Chords for Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Father and Son (Live, 1971)
Tempo:
139.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [Am]
[G] [C] [A]
[G] [C]
Oh, it's not [G] time to make [F#m] a change.
[C] Just relax and take it [Am] easy.
You're [G] still young, [Em] that's your fault.
There's [E] so much [A] you have to know.
Find a [G] girl and settle [D] down.
If you [C] want, you [Am] can marry.
Look [G] at me.
[E] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
[D]
[Em] Oh, I was [G] once like you [D] are now.
[C] And I know that it's not [Am] easy [G] to be calm when [Em] you've found [Am] something going on.
[D] But take [G] your time.
Think [D] a lot.
Why, think of [Gm] everything [Am] you've got.
For you [G] will still be here [Em] tomorrow, but your [G] dreams may not.
[C] [G]
How can I try to [D] explain?
Because [Am] when our duty turns away again, [C#] [G] it's always been the [Em] same.
Same [Am] old story.
[D] From [G] the moment I [D] could talk, [C] I was ordered to [Am] listen.
Now there's a [G] way.
And [Em] I know that [G] I have to go away.
[D] I know [C] I [G] have to go.
[C]
[G] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[C] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[Em] [A] Oh, [Am] [D]
[G] it's not time to [D] make a change.
Just [C] sit down, take it [Am]
slowly.
You're [G] still young, that's [Em] your fault.
There's so [Am] much you have [D] to go through.
[Am] Find a [G] girl.
[D] Settle down.
If [C] you want, you [Am] can marry.
We [G] look at me, I am [Em] old but [Am] I'm happy.
[D] All [G] the times that [Bm] I've cried,
[C] keeping all the things I [Am] knew inside.
[G] It's hard, but it's [Em]
harder to [Am] ignore it.
[D]
If they were [G] right, [Bm] I'd agree,
but [Em] it's them they know, not me.
Now [G] there's a way, [Em] and I know that [G] I have to go away.
I [D] know [C] I have [G] to [N]
go away.
[G] [C] [Am]
[G] [C] [A]
[G] [C]
Oh, it's not [G] time to make [F#m] a change.
[C] Just relax and take it [Am] easy.
You're [G] still young, [Em] that's your fault.
There's [E] so much [A] you have to know.
Find a [G] girl and settle [D] down.
If you [C] want, you [Am] can marry.
Look [G] at me.
[E] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
[D]
[Em] Oh, I was [G] once like you [D] are now.
[C] And I know that it's not [Am] easy [G] to be calm when [Em] you've found [Am] something going on.
[D] But take [G] your time.
Think [D] a lot.
Why, think of [Gm] everything [Am] you've got.
For you [G] will still be here [Em] tomorrow, but your [G] dreams may not.
[C] [G]
How can I try to [D] explain?
Because [Am] when our duty turns away again, [C#] [G] it's always been the [Em] same.
Same [Am] old story.
[D] From [G] the moment I [D] could talk, [C] I was ordered to [Am] listen.
Now there's a [G] way.
And [Em] I know that [G] I have to go away.
[D] I know [C] I [G] have to go.
[C]
[G] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[C] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[Em] [A] Oh, [Am] [D]
[G] it's not time to [D] make a change.
Just [C] sit down, take it [Am]
slowly.
You're [G] still young, that's [Em] your fault.
There's so [Am] much you have [D] to go through.
[Am] Find a [G] girl.
[D] Settle down.
If [C] you want, you [Am] can marry.
We [G] look at me, I am [Em] old but [Am] I'm happy.
[D] All [G] the times that [Bm] I've cried,
[C] keeping all the things I [Am] knew inside.
[G] It's hard, but it's [Em]
harder to [Am] ignore it.
[D]
If they were [G] right, [Bm] I'd agree,
but [Em] it's them they know, not me.
Now [G] there's a way, [Em] and I know that [G] I have to go away.
I [D] know [C] I have [G] to [N]
go away.
