he, he walked away but his smile never dimmed, he said
D/G D/F# E
"I' m gonna be like him, yeah
G G/F# E
You know I' m gonna be like him"
E D
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
E D
When you comin' home Dad, I don' t know when
G E
but we' ll get together then
G E
you know we' ll have a good time then.
E G
Well, he came home college just the other day
A E
So much like a man, I just had to say
E G
"Son I' m proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
A E
He shook his head and he said with a smile
D D/C# D/B D/A
"What I' d really like Dad is to borrow the car keys.
D/G D/F# E
See you later, can I have them please?"
E D
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
E D
When you comin' home son, I don' t know when
G E
We' ll get together then Dad
G E
You know we' ll have a good time then.
E G
I' ve long since retired, my son' s moved away
A E
I called him up just the other day
E G
I said "I' d like to see you if you don' t mind"
A E
He said "I' d love to dad if I could find the time"
D D/C# D/B D/A
You see, my new job' s a hassle and the kid' s have the flu
D/G D/F# E
But it' s sure nice talkin' to you dad
G G/F# E
It' s been sure nice talkin' to you
D D/C# D/B D/A
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
D/G D/F# E
He' d grown up just like me
G G/F# E
My boy was just like me
E D
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
E D
When you comin' home son, I don' t know when
G E
We' ll get together then Dad
G E
You know we' ll have a good time then.