title: Cat’s In The Cradle
key: 70s
harp type: Chromatic
genre: F
skill: Any

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.