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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5THIS SONG HAS BEEN TRANSPOSED INTO MANY KEYS AS LISTED BELOW Please e mail me with any corrections or suggestions to:- I hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ... Garry Smythe Cat Stevens Father & Son ______________________________________________________________________________ Cat Sang this in the chord of G whereas Boyzone sang it in the key of A ______________________________________________________________________________ Introduction ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD G G G C G G G C G G G C G G G C VERSE 1 G D It’s not time to make a change, C Am G Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young Em Am D That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. G D C Am Find a girl, settle down, if you want 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 Am And I know that it's not easy G Em Am D To be calm when you've found something going on, G D But take your time, think a lot, C Am Why, think of everything you've got G Em For you will still be here to - morrow Am G But your dreams may not. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD G G G C G G G C VERSE 2 G D How can I try to exp - lain, C Am 'cause when I do he turns away again, G Em C D It’s always been the same, same old story. G D C Am From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, G Em Am G Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away D C G I know, I have to go. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD G G G C G G G C (guitar solo as per verse but without the words ) G D ----------------------- C Am ------------------------------------- G Em C D -------------------------------------------------- G D C Am --------------------------------------------------- G Em Am G -------------------------------------------------- D C G ------------------------ ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD G G G C G G G C VERSE 3 G D It’s not time to make a change, C Am 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 C Am Find a girl, settle down if you want 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 Am Keeping all the things I knew inside, G Em Am D It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. G D If they were right, I’d ag - ree, C Am G But it's them you know not me now there's a way, Em Am G D C G And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Introduction ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD A A A D A A A D A A A D A A A D VERSE 1 A E It’s not time to make a change, D Bm A Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young F#m Bm E That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. A E D Bm Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. A F#m Bm E Look at me, I am old but I’m happy. A E I was once like you are now, D Bm And I know that it's not easy A F#m Bm E To be calm when you've found something going on, A E But take your time, think a lot, D Bm Why, think of everything you've got A F#m For you will still be here to - morrow Bm A But your dreams may not. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD A A A D A A A D VERSE 2 A E How can I try to exp - lain, D Bm 'cause when I do he turns away again, A F#m D E It’s always been the same, same old story. A E D Bm From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, A F#m Bm A Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away E D A I know, I have to go. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD A A A D A A A D (guitar solo as per verse but without the words ) A E ----------------------- D Bm ------------------------------------- A F#m D E -------------------------------------------------- A E D Bm --------------------------------------------------- A F#m Bm A -------------------------------------------------- E D A ------------------------ ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD A A A D A A A D VERSE 3 A E It’s not time to make a change, D Bm Just sit down, take it slowly, A F#m You’re still young, that's your fault Bm E There’s so much you have to go through. A E D Bm Find a girl, settle down if you want you can marry. A F#m Bm E Look at me I am old but I’m happy. A E All the times that I’ve cried D Bm Keeping all the things I knew inside, A F#m Bm E It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. A E If they were right, I’d ag - ree, D Bm A But it's them you know not me now there's a way, F#m Bm A E D A And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Introduction ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD C C C F C C C F C C C F C C C F VERSE 1 C G It’s not time to make a change, F Dm C Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young Am Dm G That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. C G F Dm Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. C Am Dm G Look at me, I am old but I’m happy. C G I was once like you are now, F Dm And I know that it's not easy C Am Dm G To be calm when you've found something going on, C G But take your time, think a lot, F Dm Why, think of everything you've got C Am For you will still be here to - morrow Dm C But your dreams may not. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD C C C F C C C F VERSE 2 C G How can I try to exp - lain, F Dm 'cause when I do he turns away again, C Am F G It’s always been the same, same old story. C G F Dm From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, C Am Dm C Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away G F C I know, I have to go. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD C C C F C C C F (guitar solo as per verse but without the words ) C G ----------------------- F Dm ------------------------------------- C Am F G -------------------------------------------------- C G F Dm --------------------------------------------------- C Am Dm C -------------------------------------------------- G F C ------------------------ ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD C C C F C C C F VERSE 3 C G It’s not time to make a change, F Dm Just sit down, take it slowly, C Am You’re still young, that's your fault Dm G There’s so much you have to go through. C G F Dm Find a girl, settle down if you want you can marry. C Am Dm G Look at me I am old but I’m happy. C G All the times that I’ve cried F Dm Keeping all the things I knew inside, C Am Dm G It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. C G If they were right, I’d ag - ree, F Dm C But it's them you know not me now there's a way, Am Dm C G F C And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Introduction ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD D D D G D D D G D D D G D D D G VERSE 1 D A It’s not time to make a change, G Em D Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young Bm Em A That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. D A G Em Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. D Bm Em A Look at me, I am old but I’m happy. D A I was once like you are now, G Em And I know that it's not easy D Bm Em A To be calm when you've found something going on, D A But take your time, think a lot, G Em Why, think of everything you've got D Bm For you will still be here to - morrow Em D But your dreams may not. