Father And Son Chords & Tabs
Cat Stevens Chords & Tabs
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Version: 4 |
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[INTRO]
(G-C riff)(G-C riff)(G-C riff)(G-C riff)
G C G C G C G C
G:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E:----|---A\3---|---A\3---|----|----|----|
[VERSE]
G D C Am7
It's not time to make a change, just relax and take it easy
G Em Am D
You're still young that's your fault there's so much you have to know
G D C Am7
Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry
G Em Am D
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy
G D C Am7 G Em Am7 D G D C Am7 G Em Am D
G:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
A:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G D C Am7
I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy
G Em Am D
to be calm, when you've found something going on
G D C Am7
But take your time, think a lot, why think of everything you've got
G Em D G
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not
*
G D C Am7 G Em Am7 D G D C Am7 G Em D
G:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--|
D:----|0---|----|----|----|----|----|0---|----|0---|----|----|----|----|0-|
A:----|----|3---|0---|----|----|0---|----|----|----|3---|0---|----|----|--|
E:3---|----|----|----|3---|0---|----|----|3---|----|----|----|3---|0---|--|
(G-C riff)(G-C riff)
G C G C
G:----|----|----|----|
D:----|----|----|----|
A:----|----|---3~~~~~|
E:----|----|--3-|----|
[CHORUS]
G Bm C Am7
How can I try to explain? when I do he turns away again
G Em Am D
it's always been the same, same old story
G Bm C Am7
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen
G Em D G
now there's a way and I know that I have to go away
D C G (G-C riff)(G-C riff)
I know I have to go
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cat_stevens/father_and_son_btab_ver_4.html ]
G Bm C Am7 G Em Am7 D G Bm C Am7 G Em D G G
G:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|0---|----|----|----|----|----|----|0---|----|
A:----|2---|3---|0---|----|----|0---|----|----|2---|3---|0---|----|----|----|----|
E:3---|----|----|----|3---|0---|----|----|3---|----|----|----|3---|0---|--3-|3---|
*
D C G C G C
G:----|--|----|----|----|----|
D:0---|--|----|----|----|----|
A:----|3-|----|----|---3~~~~~|
E:----|--|3---|----|--3-|----|
[INSTRUMENTAL]
G D C Am7 G Em Am7 D G D C Am7 G Em D G G
G:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D:----|0---|----|----|----|----|----|0---|----|0---|----|----|----|----|0---|----|
A:----|----|3---|0---|----|----|0---|----|----|----|3---|0---|----|----|----|----|
E:3---|----|----|----|3---|0---|----|----|3---|----|----|----|3---|0---|--3~~~~~~|
*
D C G C G C
G:----|--|----|----|----|----|
D:0---|--|----|----|----|----|
A:----|3-|----|----|---3~~~~~|
E:----|--|3---|----|--3-|----|
[VERSE]
G D C Am7
It's not time to make a change, just sit down and take it slowly
(away) (away) (away)
G Em Am D
You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to go through
(I) (know) (I have to make this...)
G D C Am7
Find a girl, settle down, if you want to you can marry
(...decision) (alone)
G Em Am D
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy
(no)
G D C Am7 G Em Am7 D G D C Am7 G Em Am D
G:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D:----|0---|----|----|----|----|----|0---|----|0---|----|----|----|----|----|0---|
A:----|----|3---|0---|----|----|0---|----|----|----|3---|0---|----|----|0---|----|
E:3---|----|----|----|3---|0---|----|----|3---|----|----|----|3---|0---|----|----|
[CHORUS]
G Bm C Am7
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside
(stay) (stay) (stay)
G Em Am7 D
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it
(why) (must) (you go and make this...)
G Bm C Am7
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them they know, not me
(...decision) (alone)
G Em D G G D C G
Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away I know I have to go
G Bm C Am7 G Em Am7 D G Bm C Am7 G Em D G G
G:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
D:----|----|----|----|----|----|----|0---|----|----|----|----|----|----|0---|----|
A:----|2---|3---|0---|----|----|0---|----|----|2---|3---|0---|----|----|----|----|
E:3---|----|----|----|3---|0---|----|----|3---|----|----|----|3---|0---|--3~~~~~~|
D C G
G:----|----|----|
D:0---|----|----|
A:----|3---|----|
E:----|--3~~~~~~|
Tabbed by Michael Oxner
moxner@nbnet.nb.ca
Original March 15, 2011