Father And Son Uke tab by Cat Stevens

6 Chords used in the song: G, D, C, Am7, Em, Am

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Artist: 
Year:  1970
Difficulty: 
2.83
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Key: G, EmChords
Intro : 
G G D D G G D D
G G D D G G D D


G G D D
It's not time to make a change,
C C Am7 Am7
Just relax, take it easy.
G G Em Em
You're still young, that's your fault,
Am Am D D
Theres so much you have to know.
G G D D
Find a girl, settle down,
C C Am7 Am7
If you want you can marry.
G G Em Em
Look at me, I am old,
Am Am D D
but I'm happy.



G G D D
I was once like you are now,
C C Am7 Am7
and I know that it's not easy,
G G Em Em
To be calm when you've found
Am Am D D
something going on.
G G D D
But take your time, think a lot,
C C Am7 Am7
Why, think of everything you've got.
G G Em Em
For you will still be here tomorrow,
Am Am D D
but your dreams may not.



G G D D G G D D



G G D D
How can I try to explain,
C C Am7 Am7
when I do he turns away again.
G G Em Em
It's always been the same,
Am Am D D
same old story.
G G D D
From the moment I could talk
C C Am7 Am7
I was ordered to listen.
G G Em Em
Now there's a way and I know
Am Am D D
that I have to go away.
G G D D
I know I have to go.

G G D D G G D D

G G D D C C Am7 Am7 G G Em Em Am Am D D
G G D D C C Am7 Am7 G G Em Em Am Am D D

G G D D G G D D


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


G G D D
All the times that I cried,
C C Am7 Am7
keeping all the things I knew inside,
G G Em Em
It's hard, but it's harder
Am Am D D
to ignore it.
G G D D
If they were right, I'd agree,
C C Am7 Am7
but it's them you know not me.
G G Em Em
Now there's a way and I know
Am Am D D
that I have to go away.
G G D D
I know I have to go.

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Could you add the strum patterns to the songs?
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Sometimes a complete Lyric would be better :P.
But nice Tab! (:
13 Oct 2010
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Nice one
21 Nov 2009
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About this song: Father And Son

This song describes a natural generational conflict between the anticipation of the future and the knowledge of the past. It describes a place we have been or are experiencing in our lives.

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