From: guy@harlqn.co.uk (Guy Snape)
Subject: Re: Cat Stevens Request
Organization: Harlequin Limited, Cambridge, England
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 11:25:37 GMT

Father & Son by Cat Stevens.

This is off the top of my head, so please excuse mistakes.

The "son" part is sung an octave higher than the "father" part.
Try playing an F# bass note, 2nd fret 6th string (use your thumb!) on
the D chords.  There may be some slight differences in the chords for
the other verses, I can't remember exactly - they're all pretty simple
anyway.  

The intro is G then C (G bass)

There is a counterpoint sung over the last (son) verse, which I
couldn't figure out the words to.  If anyone has them I'd be very
interested.  Please post!

Father:
          G               D            Em            C
It's not time to make a change, just relax, take it easy
               G                 Em                Am7                Dsus4-D
You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to go through,
        G            D            Em            C
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.
       G                 D          Em                 C
I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy
       G                 Em                   Am7   Dsus4-D 
To be calm, once you've found something goin' on.
               G             D                Em             C
But take your time, think a lot, think of everything you've got 
              G            Em                  D         G    (intro again...)
For you may still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.


Son:


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

It's always been the same, same old story.

If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them they know not me,

Now there's a way and I know

That I have to go away.  I know I have to go.


Father:

It's not time to make a change, just relax take it slowly,

You're still young, that's your fault,

There's so much you have to go through

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

Look at me - I am old but I'm happy.


Son:

All the times that I have cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,

It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it.

From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen,

Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away,

I know I have to go.

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