[E] A child arrived
just the [G] other day
[A] Came to the world
in the [E] usual way
[E] There were planes to catch,
[G] bills to pay
[A] He learned to walk
while [E] I was away
He was [D] talking fore
I knew it and when he could,
he said
" [G] Im gonna be like [E] you, dad,
You [G] know Im gonna be like [E] you"
The [E] cats in the cradle
and the [G] silver spoon
Little [G] boy blue
and a [A] man on the moon
[E] When you comin home son,
[G] I dont know when
[D] Well get together [E] then,
[G] You know well have a
[E] good time then
My [E] son turned ten
just the [G] other day
He [A] said "Thanks for the ball dad,
come [E] on, lets play
[E] Could you teach me to throw?",
I said " [G] Not today
[A] I got a lot to do",
he said " [E] Thats OK"
He [D] walked away with
a smile on his face, [G] he said
" [G] Im gonna be like [E] him, yeah,
you know [G] Im gonna be like [E] him"
Well he [E] came from college
just the [G] other day
So [A] much like a man
I just [E] have to say
Im [E] proud of you,
could you [G] sit for a while
He [A] shook his head
and he [E] said with a smile
[D] What Im feeling like, dad,
is to borrow the car keys
[G] see you later,
can I have [E] them please
Ive [E] long since retired,
my [G] son moved away
[A] I called him up
just the [E] other day
[E] Id like to see you,
if [G] you dont mind
[A] He said: Id love to, dad,
if I could [E] find the time.
You see, my new [D] jobs hassle
and the kids got the flu,
but [G] its sure nice
talking to [E] you dad,
it was [G] sure nice talking to [E] you.
And as I [D] hung up the phone
is occurred to me
Hed [G] grown up just like [E] me
My [G] boy was just like [E] me!