A C

1. My child ar-rived just the o-ther day

D A
He came to the world in the u-su-al way
A C
But there are planes to catch and bills to pay
D A
He learned to walk while I was a-way
G G/F# A
And he was tal-king 'fore I knew it___ And as he grew he'd say
G G/B A G G/B A
I'm gon-na be like you dad___ You know I'm gon-na be like you

A C
Chorus: And the cats in the cra-dle and the sil-ver spoon
G D
Lit-tle boy blue and the man on the moon
A C
When you coming home dad? I don't know when
G G/B A G G/B A
But we'll get together then_ You know we'll have a good time then

+ITRO

A C
2. My son turned ten just the o-ther day
D A
He said thanks for the ball dad come on let's play
A C
Can you teach me to throw___ I said not today
D A
I got a lot to do___ He said that's okay
G G/F# A
And then he walked a-way but his smile never dimmed and said
G G/B A G G/B A
I'm gon-na be like him yeah___ You know I'm gon-na be like him

Chorus:A-C-G-D-A-C--G-G/B-A--G-G/B-A +INTRO
 A C
3. Well he came from college just the o-ther day
D A
So much like a man I just had to say
A C
Son I'm proud of you can you sit for a while
D A
He shook his head and then said with a smile
G G/F# A
What I'd real-ly like dad is to borrow the car keys
C G A
See you la-ter can I have them please
CHOURS+ BRIDGE F-G-Em-A

A C
4. I've long since re-tired my son's moved away
D A
I called him up just the o-ther day
A C
I said I'd like to see you if you don't mind
D A
He said I'd love to dad if I can find the time
G G/F# A
You see my new jobs a has-sle and the kids have the flu
G G/B A
But it's sure nice tal-kin' to you dad
G G/B A
It's been sure nice tal-kin' to you

C Em A
And as I hung up the phone it oc-curred to me
G G/B A G G/B A
He'd grown up just like me___ My boy was just like me
CHORUS + OUTRO (INTRO)