Father and Son Cat Stevens
Intro
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E |-----3-----3------3---3--------3--------5----------| B |-----3-----3------3---5----------------------------| G |-----4-----4------4---5----5-------5---------5-----| D |-----5-----5------5---5----------------------------| A |-----5-----5------5---3----------------------------| E |-----3-----3------3---3----------------------------|
[G] [C/G]
( Whilst holding down C chord, move little finger off
2nd string, & use to play 'A' note * on 1st string)
Verse 1
It's not t[G]ime to make a ch[D]ange, just re-l[C]ax, take it [Am7]easy,
You're still yo[G]ung, that's your f[Em]ault, there's so m[Am]uch you have to kn[D]ow,
Find a g[G]irl, settle do[D]wn, if you w[C]ant, you can m[Am7]arry,
Look at [G]me, I am o[Em]ld, but I'm h[Am7]appy[D]
Verse 2
I was on[G]ce like you are [Bm7]now, and I kn[C]ow that it's not e[Am7]asy to be ca[G]lm,
When you've fo[Em]und something going [Am7]on, [D] but take your t[G]ime, think a [Bm7]lot,
Why, think of ever[C]ything you've [Am7]got, for you will st[G]ill be here to-mo[Em]rrow,
But your dre[D]ams may n[G]ot[C/G] [G] [C/G]
Verse 3
How can [G]I try to ex-pl[Bm7]ain? When I [C]do , he turns a-[Am7]way again!
It's al[G]ways been the same,[Em] the same old s[Am7]tory,[D]
From the mom[G]ent I could t[Bm7]alk, I was ord[C]ered to li[Am7]sten,
Now there's a w[G]ay, and I k[Em]now that I ha[D]ve to [G]go away,
I kn[D]ow I h[C]ave to [G]go[C/G] [G] [C/G]
Instrumental verse 4
[C/G] [G] [D] [C] [Am7]
E |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| B |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| G |--4-5---5-7--|---7---4-5---7---4-5----|----7-----7--7---9--------------| D |-------------|------------------------|---------------------5-----5--7-| A |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| E |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cat_stevens/father_and_son_tab_ver_3.html )
[G] [Em] [Am] [D] [G] [D]
E |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| B |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| G |---4----------4----5-4--|--4--------------4-5--5-7--|-7--4-5---7---4-5-| D |--------5-7-------------|------7-7-5--7-7-----------|------------------| A |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| E |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
[C] [Am7] [G] [Em] [D] [G]
E |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| B |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| G |---7---7-7---9----------|--4--------4---5-4--4----|--------4-5---5-7---| D |---------------5----5-7-|-----5-7--------------7--|--5--5--------------| A |------------------------|-------------------------|----5---------------| E |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
[D] [C] [G] [C/G] [G] [C/G]
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| B |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| G |----7-------5----5-4---|-----------------------|-----------------------| D |-----------------------|---5-----5-5-5-5-2-0---|-----------------------| A |-----------------------|---------------------2-|-----------------------| E |-----------------------|-----------------------|---3-------------------|
Verse 5
It's not t[G]ime to make a c[D]hange, just sit d[C]own, take it sl[Am7]owly,
( A-way , A-way, A-way )
You're still yo[G]ung, that's you're f[Em]ault there's so m[Am]uch
( I---- ----know----
you have to [D]go through, Find a g[G]irl,settle d[D]own, if you w[C]ant you can ma[Am7]rry,
I have to make this--- de-cision--- ---a-lone!)
Look at m[G]e , I am o[Em]ld, but I'm h[Am7]appy[D]
( No !)
Verse 5
All the ti[G]mes that I c[Bm7]ried, keeping a[C]ll the things I [Am7]knew inside,
( Stay , stay, stay )
It's ha[G]rd, but it's ha[Em]rder to ig-n[Am7]ore it![D]
( Why--- ---must--- ---you go ,and make---
If they were ri[G]ght, I'd a-g[Bm7]ree, but it's t[C]hem, they know, not [Am7]me,
---this de-cision---- ----a-lone? )
Now there's a w[G]ay, and I k[Em]now that I ha[D]ve to g[G]o away, I k[D]now I h[C]ave to [G]go
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Chords: G C/G Bm7 C Am7 Em D
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