Chords for Cat Stevens - Father and Son O riginal
Tempo:
127 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
C#
G#m
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [F#]
[B] [C#]
[F#] [B] [G#m]
[F#] [B]
It's [F#] not time to make [C#] a change, just [B] relax, [G#m] take it easy.
You're [F#] still young, that's [D#m] your fault.
There's [G#m] so much you have to [C#] know.
Or find a [F#] girl, settle [C#]
down.
If you [B] want, you can [D#m]
marry.
Look [F#] at me, [D#m] I am old, but I'm happy.
[C#]
I [F#] was once like you [C#] are now.
And [B] I know that it's not [G#m]
easy to [F#] be calm when [D#m] you found something [G#m] going on.
[C#]
But [F#] take your time, think a [C#] lot.
Why think [B] of everything you've [G#m]
got?
For you will [F#] still be here [D#m] tomorrow, but your [C#] [F#] dreams may not.
[B]
[F#] [B]
How [F#] can I try to [A#m] explain?
[B] When I do, he turns [D#m] away again.
[F#] It's always [D#m] been the same, [G#m] same old story.
[C#]
[F#] From the moment I [A#m] could talk, [B] I was ordered [G#m] to listen.
Now [F#] there's a way, and [D#] I know [D#m] that [C#] I [F#] have to go away.
I [C#] know I [B]
have to [F#] [B] go.
[F#]
[F#] [B] [F#]
[C#]
[B]
[F#] [D#m]
[G#m] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [B]
[F#]
[D#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
It's [F#] not time to make [C#] a change, just [B] sit down, take [G#m] it slowly.
You're [F#] still young, [D#m] that's your fault.
[G#m] There's so much you have to [C#] go through.
Find [F#] a girl, settle [C#]
down.
If [B] you want, you [G#m] can marry.
Look [F#] at me, I [D#m] am old, but [G#m] I'm happy.
[C#]
All [F#] the times that I've [A#m]
cried, [B] keeping all the things [G#m] I knew inside.
[F#] It's hard, [D#m] but it's harder to [G#m] ignore it.
[C#]
If [F#] they were right, [A#m] I'd agree.
But [B] it's them they know, [G#m] not me.
Now [F#] there's a way, and [D#m] I know I
[G#] have [F#] to go away.
[C#] I know [B] I have [F#] to go.
[B] [C#]
[F#] [B] [G#m]
[F#] [B]
It's [F#] not time to make [C#] a change, just [B] relax, [G#m] take it easy.
You're [F#] still young, that's [D#m] your fault.
There's [G#m] so much you have to [C#] know.
Or find a [F#] girl, settle [C#]
down.
If you [B] want, you can [D#m]
marry.
Look [F#] at me, [D#m] I am old, but I'm happy.
[C#]
I [F#] was once like you [C#] are now.
And [B] I know that it's not [G#m]
easy to [F#] be calm when [D#m] you found something [G#m] going on.
[C#]
But [F#] take your time, think a [C#] lot.
Why think [B] of everything you've [G#m]
got?
For you will [F#] still be here [D#m] tomorrow, but your [C#] [F#] dreams may not.
[B]
[F#] [B]
How [F#] can I try to [A#m] explain?
[B] When I do, he turns [D#m] away again.
[F#] It's always [D#m] been the same, [G#m] same old story.
[C#]
[F#] From the moment I [A#m] could talk, [B] I was ordered [G#m] to listen.
Now [F#] there's a way, and [D#] I know [D#m] that [C#] I [F#] have to go away.
I [C#] know I [B]
have to [F#] [B] go.
[F#]
[F#] [B] [F#]
[C#]
[B]
[F#] [D#m]
[G#m] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [B]
[F#]
[D#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
It's [F#] not time to make [C#] a change, just [B] sit down, take [G#m] it slowly.
You're [F#] still young, [D#m] that's your fault.
[G#m] There's so much you have to [C#] go through.
Find [F#] a girl, settle [C#]
down.
If [B] you want, you [G#m] can marry.
Look [F#] at me, I [D#m] am old, but [G#m] I'm happy.
[C#]
All [F#] the times that I've [A#m]
cried, [B] keeping all the things [G#m] I knew inside.
[F#] It's hard, [D#m] but it's harder to [G#m] ignore it.
[C#]
If [F#] they were right, [A#m] I'd agree.
But [B] it's them they know, [G#m] not me.