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD D D D G D D D G VERSE 2 D A How can I try to exp - lain, G Em 'cause when I do he turns away again, D Bm G A It’s always been the same, same old story. D A G Em From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, D Bm Em D Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away A G D I know, I have to go. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD D D D G D D D G (guitar solo as per verse but without the words ) D A ----------------------- G Em ------------------------------------- D Bm G A -------------------------------------------------- D A G Em --------------------------------------------------- D Bm Em D -------------------------------------------------- A G D ------------------------ ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD D D D G D D D G VERSE 3 D A It’s not time to make a change, G Em Just sit down, take it slowly, D Bm You’re still young, that's your fault Em A There’s so much you have to go through. D A G Em Find a girl, settle down if you want you can marry. D Bm Em A Look at me I am old but I’m happy. D A All the times that I’ve cried G Em Keeping all the things I knew inside, D Bm Em A It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. D A If they were right, I’d ag - ree, G Em D But it's them you know not me now there's a way, Bm Em D A G D And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Introduction ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD E E E A E E E A E E E A E E E A VERSE 1 E B It’s not time to make a change, A F#m E Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young C#m F#m B That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. E B A F#m Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. E C#m F#m B Look at me, I am old but I’m happy. E B I was once like you are now, A F#m And I know that it's not easy E C#m F#m B To be calm when you've found something going on, E B But take your time, think a lot, A F#m Why, think of everything you've got E C#m For you will still be here to - morrow F#m E But your dreams may not. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD E E E A E E E A VERSE 2 E B How can I try to exp - lain, A F#m 'cause when I do he turns away again, E C#m A B It’s always been the same, same old story. E B A F#m From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, E C#m F#m E Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away B A E I know, I have to go. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD E E E A E E E A (guitar solo as per verse but without the words ) E B ----------------------- A F#m ------------------------------------- E C#m A B -------------------------------------------------- E B A F#m --------------------------------------------------- E C#m F#m E -------------------------------------------------- B A E ------------------------ ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD E E E A E E E A VERSE 3 E B It’s not time to make a change, A F#m Just sit down, take it slowly, E C#m You’re still young, that's your fault F#m B There’s so much you have to go through. E B A F#m Find a girl, settle down if you want you can marry. E C#m F#m B Look at me I am old but I’m happy. E B All the times that I’ve cried A F#m Keeping all the things I knew inside, E C#m F#m B It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. E B If they were right, I’d ag - ree, A F#m E But it's them you know not me now there's a way, C#m F#m E B A E And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Introduction ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD F F F Bb F F F Bb F F F Bb F F F Bb VERSE 1 F C It’s not time to make a change, Bb Gm F Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young Dm Gm C That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. F C Bb Gm Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. F Dm Gm C Look at me, I am old but I’m happy. F C I was once like you are now, Bb Gm And I know that it's not easy F Dm Gm C To be calm when you've found something going on, F C But take your time, think a lot, Bb Gm Why, think of everything you've got F Dm For you will still be here to - morrow Gm F But your dreams may not. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD F F F Bb F F F Bb VERSE 2 F C How can I try to exp - lain, Bb Gm 'cause when I do he turns away again, F Dm Bb C It’s always been the same, same old story. F C Bb Gm From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, F Dm Gm F Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away C Bb F I know, I have to go. ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD F F F Bb F F F Bb (guitar solo as per verse but without the words ) F C ----------------------- Bb Gm ------------------------------------- F Dm Bb C -------------------------------------------------- F C Bb Gm --------------------------------------------------- F Dm Gm F -------------------------------------------------- C Bb F ------------------------ ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD F F F Bb F F F Bb VERSE 3 F C It’s not time to make a change, Bb Gm Just sit down, take it slowly, F Dm You’re still young, that's your fault Gm C There’s so much you have to go through. F C Bb Gm Find a girl, settle down if you want you can marry. F Dm Gm C Look at me I am old but I’m happy. F C All the times that I’ve cried Bb Gm Keeping all the things I knew inside, F Dm Gm C It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. F C If they were right, I’d ag - ree, Bb Gm F But it's them you know not me now there's a way, Dm Gm F C Bb F And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx