Father and Son chords

by Cat Stevens

Song Key: G Major

Key Signature: 1 sharp (F#)

Time Signature: 4/4, 3/4, 5/4 (♩)

Tempo: 64 bpm (Larghetto)

Vocal Range: D4 - E5


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Intermediate (chords are fairly easy but the timing is a little tricky).

Chords: G, C/G, Am, Am7, Bm, C, Cadd9, D Em

Extras: Sheet Music Intro (helps visualize timing with 16th notes), and the inclusion of time signature changes throughout the song.

Chord Chart Legend
G Major Am Am7 Bm Em C/B Major C Major Cadd9 D Major
G Major Am Am7 Bm Em C/B Major C Major Cadd9 D Major

Father and Son

Father & Son Sheet Music Intro

Intro:4/4 
Beats:      1  &  &  &  2  &  &  &   3  &  &  &  4  &  &  &
Chords: ||: G              C/G                             :|| x4 
Notes:                               C  G     C  A  (It's not) 
   
            G                     D         C            Am7
1. It's not time to make a change,  just re-lax, take it ea-sy
                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, set-tle down, if you want, you can mar - ry
           G        Em         | Am  -   D  |
   Look at me, I am old, but I'm hap-py

         G                 D          C                  Am7
2. I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not ea-sy
         G                Em                   | Am  -  D  |
   To be calm when you've found some-thing going on
                 G                D          C                   Am7
   But take your time, think a lot, think of ev-'ry-thing you've got
               5⁄4                                           4⁄4
                G                Em                D        | G  C/G - - | G  C/G - - |
   For you will still be here to-mor-row, but your dreams may not                 (How can) 

           G           Bm            Cadd9           Am7
3. How can I try to ex-plain, when I do   he turns a-way a-gain
        G                Em           | Am  -  D  |
   It's al-ways been the same, same old sto-ry
            G               Bm          Cadd9       Am7
   From the mo-ment I could talk, I was or-dered to lis-ten
                 G         Em          D            G
   Now there's a way and I know that I have to go a-way
     3⁄4              4⁄4
   |  D  /  C       | G  C/G  - -  |  G  C/G  - -  |
   I know I have to  go

Instr: | G  -  Bm  | Cadd9  -  Am7  | G  -  Em  | Am  -  D    |
       | G  -  Bm  | Cadd9  -  Am7  | G  -  Em  | D  G   /  / | 
        3⁄4         4⁄4
       | D  /  C  | G  C/G  - -  |  G  C/G  - -  |

            G                     D          C              Am7
4. It's not time to make a change,  just sit down, take it slow-ly
                G                  Em                Am                  D  
   You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to go through
          G             D            C             Am7
   Find a girl, set-tle down, if you want, you can mar-ry
           G        Em         | Am  -   D  |
   Look at me, I am old, but I'm hap-py

           G            D               C                Am7
5. All the times that I cried, keep-ing all the things I knew in-side
        G              Em          | Am  -  D  |
   It's hard, but it's hard-er to ig-nore it
                G            D              C                  Am7
   If they were right, I'd a-gree, but it's them they know not me
                 G         Em          D            G
   Now there's a way and I know that I have to go a-way
     3⁄4            
   |  D  /   C    |   G   
   I  know I have to  go...
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