Now [F#] there's a way, and [D#m] I know I
[G#] have [F#] to go away.
[C#] I know [B] I have [F#] to go.
Key:
F#
B
C#
G#m
D#m
F#
B
C#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
It's [F#] not time to make [C#] a change, just [B] relax, [G#m] take it easy.
You're [F#] still young, that's [D#m] your fault.
There's [G#m] so much you have to [C#] know.
Or find a [F#] girl, settle [C#]
down.
If you [B] want, you can [D#m] _
marry.
Look [F#] at me, _ [D#m] I am old, but I'm happy.
_ _ [C#] _
_ I [F#] was once like you [C#] are now.
And [B] I know that it's not [G#m]
easy to [F#] be calm when [D#m] you found something [G#m] going on.
_ [C#] _
But [F#] take your time, think a [C#] lot.
Why think [B] of everything you've [G#m]
got?
For you will [F#] still be here [D#m] tomorrow, but your [C#] [F#] dreams may not.
[B] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ How [F#] can I try to [A#m] explain?
_ [B] When I do, he turns [D#m] away again.
[F#] It's always [D#m] been the same, [G#m] same old story.
[C#] _
_ _ [F#] From the moment I [A#m] could talk, _ [B] I was ordered [G#m] to listen.
Now [F#] there's a way, and [D#] I know [D#m] that [C#] I [F#] have to go away.
_ I [C#] know I [B]
have to [F#] _ [B] go.
_ _ _ [F#] _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ It's [F#] not time to make [C#] a change, just [B] sit down, take [G#m] it slowly.
You're [F#] still young, _ [D#m] that's your fault.
_ [G#m] There's so much you have to [C#] go through.
Find [F#] a girl, settle [C#]
down.
If [B] you want, you [G#m] can marry.
Look [F#] at me, I [D#m] am old, but [G#m] I'm happy.
_ _ [C#] _
_ All [F#] the times that I've [A#m]
cried, [B] keeping all the things [G#m] I knew inside.
[F#] It's hard, [D#m] but it's harder to [G#m] ignore it.
[C#] _ _
If [F#] they were right, _ [A#m] I'd agree.
But [B] it's them they know, [G#m] not me.
Now [F#] there's a way, and [D#m] I know I _
[G#] have [F#] to go away.
_ [C#] I know _ [B] I have [F#] to go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
It's [F#] not time to make [C#] a change, just [B] relax, [G#m] take it easy.
You're [F#] still young, that's [D#m] your fault.
There's [G#m] so much you have to [C#] know.
Or find a [F#] girl, settle [C#]
down.
If you [B] want, you can [D#m] _
marry.
Look [F#] at me, _ [D#m] I am old, but I'm happy.
_ _ [C#] _
_ I [F#] was once like you [C#] are now.
And [B] I know that it's not [G#m]
easy to [F#] be calm when [D#m] you found something [G#m] going on.
_ [C#] _
But [F#] take your time, think a [C#] lot.
Why think [B] of everything you've [G#m]
got?
For you will [F#] still be here [D#m] tomorrow, but your [C#] [F#] dreams may not.
[B] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ How [F#] can I try to [A#m] explain?
_ [B] When I do, he turns [D#m] away again.
[F#] It's always [D#m] been the same, [G#m] same old story.
[C#] _
_ _ [F#] From the moment I [A#m] could talk, _ [B] I was ordered [G#m] to listen.
Now [F#] there's a way, and [D#] I know [D#m] that [C#] I [F#] have to go away.
_ I [C#] know I [B]
have to [F#] _ [B] go.
_ _ _ [F#] _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ It's [F#] not time to make [C#] a change, just [B] sit down, take [G#m] it slowly.
You're [F#] still young, _ [D#m] that's your fault.
_ [G#m] There's so much you have to [C#] go through.
Find [F#] a girl, settle [C#]
down.
If [B] you want, you [G#m] can marry.
Look [F#] at me, I [D#m] am old, but [G#m] I'm happy.
_ _ [C#] _
_ All [F#] the times that I've [A#m]
cried, [B] keeping all the things [G#m] I knew inside.
[F#] It's hard, [D#m] but it's harder to [G#m] ignore it.
[C#] _ _
If [F#] they were right, _ [A#m] I'd agree.
But [B] it's them they know, [G#m] not me.
Now [F#] there's a way, and [D#m] I know I _
[G#] have [F#] to go away.
_ [C#] I know _ [B] I have [F#] to go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _