Cats In The Cradle - Johnny Cash
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Tuning: G C E A, G C E A
Well A child a
rrived just th
e other day
he came to the
wold in the u
sual way
but there were
planes to cat
ch and bills t
o pay
he lerned to w
alk wile I was
away
he was talkin
'for I knew it
and as he cul
d he said :
"I'm gonna be
like you dad
you know I gon
na be just lik
e you"
the cats i the
cradle and th
e silver spoon
little boy bl
ue and the man
in the moon
when you commi
n' home dad, "
I dont know wh
en
but we'll have
a good time t
hen
we'll have a g
ood time then
My son turned
ten just the o
ther day
he said "tanks
for the ball
dad c'on lets
play
could u teach
me 2 throw?" I
said "not 2da
y
I got alot do
" he said that
s okey"
and he walked
away with a sm
ile and as he
did he said
"I'm gonna be
like him,yeah
you know I'm g
onna be like h
im"
the cats i the
cradle and th
e silver spoon
little boy bl
ue and the man
in the moon
when you commi
n' home dad, "
I dont know wh
en
we'll get toge
ter then
you know we'll
have a good t
ime then.
well he came h
ome from colla
ge just the ot
her day
so much as a m
an I jut had t
o say
"son I'm proud
of you can yo
u sit for a wi
le?"
he shook his h
ead and he sai
d with a smile
"wath I really
like is to bo
rrow the car k
eys
see you later
can I have the
m please?"
the cats i the
cradle and th
e silver spoon
little boy bl
ue and the man
in the moon
when you commi
n' home son, "
I dont know wh
en
we'll get toge
ter then dad
you know we'll
have a good t
ime then.
now I retierd
my son moved a
way
I called him u
p just the ato
her day
I said "son I'
d like to see
you if you don
t mind
he said " I lo
ve to dad If
I culd find th
e time
my new jobs a
hazzle and my
kid's got the
flue
but its nice t
alkin' to you
dad
its sure nice
talkin' to you
"
and as I hung
up the phone i
t occurred to
me
he'd grown up
just like me
my boy was jus
t like me
the cats i the
cradle and th
e silver spoon
little boy bl
ue and the man
in the moon
when you commi
n' home son, "
I dont know wh
en
we'll get toge
ter then dad
you know we'll
have a good t
ime then.