Father and Son – Cat Stevens Song Chord/Tab and Lyric

G:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|
D:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|
A:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|
E:—-|—A3—|—A3—|—-|—-|—-|

It's not time to make a change, just relax and take it easy
You're still young that's your fault there's so much you have to know
Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy

G:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|
D:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|
A:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|
E:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|

I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy
to be calm, when you've found something going on
But take your time, think a lot, why think of everything you've got
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not

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:—-|—-|—-|—-|
D:—-|—-|—-|—-|
A:—-|—-|—3~~~~~|
E:—-|—-|–3-|—-|

How can I try to explain? when I do he turns away again
it's always been the same, same old story

From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen
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

G:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|
D:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|0—|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|0—|—-|
A:—-|2—|3—|0—|—-|—-|0—|—-|—-|2—|3—|0—|—-|—-|—-|—-|
E:3—|—-|—-|—-|3—|0—|—-|—-|3—|—-|—-|—-|3—|0—|–3-|3—|

G:—-|–|—-|—-|—-|—-|
D:0—|–|—-|—-|—-|—-|
A:—-|3-|—-|—-|—3~~~~~|
E:—-|–|3—|—-|–3-|—-|

[INSTRUMENTAL]

G:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|
D:—-|0—|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|0—|—-|0—|—-|—-|—-|—-|0—|—-|
A:—-|—-|3—|0—|—-|—-|0—|—-|—-|—-|3—|0—|—-|—-|—-|—-|
E:3—|—-|—-|—-|3—|0—|—-|—-|3—|—-|—-|—-|3—|0—|–3~~~~~~|

G:—-|–|—-|—-|—-|—-|
D:0—|–|—-|—-|—-|—-|
A:—-|3-|—-|—-|—3~~~~~|
E:—-|–|3—|—-|–3-|—-|

It's not time to make a change, just sit down and take it slowly
(away) (away) (away)
You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to go through
(I) (know) (I have to make this…)
Find a girl, settle down, if you want to you can marry
(…decision) (alone)
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy
(no)

G:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|
D:—-|0—|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|0—|—-|0—|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|0—|
A:—-|—-|3—|0—|—-|—-|0—|—-|—-|—-|3—|0—|—-|—-|0—|—-|
E:3—|—-|—-|—-|3—|0—|—-|—-|3—|—-|—-|—-|3—|0—|—-|—-|

All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside
(stay) (stay) (stay)
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it
(why) (must) (you go and make this…)
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them they know, not me
(…decision) (alone)
Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away I know I have to go

G:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|
D:—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|0—|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|0—|—-|
A:—-|2—|3—|0—|—-|—-|0—|—-|—-|2—|3—|0—|—-|—-|—-|—-|
E:3—|—-|—-|—-|3—|0—|—-|—-|3—|—-|—-|—-|3—|0—|–3~~~~~~|

G:—-|—-|—-|
D:0—|—-|—-|
A:—-|3—|—-|
E:—-|–3~~~~~~|

Tabbed by Michael Oxner
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Original March 15, 2011