Cat's In The Cradle (chromatic)

by Harry Chapin

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CAT'S IN THE CRADLE
By: Harry & Sandy Chapin
Key: F


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My child ar-rived just the oth-er day,
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He came to the world in the u-su-al way.
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But there were planes to catch, 
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and bills to pay,
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He learned to walk while I was a-way.
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And he was talk-in fore I knew it, 
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and as he grew,
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He'd say I'm gon-na be like you, dad, 
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You know I'm gon-na be like you.

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And the cats in the cra-dle 
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and the sil-ver spoon,
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Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon.
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When ya com-in home Dad?
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I don't know when, 
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But we'll get to-geth-er then,
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ya know we'll have a good time then.


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My son turned ten just the oth-er day, 
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He said thanks for the ball Dad, 
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come on let's play.
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Can ya teach me to throw? 
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I said not to-day, 
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I got a lot to do. He said that's o-k.
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And then, he walked a-way 
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but his smile nev-er dimmed,
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it said I'm gon-na be like him, yeah,
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Ya know I'm gon-na be like him.

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And the cats in the cra-dle 
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and the sil-ver spoon,
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Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon.
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When ya com-in home Dad?
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I don't know when, 
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But we'll get to-geth-er then,
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ya know we'll have a good time then.


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Well he came from col-lege just the oth-er day,
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So much like a man I just had to say 
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Son I'm proud of you, can ya sit for a while?
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He shook his head, and he said with a smile
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What I'd real-ly like Dad, 
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is to bor-row the car keys.
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See ya la-ter, can I have them please?

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And the cats in the cra-dle 
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and the sil-ver spoon,
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Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon.
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When ya com-in home Dad?
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I don't know when, 
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But we'll get to-geth-er then,
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ya know we'll have a good time then.


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I've long since re-tired, 
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my son's moved a-way,
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I called him up just the oth-er day.
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I said I'd like to see you, if you don't mind.
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He said I'd love to Dad, 
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if I can find the time.
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You see my new jobs a has-sle 
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and the kids have the flu, 
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But it's sure nice talk-ing to you Dad, 
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It's been sure nice talk-ing to you.
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And as I hung up the phone 
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it oc-curred to me,
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He'd grown up just like me, 
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my boy, was just like me.

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And the cats in the cra-dle 
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and the sil-ver spoon,
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Lit-tle Boy Blue and The Man In The Moon.
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When ya com-in home Dad?
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I don't know when, 
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But we'll get to-geth-er then,
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ya know we'll have a good time then.