{t:Father and Son}
{st:Cat Stevens}
Intro
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( Whilst holding down chord, move little finger off
2nd string, & use to play 'A' note * on 1st string)
Verse 1
It's not time to make a change, just re-lax, take it easy,
You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to know,
Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry,
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy
Verse 2
I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy to be calm,
When you've found something going on, but take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you've got, for you will still be here to-morrow,
But your dreams may not
Verse 3
How can I try to ex-plain? When I do , he turns a-way again!
It's always been the same, the same old story,
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
Instrumental verse 4
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Verse 5
It's not time to make a change, just sit down, take it slowly,
( -way , a-way, a-way )
You're still young, that's you're fault there's so much
( I---- ----know----
you have to go through, Find a girl,settle down, if you want you can marry,
I have to make this--- de-cision--- ---a-lone!)
Look at me , I am old, but I'm happy
( No !)
Verse 5
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
( Stay , stay, stay )
It's hard, but it's harder to ig-nore it!
( Why--- ---must--- ---you go ,and make---
If they were right, I'd a-gree, but it's them, they know, not me,
---this de-cision---- ----a-lone? )
Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go
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Chords:
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