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Main riff :

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Intro :
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1st verse :
  E                      G
A child arrived just the other day
D                        A
Came to the world in the usual way
           E                G
There were planes to catch, bills to pay
D                           A
 He learned to walk while I was away 


Pre-chorus :
       D      -        D/C#    -   D/B    -    D/A     -
He was talking 'fore I knew it and as he could, he said
D/G   -   D/F#  - E
I'm gonna be like you, dad
    D/G     -      D/F# -  E       E
You know I'm gonna be like you


Chorus :
    E                          D
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G                     A
Little boy blue and a man on the moon
E                           D
When you comin' home son, I don't know when
G                      E
 We'll get together then,
    G                           E>let ring
You know we'll have a good time then


Main riff
2nd Verse :
        E                       G
Well my son turned ten just the other day
        D                             A
He said thanks for the ball dad, come on, let's play
          E                          G
Could you teach me to throw ?, I said not today
        D                  A
I got a lot to do, he said that's OK


Pre-Chorus :
D    -      D/C#   -   D/B    -     D/A     -
 He walked away with a smile on his face, you know
D/G   -   D/F#  - E
I'm gonna be like him, yeah,
    D/G     -      D/F# -  E       E
you know I'm gonna be like him


Chorus :
    E                          D
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G                     A
Little boy blue and a man on the moon
E                           D
When you comin' home son, I don't know when
G                  E
We'll get together then,
    G                           E>let ring
You know we'll have a good time then


Main riff and [E]>let ring


3rd Verse :
        E                          G
When he came from college just the other day
   D                      A
So much like a man I just have to say
    E                       G
I'm proud of you, could you sit for a while
   D                     A
He shook his head and he said with a smile


Pre-chorus :
         D     -       D/C#   -   D/B    -      D/A     -
What I'm feeling like, dad, is to borrow the car keys
D/G  -   D/F#  -      E             E
 see you later, can I have them please


Chorus :
    E                          D
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G                     A
Little boy blue and a man on the moon
E                           D
When you comin' home son, I don't know when
G                  E
We'll get together then,
    G                           E       Cm7   D  -    B   -
You know we'll have a good time then


Bridge : [E][E][Cm7][D-B][E][E]>let ring
4st verse :
E                      G
Long since retired, my son moved away
D                         E            E>let ring
 I called him up just the other day
    E                   G
I'd like to see you, if you don't mind
            D                        E            E>let ring
He said I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time


Pre-chorus :
            D    -    D/C#    -   D/B    -     D/A     -
You see, my new job's ass and the kids got the flew,
         D/G   -   D/F#  -    E
but it's sure nice talking to you dad,
       D/G   -   D/F#   -   E       E
it was sure nice talking to you


Pre-chorus 2 :
         D    -      D/C#   -  D/B   -    D/A    -
And as I hung up the phone is occurred to me
     D/G   -  D/F#  -   E
He'd grown up just like me
   D/G  -  D/F#  -   E       E
My boy was just like me !


Chorus :
    E                          D
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G                     A
Little boy blue and a man on the moon
E                           D
When you comin' home son, I don't know when
G                  E
We'll get together then,
    G                           E
You know we'll have a good time then


Chorus :
    E                          D
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
G                     A
Little boy blue and a man on the moon
E                           D
When you comin' home son, I don't know when
G                  E
We'll get together then,
    G                           E
You know we'll have a good time then


Outro : Main riff

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