Father and Son: Cat Stevens                                                                # 015 - 1

 

              G                      Bm                 C                  Am

It’s not time to make a change  Just relax, take it slowly

                    G                            Em                         Am                         D      

You’re still young, that’s your fault   There’s so much you have to know

           G                Bm                 C                     Am

Find a girl, settle down   If you want you can marry

             G            Em                D 

Look at me, I am old But I’m happy

          G                           Bm             C                            Am

I was once like you are now  And I know that it’s not easy

           G                            Em                                     D

To be calm when you’ve found Something going on

                        G                 Bm                 C                            Am

But take your time, think a lot Think of everything you’ve got

                      G                 Em

For you will still be here tomorrow

                 D                  G

But your dreams may not

        G                  Bm                     C                  Am      

How can I try to explain  When I do he turns away again

       G                         Em                       D

It’s always been the same, same old story

                 G                        Bm            C          Am          

From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen

                         G               Em                D           C    G

Now, there’s a way, and I know  But I have to go away

D             C           G

I know, I have to go

         G                            Bm                 C                  Am

It’s not time to make a change  Just relax, take it easy

                    G                             Em                   

You’re still young, that’s your fault

                    Am                               D

There’s so much you have to go through

           G                Bm                C                    Am

Find a girl, settle down If you want you can marry

              G            Em                D 

Look at me, I am old  But I’m happy

            G                 Bm                    C                     Am

All the times that I cried Keeping all the things I knew inside

     G                     Em            D           

It’s hard, but it’s harder to ignore it

                     G             Bm                  C                               Am                       

If they were right, I’d agree But it’s them they know, not me

                          G               Em              D          C   G   

Now, there’s a way, and I know But I have to go away

D           C            G

I know, I have to go