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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5{t:Father and Son} {st:Cat Stevens} [Intro] * E|-----3-----3------3---3--------3--------5----------| B|-----3-----3------3---5----------------------------| G|-----4-----4------4---5----5-------5---------5-----| D|-----5-----5------5---5----------------------------| A|-----5-----5------5---3----------------------------| E|-----3-----3------3---3----------------------------| G C/G ( Whilst holding down C chord, move little finger off 2nd string, & use to play 'A' note * on 1st string) [Verse 1] G D C Am7 It's not time to make a change, just re-lax, take it easy, G Em Am D You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to know, G D C Am7 Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry, G Em Am7 D Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy [Verse 2] G Bm7 C Am7 G I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy to be calm, Em Am7 D G Bm7 When you've found something going on, but take your time, think a lot, C 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 C Am7 How can I try to ex-plain? When I do , he turns a-way again! G Em Am7 D It's always been the same, the same old story, G Bm7 C 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 [Instrumental verse 4] C/G G D C Am7 E|-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--4-5---5-7--|---7---4-5---7---4-5----|----7-----7--7---9--------------| D|-------------|------------------------|---------------------5-----5--7-| A|-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| G Em Am D G D E|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| B|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| G|---4----------4----5-4--|--4--------------4-5--5-7--|-7--4-5---7---4-5-| D|--------5-7-------------|------7-7-5--7-7-----------|------------------| A|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| E|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| C Am7 G Em D G E|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| B|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| G|---7---7-7---9----------|--4--------4---5-4--4----|--------4-5---5-7---| D|---------------5----5-7-|-----5-7--------------7--|--5--5--------------| A|------------------------|-------------------------|----5---------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| D C G C/G G C/G E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| G|----7-------5----5-4---|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|---5-----5-5-5-5-2-0---|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|---------------------2-|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---3-------------------| [Verse 5] G D C Am7 It's not time to make a change, just sit down, take it slowly, ( A-way , a-way, a-way ) G Em Am You're still young, that's you're fault there's so much ( I---- ----know---- D G D C Am7 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!) G Em Am7 D Look at me , I am old, but I'm happy ( No !) [Verse 6] G Bm7 C Am7 All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside, ( Stay , stay, stay ) G Em Am7 D It's hard, but it's harder to ig-nore it! ( Why--- ---must--- ---you go ,and make--- G Bm7 C Am7 If they were right, I'd a-gree, but it's them, they know, not me, ---this de-cision---- ----a-lone? ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Chords: G C/G Bm7 C Am7 Em D 355433 335553 224232 332010 x02013 022000 x00232