Chords for Father and Son-Cat Stevens (sub ita)
Tempo:
127.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[G] [C] [G]
[G] [C]
[G] It's not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down, take it easy, [G] you're still young, that's your
[Em] fault, [C] there's [Am] so much you [Em] have to [D] know.
Find [G] a girl, settle [D] down, if [C] you want you can marry, look at [G]
me.
[Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
[D] I [G] was once like you are [D] now, and [C] I know that it's not [Am] easy to be [G]
calm when [Em] you've found
something [Am] going on.
[D] [A] Take your [G]
time, think a [D] lot, think [C] of everything you've [Am] got, you will [G]
still be here [Em] tomorrow,
but your [G] dreams may not.
[C] [D]
[C]
How [G] can I try to [Bm] explain, when [C] I do it turns away [Am] again, it's [G] always been [Em] the same, same old [Am] story.
[D]
From [G] the moment I [Bm] could talk, I was [C] ordered to [Am] listen, now there's a [G] way, and [Em] I know that
I [G] have to go away, I [D] know [C] I have [G] to go.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [C]
[Am] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [A] [G]
[D]
[C] [Am] [G]
[Em]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[C] It's [G] not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down, take it 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 at [G] me.
I [Em] am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
[D] All [G] the times that [Bm] I've cried, [C] keeping all the things [Am] I knew inside, [G] it's hard, [Em] but it's
harder to [Am] ignore it.
[D] If they [G] were right, [Bm] I'd agree, goodness [C] them they know, [Am] not me.
Now [G] there's a way, and [Em] I know that [D] I have to go away, I know [C] I have to go.
[N]
[G] [C] [G]
[G] [C]
[G] It's not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down, take it easy, [G] you're still young, that's your
[Em] fault, [C] there's [Am] so much you [Em] have to [D] know.
Find [G] a girl, settle [D] down, if [C] you want you can marry, look at [G]
me.
[Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
[D] I [G] was once like you are [D] now, and [C] I know that it's not [Am] easy to be [G]
calm when [Em] you've found
something [Am] going on.
[D] [A] Take your [G]
time, think a [D] lot, think [C] of everything you've [Am] got, you will [G]
still be here [Em] tomorrow,
but your [G] dreams may not.
[C] [D]
[C]
How [G] can I try to [Bm] explain, when [C] I do it turns away [Am] again, it's [G] always been [Em] the same, same old [Am] story.
[D]
From [G] the moment I [Bm] could talk, I was [C] ordered to [Am] listen, now there's a [G] way, and [Em] I know that
I [G] have to go away, I [D] know [C] I have [G] to go.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [C]
[Am] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [A] [G]
[D]
[C] [Am] [G]
[Em]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[C] It's [G] not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down, take it 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 at [G] me.
I [Em] am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
[D] All [G] the times that [Bm] I've cried, [C] keeping all the things [Am] I knew inside, [G] it's hard, [Em] but it's
harder to [Am] ignore it.
[D] If they [G] were right, [Bm] I'd agree, goodness [C] them they know, [Am] not me.
Now [G] there's a way, and [Em] I know that [D] I have to go away, I know [C] I have to go.
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
Em
G
C
D
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ It's not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down, take it easy, [G] you're still young, that's your
[Em] fault, [C] there's [Am] so much you [Em] have to [D] know.
Find [G] a girl, settle [D] down, if [C] you want you can marry, look at [G]
me.
_ [Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
_ _ [D] _ _ I [G] was once like you are [D] now, _ and [C] I know that it's not [Am] easy to be [G]
calm when [Em] you've found
something [Am] going on.
_ [D] _ _ [A] Take your [G]
time, think a [D] lot, _ think [C] of everything you've [Am] got, you will [G]
still be here [Em] tomorrow,
but your [G] dreams may not.
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
How [G] can I try to [Bm] explain, _ when [C] I do it turns away [Am] again, it's [G] always been [Em] the same, _ same old [Am] story.
_ _ [D] _
From [G] the moment I [Bm] could talk, _ I was [C] ordered to [Am] listen, now there's a [G] way, and [Em] I know that
I [G] have to go away, _ _ I [D] know _ [C] I have [G] to go.
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ It's [G] not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down, take it 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 at [G] me.
I [Em] am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
_ _ [D] _ _ All [G] the times that [Bm] I've cried, _ [C] keeping all the things [Am] I knew inside, [G] it's hard, [Em] but it's
harder to [Am] ignore it.
[D] _ _ If they [G] were right, _ [Bm] I'd agree, goodness [C] them they know, [Am] not me.
Now [G] there's a way, and [Em] I know that [D] I have to go away, _ I know _ [C] I have to go.
[N] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ It's not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down, take it easy, [G] you're still young, that's your
[Em] fault, [C] there's [Am] so much you [Em] have to [D] know.
Find [G] a girl, settle [D] down, if [C] you want you can marry, look at [G]
me.
_ [Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
_ _ [D] _ _ I [G] was once like you are [D] now, _ and [C] I know that it's not [Am] easy to be [G]
calm when [Em] you've found
something [Am] going on.
_ [D] _ _ [A] Take your [G]
time, think a [D] lot, _ think [C] of everything you've [Am] got, you will [G]
still be here [Em] tomorrow,
but your [G] dreams may not.
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
How [G] can I try to [Bm] explain, _ when [C] I do it turns away [Am] again, it's [G] always been [Em] the same, _ same old [Am] story.
_ _ [D] _
From [G] the moment I [Bm] could talk, _ I was [C] ordered to [Am] listen, now there's a [G] way, and [Em] I know that
I [G] have to go away, _ _ I [D] know _ [C] I have [G] to go.
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ It's [G] not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down, take it 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 at [G] me.
I [Em] am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
_ _ [D] _ _ All [G] the times that [Bm] I've cried, _ [C] keeping all the things [Am] I knew inside, [G] it's hard, [Em] but it's
harder to [Am] ignore it.
[D] _ _ If they [G] were right, _ [Bm] I'd agree, goodness [C] them they know, [Am] not me.
Now [G] there's a way, and [Em] I know that [D] I have to go away, _ I know _ [C] I have to go.
[N] _ _