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"Father and Son" is a popular song written and performed by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens
[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse]
G D
It's not time to make a change, Just
C Am
relax, take it easy.
It's not time to make a change, Just relax, take it easy.
G
You're still young, that's your
Em Am
fault, There's so much you
D
have to know.
You're still young, that's your fault, There's so much you have to know.
G D C
Find a girl, settle down, If you want
Am
you can marry.
Find a girl, settle down, If you want you can marry.
G Em
Look at me, I am old, but I'm
Am D
happy.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.
[Verse]
G D
I was once like you are now And I
C Am
know that it's not easy,
I was once like you are now And I know that it's not easy,
G Em
To be calm when you've found
Am D
Something going on.
To be calm when you've found Something going on.
G D
But take your time, think a lot, Why,
C Am
think of everything you've got.
But take your time, think a lot, Why, think of everything you've got.
G Em
For you will still be here tomorrow
D G Em
But your dreams may not.
For you will still be here tomorrow But your dreams may not.
[Verse]
A E D
How can I try to explain When I do he
Bm
turns away again
How can I try to explain When I do he turns away again
A F#m
It's always been the same, same old
Bm E
story.
It's always been the same, same old story.
A E
From the moment I could talk I was
D Bm
ordered to listen.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
A F#m
Now there's a way and I know that I
E A E D
have to go away. I know I have to
A D
go.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away. I know I have to go.
[Solo]
G C G C
[Verse]
G D
It's not time to make a change, Just
C Am
sit down, take it slowly.
It's not time to make a change, Just sit down, take it slowly.
G
You're still young, that's your
Em Am
fault, There's so much you
D
have to go through.
You're still young, that's your fault, There's so much you have to go through.
G D C
Find a girl, settle down, If you want
Am
you can marry.
Find a girl, settle down, If you want you can marry.
G Am D
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.
[Verse]
A E
All the times that I cried, keeping
D Bm
all the things I knew inside,
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
A F#m Bm
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore
E
it.
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it.
A E
If they were right, I'd agree, but
D Bm
it's them you know not me.
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them you know not me.
A F#m
Now there's a way and I know that I
E A E D
have to go away. I know I have to
A
go
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away. I know I have to go
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