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Father and Son (v1) (G Major)
Artist: Cat Stevens    Genre: Folk    Tempo: Slowly    Roman Numerals: I, ii, ii7, iii, iii7, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ICDb   
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G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
Am7
(A,C,E,G)
- A E G C E
Bm
(B,D,F♯)
F♯ B F♯ B D F♯
Bm7
(B,D,F♯,A)
F♯ A D A B F♯
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E


Verse 1 (by Father)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] It's not time to make a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] change, just		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] relax and take it		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] easy
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] You're still		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] young that's your		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] fault
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] there's so		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] much you have to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] know
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Find a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] girl, settle		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] down, if you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] want, you can mar-		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] ry
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] Look at		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me, I am		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] old, but I'm		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] happy		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I was		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] once like you are		 [Bm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] now, and I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] know that its not eas		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] y
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] to be		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] calm, when you've		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] found something going		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] on		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But take your		 time, think a [Bm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] lot, why think		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] of everything you'		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] ve got
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] For you will		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] still be here to-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] morrow, but your		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dreams may		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] not

Verse 2 (by Son)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] How can I try to ex-		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] plain?  when I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] do he turns away a-		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] gain
it's [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] always been the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] same, same old		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] story		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] From the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] moment I could		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] talk I was		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ordered to		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] listen
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] now there's a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way and I		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] know that I		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] have to go a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way
I [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] know I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] have to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go

Instrumental

Verse 3 (by Father)
It's not [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] time to make a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] change, just		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sit down and take it slow-		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] ly
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] You're still		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] young, that's your		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] fault
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] there's so		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] much you have		 to go [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] through
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Find a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] girl, settle		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] down, if you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] want you can mar-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] ry
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Look at		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me, I am		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] old, but I'm		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] happy		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 4 (by Son)
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] All the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] times that I've		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] cried, keeping		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] all the things I		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] knew inside
It's [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hard, but it's		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] harder to ig-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] nore it		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] If they were		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] right, I'd a-		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] gree, but it's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] them they know, not		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] me
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] Now there's a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way, and I		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] know that I		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] have go a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way
I [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] know I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] have to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go
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