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From: "Steve Frost" (stevef@orcon.co.nz)

Cat Stevens
Father & Son

4/4

Pattern:
	
            G	    D	            C  	    Am
e|-|------|-----------------------|---------0------------|
B|T|--0-1-|-3---1-0-1-3----3--0-1-|-3-----------1---0-1--|
G|A|------|-0---------2---2-------|-0---0-------0-0------|
D|B|------|-0-0-------0--0--------|-2-2---2-----2--------|
A|-|------|-2---------------------|-3---------0----------|
E|-|------|-3---------------------|----------------------|
Count:      1  +  2 + 3  +    4 +   1 + 2 + 3   +   4 +

     G	       Em		Am7	    D
e|-|-------------------p------|-0-----0--3--2--------|
B|T|--------0-1-0-----1^0-----|-1-----------3----3---|
G|A|--0---0-----0---0-----0---|-0---0-------2--2-----|
D|B|--0-0-------2-2---------0-|-2-2---------0--------|
A|-|--2---------2-------------|-0--------------------|
E|-|--3---------0-------------|----------------------|
Count:1 +   2 + 3 +   4   +     1 + 2 +  3  +  4  +


Verse1		G	       D			Chords
	Its not time to make a change
	       C	    Am7	 
	Just relax take it easy
		     G		      Em	   
	You're still young thats your fault
	           Am		     D
	There's so much you have to know

	       G	   D	     
	Find a girl settle down 
  	       C	         Am7
	if you want then you can marry
		G	Em	    Am	   D
	Look at me I am old but I'm happy

	      G		        D
	I was once like you are now  
	      C			 Am7
	And I know that it's not easy
	      G	   		Em
	To be calm when you've found 
		     Am		D
	Something going on

		      G		   D
	But take your time think a lot
		   C		   Am7
	Think of ev'rything you've got
	             G 		     Em
	For you will still be here tomorrow
		 D	    G
	But your dreams may not

   	      G	        C
Fill	e|-|--3--3-3-3--0------3---5-------|
	B|T|--0--0-0-0--1------------------|
	G|A|--0--0-0-0--0--3/5---5---------|	Repeat
	D|B|--0--0-0-0--2------------------|	  x2
	A|-|--2--2-2-2--3------------------|
	E|-|--3--3-3-3------------------7\-|

Chorus	        G	   D
	How can I try to explain
		C	    Am7
	When I do he turns away again
	     G	             Em             Am     D
	It's always been the same, same old story

	         G		D
	From the moment I could talk 
		C	  Am
	I was ordered to listen
		      G         Em
	Now there's a way and I know
	       D	 G
	That I have to go away
	  D	      C       G
	I know that I have to go

Fill	*Repeat Fill x 2*

Verse2		 G		D
	It's not time to make a change
	         C	       Am7
	Just sit down take it slowly
	             G			Em  
	You're still young that's your fault
		   Am			D
	There's so much you have to go through

       		G	   D	     
	Find a girl settle down 
  	       C	         Am7
	if you want then you can marry
		G	Em	    Am	   D
	Look at me I am old but I'm happy

		G		D
	All the times that I've cried
		C	           Am7
	Keeping all the things I knew inside
	     G		     Em	       Am	D
	It's hard but it's harder to ignore it

		     G		D
	If they were right I'd agree
	         C		    Am7
	But it's them they know not me
		      G		Em
	Now there's a way and I know
	  D	     G
	I have to go away
	  D	 C	 G
	I know I have to go

Fill	*Repeat Fill x 2*

	     

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