Father And Son chords by Cat Stevens

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

FATHER AND SON- Cat Stevens
Harlan L Thompson

INTRO: G+G C majorC riff: (E----4----6--) rpt 3 times
          (B--2----2----)

     G+G       D MajorD       C majorC         Am7Am7
It's not time to make a change, just relax and take it easy
       G+G         E minorEm
You're still young that's your fault
      A minorAm        D MajorD
there's so much you have to know
    G+G      D MajorD      C majorC        Am7Am7
Find a girl, settle down, if you want to, you can marry
    G+G    E minorEm      A minorAm  C majorC D MajorD
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy
   G+G         Bm7Bm7    C majorC         Am7Am7
I was once like you are now, and I know that its not easy
   G+G         E minorEm          A minorAm C majorC D MajorD
to be calm, when you've found something going on
       G+G       Bm7Bm7      C majorC        Am7Am7
But take your time, think a lot, why think of everything you've got
       G+G        E minorEm        D MajorD     G+G
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not

G-C riff G-C riff

CHORUS #1:
    G+G     B minorBm       C majorC         Am7Am7
How can I try to explain? when I do he turns away again
   G+G        E minorEm       A minorAm  C majorC D MajorD
it's always been the same, same old story
     G+G       B minorBm     C majorC     Am7Am7
>From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen
       G+G     E minorEm   D MajorD    G+G
now there's a way and I know I have to go away
   D MajorD   C majorC    G+G  G-C riff G-C riff
and I know I have to go

             (away)    (away)
It's not time to make a change, just sit down and take it slowly
         (I)        (know)        (I have)
You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have
  (to  make  this)
to go through
(decision)        (alone)
Find a girl, settle down, if you want to you can marry
     (no)
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy

CHORUS #2:
    (stay)    (stay, stay)
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside
   (why?)   (must)        (you go and make this de-
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it
cision)           (alone?)
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them they know, not me
Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away
I know I have to go

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