Johnny Cash — Cats In The Cradle Chords

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Well A child arrived just the other day
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he came to the wold in the usual way
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but there were planes to catch and bills to pay
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he lerned to walk wile I was away
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he was talkin 'for I knew it and as he culd he said :
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"I'm gonna be like you dad 
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you know I gonna be just like you"


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the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
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little  boy blue and the man in the moon
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when you commin' home dad, "I dont know when
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but we'll have a good time then
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we'll have a good time then



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My son turned ten just the other day
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he said "tanks for the ball dad c'on lets play
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could u teach me 2 throw?" I said "not 2day  
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I got alot  do" he said thats okey"
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and he walked away with a smile and as he did he said
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 "I'm gonna be like him,yeah
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you know I'm gonna be like him"


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the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
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little  boy blue and the man in the moon
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when you commin' home dad, "I dont know when
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we'll get togeter then
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you know we'll have a good time then.


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well he came home from collage just the other day
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so much as a man I jut had to say
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"son I'm proud of you can you sit for a wile?"
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he shook his head and he said with a smile 
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"wath I really like is to borrow the car keys 
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see you later can I have them please?"


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the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
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little  boy blue and the man in the moon
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when you commin' home son, "I dont know when
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we'll get togeter then dad
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you know we'll have a good time then.

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now I retierd my son moved away 
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I called him up just the atoher day
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I said "son I'd like to see you if you dont mind
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he said " I love to dad  If I culd find the time
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my new jobs a hazzle and my kid's got the flue
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but its nice talkin' to you dad 
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its sure nice talkin' to you"

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and as I hung up the phone it occurred 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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the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
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little  boy blue and the man in the moon
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when you commin' home son, "I dont know when
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we'll get togeter then dad
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you know we'll have a good time then.