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   This file is the author's own work & represents their own
  interpretation of the song.  You may only use this file
        for private study, scholarship, or research.
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Date: 29th December 2003     To: Majicat        From: Eduardo Carvalho 
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           Cat Stevens - Father & Son guitar tab 
                  
                                           
Intro
                                           
E |--3----3-----3--3-------3------5---|
B |--0----0-----0--1----1------1------|
G |--0----0-----0--0------------------|
D |--0----0-----0--2------------------|
A |--x----x-----x--x------------------|
E |--3----3-----3--3------------------|
     G            C/G
                    
  
         G                   D(1)    D(2)  C              Am7
It's not time to make a change  just re-   lax  take it easy
         C   G                 Em               Am                   D
You're still young that's your fault there's so much you have to know.
       G               D(1)   D(2)     C         Am7
Find a girl settle down    if you  want  you can marry
        G        Em             Am  Am7  Am7(1)  D
Look at me I am old  but I'm happy.


      G                    Bm7      Cadd9              Am7     C   G
I was once like you are now   and I know that it's not easy to be  calm
              Em                  Am    Am7  Am7(1) D               G               
When you've found something going on.                 But take your time think 
     Bm7             Cadd9              Am7              G               Em
a lot   Why think of everything  you've got for you will still be here tomorrow
          D         G   C/G    G   C/G
But your dreams may not

 
        G           Bm7                 Cadd9           Am7
How can I try to ex-plain 'cause when I do   he turns a-way again!
C     G              Em                 Am     Am7 Am7(1) D
It's always been the same  the same old story.
         G                   Bm7      Cadd9       Am7
>From the moment I could talk    I was ordered to  listen
              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


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Instrumental (Cat Stevens`part): 

G   D(1) D(2)  Cadd9  Am7  Cadd9  Am7  C  G  Em  Am Am7 Am7(1) D  Dsus2  D
G   D(1) D(2)  C    C(1) Cadd9 C Cadd9 C  G  Em  D  G  D   C   G  C/G  G  C/G
 

Please note: Here, In the Cadd9, in order to make the sequences easier, youŽll have
to place the fingers like that: 
 
---|---|-x-|-
-1-|---|-4-|-
---|---|---|-  ---> this is the Cadd9
---|-2-|---|- 
---|---|-3-|-
---|---|---|-

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          G                  D(1)    D(2)  Cadd9         Am7
It's not time to make a change, just sit   down  take it slowly, 
    
        C     G                   Em               Am
You're still young  that's you're fault there's so much you have 
                   
      D               G               D(1)   D(2)     C        Am7
to go through. Find a girl settle down    if you  want you can marry
 
        G        Em            Am    Am7  Am7(1)  D
Look at me  I am old but I'm happy.
          


        G               Bm7            Cadd9            Am7
All the times that IŽve cried  keeping all the things I knew inside 
      
C     G             Em            Am       Am7   Am7(1)   D
It's hard  but it's harder  to ig-nore it!
          
              G          Bm7             Cadd9              Am7
If they were  right I'd agree  but it's  them they know not me
     
               G         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      C(1)   Cadd9     Am          
        3x0003  3x2013    x2x232   x32010  x32013  03203x  x02210       

          Am7    Am7(1)    Em      D      D(1)    D(2)   Dsus2       
        x02010   x02013  022000  x00232  2x4232  x04232  x00230    
      
   
      

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