Father And Son Chords by Cat Stevens
Tempo:
132.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[G] [D] [G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[Am] [G] [C]
[G] It's not time to make a [D] change
Just [C] relax
Take it [Am] easy
You're [G] still young.
[Em] That's your fault
There's so [Am] much you have [D] to know or find [G] a girl
Settle [D] down if [C] you want you can marry
Look [G] at me.
[Em] I am old, but I'm [Am] happy I
[D] Was [G] once like you [D] are now [C] and I know that it's [Am] not easy
to [G] be calm
[Em] when you found
[Am] something going on
[D] But [G] take your time
Think a [D] lot
I think [C] of everything you've [Am] got or you will [G] still be here [Em] tomorrow
But your [D] [G] dreams may [C] not
How [G]
[C] [G] can I try to [Bm] explain?
[C] When I do he turns [Am] away again
[G] It's always been the [Em] same
same [Am] old story
[D] [G] From the moment I could [Bm] talk I [C] was ordered to [Am] listen now
[G] There's a way and [Em] I know
That [D] I [G] have to go away
I [D] know I [C] have to [G] go
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[Em] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
It's [G] not time to make a [D] change
Just [C] sit down
Take it [Am] slowly
You're [G] still young.
That's [Em] your fault
There's [Am] so much you have to [D] go through
find a [G] girl
Settle [D] down
If you [C] want you can [Am] marry
Look [G] at me.
I [Em] am old, but [Am] I'm happy
[D] [G] [Bm]
Keep [C] it all the things I [Am] knew inside [G] it's hard, [Em] but it's harder to [Am] ignore
[D]
If they [G] were right I'd [Bm] agree
[C] But it's them they know [Am] not me now
There's [G] a way [E] and I know that [D] I [G] have to go away
[D] I know I [C] have to [G] go
[N]
[G] [D] [G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[Am] [G] [C]
[G] It's not time to make a [D] change
Just [C] relax
Take it [Am] easy
You're [G] still young.
[Em] That's your fault
There's so [Am] much you have [D] to know or find [G] a girl
Settle [D] down if [C] you want you can marry
Look [G] at me.
[Em] I am old, but I'm [Am] happy I
[D] Was [G] once like you [D] are now [C] and I know that it's [Am] not easy
to [G] be calm
[Em] when you found
[Am] something going on
[D] But [G] take your time
Think a [D] lot
I think [C] of everything you've [Am] got or you will [G] still be here [Em] tomorrow
But your [D] [G] dreams may [C] not
How [G]
[C] [G] can I try to [Bm] explain?
[C] When I do he turns [Am] away again
[G] It's always been the [Em] same
same [Am] old story
[D] [G] From the moment I could [Bm] talk I [C] was ordered to [Am] listen now
[G] There's a way and [Em] I know
That [D] I [G] have to go away
I [D] know I [C] have to [G] go
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[Em] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
It's [G] not time to make a [D] change
Just [C] sit down
Take it [Am] slowly
You're [G] still young.
That's [Em] your fault
There's [Am] so much you have to [D] go through
find a [G] girl
Settle [D] down
If you [C] want you can [Am] marry
Look [G] at me.
I [Em] am old, but [Am] I'm happy
[D] [G] [Bm]
Keep [C] it all the things I [Am] knew inside [G] it's hard, [Em] but it's harder to [Am] ignore
[D]
If they [G] were right I'd [Bm] agree
[C] But it's them they know [Am] not me now
There's [G] a way [E] and I know that [D] I [G] have to go away
[D] I know I [C] have to [G] go
[N]
Key:
G
D
C
Am
Em
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] It's not time to make a [D] change
_ Just [C] _ relax
Take it [Am] easy
You're [G] still young.
[Em] That's your fault
_ There's so [Am] much you have [D] to know or find [G] a girl
Settle [D] down if [C] you want you can marry
Look [G] at me. _
[Em] I am old, but I'm [Am] happy I _
[D] _ _ Was [G] once like you [D] are now _ [C] and I know that it's [Am] not easy
to [G] be calm _
[Em] when you found
_ [Am] something going on _
[D] _ But [G] take your time
Think a [D] lot
I think [C] of everything you've [Am] got or you will [G] still be here [Em] tomorrow
_ But your [D] [G] dreams may [C] not
_ _ How _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] can I try to [Bm] _ explain?
[C] When I do he turns [Am] away again
[G] It's always been the [Em] same
_ same [Am] old story
_ [D] _ _ [G] From the moment I could [Bm] talk I [C] was ordered to [Am] listen now
[G] There's a way and [Em] I know
That [D] I [G] have to go away
_ I [D] know _ I [C] have to [G] go
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ It's [G] not time to make a [D] change
Just [C] sit down
Take it [Am] _ slowly
You're [G] still young.
That's [Em] your fault
There's [Am] so much you have to [D] go through
find a [G] girl
_ Settle [D] _ down
If you [C] want you can [Am] marry
_ Look [G] at me.
_ I [Em] am old, but [Am] I'm happy _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ Keep [C] it all the things I [Am] knew inside [G] it's hard, [Em] but it's harder to [Am] ignore
_ _ _ [D] _
If they [G] were right I'd [Bm] agree _
[C] But it's them they know [Am] not me now
There's [G] a way [E] and I know that [D] I [G] have to go away _ _
[D] I know _ I [C] have to [G] go _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] It's not time to make a [D] change
_ Just [C] _ relax
Take it [Am] easy
You're [G] still young.
[Em] That's your fault
_ There's so [Am] much you have [D] to know or find [G] a girl
Settle [D] down if [C] you want you can marry
Look [G] at me. _
[Em] I am old, but I'm [Am] happy I _
[D] _ _ Was [G] once like you [D] are now _ [C] and I know that it's [Am] not easy
to [G] be calm _
[Em] when you found
_ [Am] something going on _
[D] _ But [G] take your time
Think a [D] lot
I think [C] of everything you've [Am] got or you will [G] still be here [Em] tomorrow
_ But your [D] [G] dreams may [C] not
_ _ How _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] can I try to [Bm] _ explain?
[C] When I do he turns [Am] away again
[G] It's always been the [Em] same
_ same [Am] old story
_ [D] _ _ [G] From the moment I could [Bm] talk I [C] was ordered to [Am] listen now
[G] There's a way and [Em] I know
That [D] I [G] have to go away
_ I [D] know _ I [C] have to [G] go
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ It's [G] not time to make a [D] change
Just [C] sit down
Take it [Am] _ slowly
You're [G] still young.
That's [Em] your fault
There's [Am] so much you have to [D] go through
find a [G] girl
_ Settle [D] _ down
If you [C] want you can [Am] marry
_ Look [G] at me.
_ I [Em] am old, but [Am] I'm happy _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ Keep [C] it all the things I [Am] knew inside [G] it's hard, [Em] but it's harder to [Am] ignore
_ _ _ [D] _
If they [G] were right I'd [Bm] agree _
[C] But it's them they know [Am] not me now
There's [G] a way [E] and I know that [D] I [G] have to go away _ _
[D] I know _ I [C] have to [G] go _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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