Cat's In The Cradle
Ton : EEnglish
Intro
E D E
Couplet
My Echild arrived just the Gother day
He Acame to the world in the Eusual way
But there were Eplanes to catch and Gbills to pay
AHe learned to walk while EI was away
And he was Dtalking 'fore I A/C#knew it Bmand as he grew
He'd D/Asay, "GI'm gonna Bm/F#be like Eyou, dad
You Gknow, I'm gonna Bm/F#be like Eyou"
Refrain
And the Ecat's in the cradle and the Dsilver spoon
GLittle boy blue and the Aman in the moon
E"When you coming home, dad?" D"I don't know when
GWe'll get Bmtogether Ethen, son,
You Gknow we'll have a Bmgood Etime then..." E
Couplet
When my Eson turned ten just the other day
Said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on and let's play
Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today
I got a lot to do" he said, "That's okay"
And he Dwalked away but his smile never dimmed
Said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know, I'm gonna be like him"
Refrain
And the Ecat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when
We'll get together then, son,
You know we'll have a good time then"
Couplet
Well, he Ecame from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and he said with a smile:
"What I'd Dreally like, dad is to borrow the car keys
See you later
Can I have them please?"
Refrain
And the Ecat's in the cradle and the Dsilver spoon
GLittle boy blue and the Aman in the moon
E"When you coming home, son?" D"I don't know when
But Gwe'll get Bmtogether Ethen, dad,
We're Ggonna have a Bmgood Etime then"
Instrumental
C D Bm E (x2)
Couplet
Well, I've Elong since retired and my son's moved away
Called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time"
"You see, my Dnew job's a hassle and the kid's got the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"
And as I Dhung up the phone, it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me
Refrain
And the Ecat's in the cradle and the Dsilver spoon
GLittle boy blue and the Aman in the moon
E"When you coming home, son?" D"I don't know when
But Gwe'll get Bmtogether Ethen, dad,
We're Ggonna have a Bmgood Etime then"