Chords for Father and Son (Cat Stevens) Strum Guitar Cover Lesson with Chords/Lyrics
Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
It's [G] not time to make [D] a change, [C] just relax and take [Am] it easy.
You're [G] still young, [Em] that's your fault.
[Am] There's so much you have to [D] know.
[G] Find a girl, settle [D] down.
[C] If you want, you can [Am] marry.
Look [G] at me, [Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
[D] I [G] was once like you [D] are now.
And [C] I know that it's not [Am] easy to [G] be calm when [Em] you've found something's [Am] going on.
[D]
[G] Take your time, think [D] a lot.
[C] Think of everything [Am] you've got.
You [G] will still be [Em] here tomorrow, but your [G] dreams may [C] not.
[G] [C]
[G] How can I try to [Bm] explain?
When [C] I do, it turns [Am] away again.
[G] It's always [Em] been the same, [Am] same old story.
[D] [G] From the moment I [Bm] could talk, [C] I was hard to [Am] listen.
Now [G] there's a way, and [Em] I know that [D] I [G] have to go away.
[D] I know I [C] have [G] to go.
[C]
[G] [C]
[Em] [G] [D]
[Bm] [C] [Am]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [Am] [G]
[Em]
[D] [G]
[D] [C] [G] [C]
[A] [G] [C]
[G] It's not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down and [Am] take it slow.
[G] You're still young, that's [Em] your fault.
There's [Am] so much you have [D] to go through.
[G] Find a girl, settle [D] down.
[C] If you want, you [Am] can marry.
Look [G] at me, [Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
[D] All [G] the times that I [Bm] cried, keeping [C] all the things [Am] I knew inside.
[G] It's hard, but [Em] it's harder to [Am] ignore it.
[D]
[G] They were right, [Bm] I'd agree, but [C] it's not [Am] me.
Now [G] there's a way, and I [Em] know that I [G] have to go away.
[D] I know I [Em] have to [G] go.
Don't
[Fm] [D] forget to [G] subscribe.
[C] [G]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
It's [G] not time to make [D] a change, [C] just relax and take [Am] it easy.
You're [G] still young, [Em] that's your fault.
[Am] There's so much you have to [D] know.
[G] Find a girl, settle [D] down.
[C] If you want, you can [Am] marry.
Look [G] at me, [Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
[D] I [G] was once like you [D] are now.
And [C] I know that it's not [Am] easy to [G] be calm when [Em] you've found something's [Am] going on.
[D]
[G] Take your time, think [D] a lot.
[C] Think of everything [Am] you've got.
You [G] will still be [Em] here tomorrow, but your [G] dreams may [C] not.
[G] [C]
[G] How can I try to [Bm] explain?
When [C] I do, it turns [Am] away again.
[G] It's always [Em] been the same, [Am] same old story.
[D] [G] From the moment I [Bm] could talk, [C] I was hard to [Am] listen.
Now [G] there's a way, and [Em] I know that [D] I [G] have to go away.
[D] I know I [C] have [G] to go.
[C]
[G] [C]
[Em] [G] [D]
[Bm] [C] [Am]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [Am] [G]
[Em]
[D] [G]
[D] [C] [G] [C]
[A] [G] [C]
[G] It's not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down and [Am] take it slow.
[G] You're still young, that's [Em] your fault.
There's [Am] so much you have [D] to go through.
[G] Find a girl, settle [D] down.
[C] If you want, you [Am] can marry.
Look [G] at me, [Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
[D] All [G] the times that I [Bm] cried, keeping [C] all the things [Am] I knew inside.
[G] It's hard, but [Em] it's harder to [Am] ignore it.
[D]
[G] They were right, [Bm] I'd agree, but [C] it's not [Am] me.
Now [G] there's a way, and I [Em] know that I [G] have to go away.
[D] I know I [Em] have to [G] go.
Don't
[Fm] [D] forget to [G] subscribe.
[C] [G]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
Em
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ It's [G] not time to make [D] a change, [C] just relax and take [Am] it easy.
You're [G] still young, [Em] that's your fault.
_ [Am] There's so much you have to [D] know.
_ _ [G] Find a girl, settle [D] down.
_ [C] If you want, you can [Am] marry.
Look [G] at me, _ [Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy. _ _
[D] _ _ I [G] was once like you [D] are now.
And [C] I know that it's not [Am] easy to [G] be calm when [Em] you've found something's [Am] going on.
_ [D] _
_ _ [G] Take your time, think [D] a lot.
_ [C] Think of everything [Am] you've got.
You [G] will still be [Em] here tomorrow, but your [G] dreams may [C] not. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] How can I try to [Bm] explain?
_ When [C] I do, it turns [Am] away again.
_ [G] It's always _ [Em] been the same, [Am] same old story. _
[D] _ _ _ [G] From the moment I [Bm] could talk, _ [C] I was hard to [Am] listen.
Now [G] there's a way, and [Em] I know that [D] I [G] have to go away.
_ _ [D] I know I [C] have [G] to go.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] It's not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down and [Am] take it slow.
[G] You're still young, that's [Em] your fault.
There's [Am] so much you have [D] to go through.
_ [G] Find a girl, _ settle [D] down.
[C] If you want, you [Am] can marry.
Look [G] at me, _ [Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy. _ _
[D] _ _ All [G] the times that I [Bm] cried, keeping [C] all the things [Am] I knew inside.
[G] It's hard, but [Em] it's harder to [Am] ignore it.
[D] _
_ [G] They were right, _ [Bm] I'd agree, but [C] it's not _ [Am] me.
Now [G] there's a way, and I [Em] know that I [G] have to go away.
_ [D] I know _ I [Em] have to [G] go.
_ _ Don't _
[Fm] _ _ [D] forget to [G] subscribe.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ It's [G] not time to make [D] a change, [C] just relax and take [Am] it easy.
You're [G] still young, [Em] that's your fault.
_ [Am] There's so much you have to [D] know.
_ _ [G] Find a girl, settle [D] down.
_ [C] If you want, you can [Am] marry.
Look [G] at me, _ [Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy. _ _
[D] _ _ I [G] was once like you [D] are now.
And [C] I know that it's not [Am] easy to [G] be calm when [Em] you've found something's [Am] going on.
_ [D] _
_ _ [G] Take your time, think [D] a lot.
_ [C] Think of everything [Am] you've got.
You [G] will still be [Em] here tomorrow, but your [G] dreams may [C] not. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] How can I try to [Bm] explain?
_ When [C] I do, it turns [Am] away again.
_ [G] It's always _ [Em] been the same, [Am] same old story. _
[D] _ _ _ [G] From the moment I [Bm] could talk, _ [C] I was hard to [Am] listen.
Now [G] there's a way, and [Em] I know that [D] I [G] have to go away.
_ _ [D] I know I [C] have [G] to go.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] It's not time to make a [D] change, just [C] sit down and [Am] take it slow.
[G] You're still young, that's [Em] your fault.
There's [Am] so much you have [D] to go through.
_ [G] Find a girl, _ settle [D] down.
[C] If you want, you [Am] can marry.
Look [G] at me, _ [Em] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy. _ _
[D] _ _ All [G] the times that I [Bm] cried, keeping [C] all the things [Am] I knew inside.
[G] It's hard, but [Em] it's harder to [Am] ignore it.
[D] _
_ [G] They were right, _ [Bm] I'd agree, but [C] it's not _ [Am] me.
Now [G] there's a way, and I [Em] know that I [G] have to go away.
_ [D] I know _ I [Em] have to [G] go.
_ _ Don't _
[Fm] _ _ [D] forget to [G] subscribe.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _