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