Key:
G
D
Am
C
Em
G
D
Am
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Oh, it's not [G] time to make [F#m] a change.
_ [C] Just relax and take it [Am] easy.
_ You're [G] still young, [Em] that's your fault.
There's [E] so much [A] you have to know.
_ Find a [G] girl _ and settle [D] down.
_ If you [C] want, you [Am] can marry.
Look [G] at me.
_ [E] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
_ _ [D] _
_ [Em] Oh, I was [G] once like you [D] are now.
_ [C] And I know that it's not [Am] easy [G] to be calm when [Em] you've found [Am] something going on. _
[D] _ But take [G] your time.
Think [D] a lot.
Why, think of [Gm] everything [Am] you've got.
For you [G] will still be here [Em] tomorrow, _ but your [G] dreams may not.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ How can I try to [D] explain?
Because [Am] when our duty turns away again, [C#] [G] it's always been the [Em] same.
Same [Am] old story.
_ [D] _ From [G] the moment I [D] could talk, _ [C] I was ordered to [Am] listen.
Now there's a [G] way.
And [Em] I know that [G] I have to go away.
_ [D] I know _ [C] I [G] have to go.
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[C] Whoa, whoa, whoa. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] Oh, _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] it's not time to [D] make a change.
Just [C] sit down, take it [Am]
slowly.
You're [G] still young, that's [Em] your fault.
There's so [Am] much you have [D] to go through.
[Am] Find a [G] girl.
_ [D] Settle down.
If [C] you want, you [Am] can marry.
We [G] look at me, _ I am [Em] old but [Am] I'm happy. _ _
[D] _ All [G] the times that [Bm] I've cried,
_ [C] keeping all the things I [Am] knew inside.
[G] It's hard, but it's [Em]
harder to [Am] ignore it.
_ [D] _
If they were [G] right, [Bm] I'd agree,
but [Em] it's them they know, not me.
Now [G] there's a way, _ [Em] and I know that [G] I have to go away. _
I [D] know _ _ [C] I have [G] to _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
go away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Oh, it's not [G] time to make [F#m] a change.
_ [C] Just relax and take it [Am] easy.
_ You're [G] still young, [Em] that's your fault.
There's [E] so much [A] you have to know.
_ Find a [G] girl _ and settle [D] down.
_ If you [C] want, you [Am] can marry.
Look [G] at me.
_ [E] I am old, but [Am] I'm happy.
_ _ [D] _
_ [Em] Oh, I was [G] once like you [D] are now.
_ [C] And I know that it's not [Am] easy [G] to be calm when [Em] you've found [Am] something going on. _
[D] _ But take [G] your time.
Think [D] a lot.
Why, think of [Gm] everything [Am] you've got.
For you [G] will still be here [Em] tomorrow, _ but your [G] dreams may not.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ How can I try to [D] explain?
Because [Am] when our duty turns away again, [C#] [G] it's always been the [Em] same.
Same [Am] old story.
_ [D] _ From [G] the moment I [D] could talk, _ [C] I was ordered to [Am] listen.
Now there's a [G] way.
And [Em] I know that [G] I have to go away.
_ [D] I know _ [C] I [G] have to go.
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[C] Whoa, whoa, whoa. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] Oh, _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] it's not time to [D] make a change.
Just [C] sit down, take it [Am]
slowly.
You're [G] still young, that's [Em] your fault.
There's so [Am] much you have [D] to go through.
[Am] Find a [G] girl.
_ [D] Settle down.
If [C] you want, you [Am] can marry.
We [G] look at me, _ I am [Em] old but [Am] I'm happy. _ _
[D] _ All [G] the times that [Bm] I've cried,
_ [C] keeping all the things I [Am] knew inside.
[G] It's hard, but it's [Em]
harder to [Am] ignore it.
_ [D] _
If they were [G] right, [Bm] I'd agree,
but [Em] it's them they know, not me.
Now [G] there's a way, _ [Em] and I know that [G] I have to go away. _
I [D] know _ _ [C] I have [G] to _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
go away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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