Father and Son |G|

FATHER AND SON Cat Stevens

Intro  G  C  riff: |E----4----6--| rpt. 4 times
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   IT'S NOT TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE, JUST RELAX AND TAKE IT EASY
             G                 Em
YOU'RE STILL YOUNG THAT'S YOUR FAULT
           Am               D
THERE'S SO MUCH YOU HAVE TO KNOW
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   FIND A GIRL, SETTLE DOWN, IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN MARRY
        G        Em           Am   Am7   D
LOOK AT ME, I AM OLD, BUT I'M HAPPY
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I WAS ONCE LIKE YOU ARE NOW, AND I KNOW THAT ITS NOT EASY
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TO BE CALM, WHEN YOU'VE FOUND SOMETHING GOING ON
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BUT TAKE YOUR TIME, THINK A LOT, WHY THINK OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT
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FOR YOU WILL STILL BE HERE TOMORROW, BUT YOUR DREAMS MAY NOT
            G-C riff G-C riff
        G          Hm             C                  Am7
HOW CAN I TRY TO EXPLAIN?  WHEN I DO HE TURNS AWAY AGAIN
     G               Em             Am     D
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME, SAME OLD STORY
         G              Hm         C          Am7
FROM THE MOMENT I COULD TALK I WAS ORDERED TO LISTEN
              G         Em          D         G
NOW THERE'S A WAY AND I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO GO AWAY
      D      C       G    G-C  riff  G-C riff
AND I KNOW I HAVE TO GO
Solo : G D C Am7 G Em Am D G D C Am7 G Em D G G C G-----
            G              D(away)      C(away)              Am
   IT'S NOT TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE, JUST SIT DOWN AND TAKE IT SLOWLY
              G   (I)           Em (know)         Am     (I have)
YOU'RE STILL YOUNG, THAT'S YOUR FAULT, THERE'S SO MUCH YOU HAVE
      D    (to make this decision)
TO GO THROUGH
          G            D (alone)    C               Am
   FIND A GIRL, SETTLE DOWN, IF YOU WANT TO YOU CAN MARRY
        G(no)    Em           Am     D
LOOK AT ME, I AM OLD, BUT I'M HAPPY
          G(stay)      D(stay, stay)  C                      Am
  ALL THE TIMES THAT I CRIED, KEEPING ALL THE THINGS I KNEW INSIDE
    G(why?)    (must)Em       Am     D(you go and make this decision)
IT'S HARD, BUT IT'S HARDER TO IGNORE IT                                                                 
             G           D  (alone?)    C                   Am
IF THEY WERE RIGHT, I'D AGREE, BUT IT'S THEM THEY KNOW, NOT ME
              G        Em            D         G
NOW THERE'S A WAY, AND I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO GO AWAY
  D      C       G
I KNOW I HAVE TO GO!!!