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Date: 25/9/2002
To: Majicat From: DJ
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Father & son by Cat Stevens (1970)
Intro
G C/G G C/G
E |--3---3---3---3------3----5----|--3---3---3---3-----3---5-----|
B |--0---0---0--h1----1-----------|--0---0---0--h1---1-----------|
G |--0---0---0---0---------5------|--0---0---0---0-------5-------|
D |--0---0---0--h2----------------|--0---0---0--h2---------------|
A |--2---2---2--------------------|--2---2---2-------------------|
E |--3---3---3----------------10\-|--3---3---3---------------10\-|
G C/G G C/G
E |--3---3---3---3------3----5----|--3---3---3---3---------------|
B |--0---0---0--h1----1-----------|--0---0---0--h1---------------|
G |--0---0---0---0---------5------|--0---0---0---0---------------|
D |--0---0---0--h2----------------|--0---0---0--h2---------------|
A |--2---2---2--------------------|--2---2---2-------------------|
E |--3---3---3----------------10\-|--3---3---3-------------------|
Verse 1
G D(1) Cadd9 Am
It's not time to make a change, just re-lax, take it easy,
Am7 G/B Em Am Am7 D
You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to know,
D2 G D(1) Cadd9 Am
Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry,
Am7 G Em Am Am7 D
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy
Verse 2
D2 G Bm7 Cadd9 Am Am7 G
I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy to be calm,
Em Am Am7 D D2 G Bm7
When you've found something going on, but take your time, think a lot,
Cadd9 Am Am7 G Em
Why, think of everything you've got, for you will still be here to-morrow,
D G C/G G C/G
But your dreams may not
Verse 3
G Bm7 Cadd9 Am
How can I try to ex-plain? When I do , he turns a-way again!
Am7 G/B Em Am Am7 D
It's always been the same, the same old story,
D2 G Bm7 Cadd9 Am
From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen,
Am7 G Em D G
Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away,
D C G C/G G C/G
I know I have to go
Instrumental verse 4
D2 G D Cadd9 Am7
E |---------------|-------*12---10------|---10---10----12--10------------|
B |---------------|---------------------|--------------------------10----|
G |--7-7---5-p4---|----*12--------------|----------------------12--------|
D |---------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|
A |---------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|
(*Harmonics)
G/B Em Am D D4 D D2 D G D
E |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
B |--12-----10--12--13--12-|-10--8-p5-h8--7--5---------|------------------|
G |-----12-----------------|--------------------7--5---|-7--4-h5--7--4-h5-|
D |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
A |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
E |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
C Am7 G Em D G
E |----------------------|------------------------ -|---------------------|
B |----------------------|------------------------- |---------------------|
G |---7---7---9----------|--4--------4---5-p4--4----|---------------4-h5--|
D |-------------5----5-7-|-----5-h7--------------7--|--5-----5------------|
A |----------------------|--------------------------|-----5---------------|
E |----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
D C G C/G G C/G
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G |---/7------5----5--p4--|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D |-----------------------|---5-----5-5-5-5\2-0---|-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|---------------------2-|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|---3-------------------|
Verse 5
G D(1) Cadd9 Am
It's not time to make a change, just sit down, take it slowly,
( A-way , a-way, a-way )
Am7 G/B Em Am
You're still young, that's you're fault there's so much
( I---- ----know----
Am7 D D2 G D(1) Cadd9 Am
you have to go through, Find a girl, settle down,if you want you can marry,
I have to make this--- de-cision--- ---a-lone!)
Am7 G/B Em Am Am7 D
Look at me , I am old, but I'm happy
( No !)
Verse 5
D2 G Bm7 Cadd9 Am
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
( Stay , stay, stay )
Am7 G/B Em Am Am7 D
It's hard, but it's harder to ig-nore it!
( Why--- ---must--- ---you go ,and make---
D2 G Bm7 Cadd9 Am
If they were right, I'd a-gree, but it's them, they know, not me,
---this de-cision---- ----a-lone? )
Am7 G/B Em D G D C G
Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go
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Chords: G C/G Bm7 C Am7 Em D(1)
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D2 D4 Cadd9 G/B D Am
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