Father And Son Cat Stevens

(G) (G)(C) (c-note on B-string, g on high E, c on B, a on high E)
(G) (G)(C) (c-g-c-a) (G) (G)(C) (c-g-c-a) (G) (G)(C)(hold)
It's not (G)time to make a (Bm)change,
Just re(C)lax, take it (Am)easy
You're still (G)young, that's your (Em)fault
There's so (Am)much you have to (D)know
Find a (G)girl, settle (D)down,
If you (C)want to, you can (Am)marry.
Look at (G)me, I am (Em)old,
But I'm (Am)happy. (D)

I was (G)once like you are (D)now,
And I (C)know that its not (Am)easy
To be (G)calm, when you've (Em)found
Something going (Am)on. (D)
But take your (G)time, think a (D)lot,
Why think of (C)everything you've (Am)got,
For you will (G)still be here to(Em)morrow,
But your (D)dreams may (G)not. (G)(C) (c-g-c-a) (G) (C)(G) (c-g-c-a) (hold)

How can (G)I try to ex(Bm)plain?
When I (C)do, he turns a(Am)way again.
It's (G)always been the (Em)same,
Same old (Am)story. (D)
From the (G)moment I could (Bm)talk
I was (C)ordered to (Am)listen,
Now there's a (G)way and I (Em)know
That I (D)have to go a(G)way,
I (D)(hold)know I (C)(hold)have to (G)go. (G)(C) (c-g-c-a) (G) (C)(G) (c-g-c-a) (hold)
- Instrumental verse same as son verse above -

It's not (G)time to make a (D)change, A(G)way, a(D)way,
Just (C)sit down, take it (Am)slowly, A(C)way. (Am)
You're still (G)young, that's your (Em)fault, (G) I (Em) know
There's so (Am)much you have to go (D)through. (Am) I have to (D)make
Find a (G)girl, settle (D)down, This de(G)cision (D)
I you (C)want to, you can (Am)marry. A(C)lone. (Am)
Look at (G)me, I am (Em)old, (G) No…
But I'm (Am)happy. (D)

All the (G)times that I (Bm)cried, (G)Stay, (Bm)stay,
Keeping (C)all the things I (Am)knew inside. (C)Stay. (Am)
It's (G)hard, but it's (Em)harder (G) Why (Em) must
To ig(Am)nore it. (D) (Am) You go and (D)make
If they were (G)right, I'd a(Bm)gree, This de(G)cision (Bm)
But it's (C)them, you know, not (Am)me. A(C)lone?
Now there's a (G)way, and I (Em)know
That I (D)have to (C)go a(G)way,
I (D)(hold)know I (C)(hold)have to (G)go.

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Charlie Woodward

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