Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – Father And Son (Guitar Tab)

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song: Father and Son interpret: Cat Stevens setting: Standart album: Tea for the Tillerman

    C#   D#m    F#   G#m   G#m7   B    Bbm7
e|--4--|--6--|--2--|--4--|--4--|--2--|--1--|
B|--6--|--7--|--2--|--4--|--4--|--4--|--2--|
G|--6--|--8--|--3--|--4--|--4--|--4--|--1--|
D|--6--|--8--|--4--|--6--|--4--|--4--|--3--|
A|--4--|--6--|--4--|--6--|--6--|--2--|--1--|
E|--4--|--6--|--2--|--4--|--4--|--x--|--x--|

[Intro]
e|--2----2--2-------2---4-| (3x)  e|--2----2--2---|
B|--2----2--2p4-----------|       B|--2----2--2p4-|
G|--3----3--3p4---4---4---|       G|--3----3--3p4-|
D|--4----4--4-4-----------|       D|--4----4--4-4-|
A|--4----4--4-------------|       A|--4----4--4---|
E|--2----2--2-------------|       E|--2----2--2---|

[Verse 1] F# C# B G#m7 It's not time to make a change, just re-lax, take it easy, F# D#m G#m C# You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to know, F# C# B G#m7 Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry, F# D#m G#m7 C# Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy [Verse 2] F# Bbm7 B G#m7 F# I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy to be calm, D#m G#m7 C# F# Bbm7 When you've found something going on, but take your time, think a lot, B G#m7 F# D#m Why, think of everything you've got, for you will still be here to-morrow, B But your dreams may not

e|--2----2--2-------2---4-| (2x)
B|--2----2--2p4-----------|
G|--3----3--3p4---4---4---|
D|--4----4--4-4-----------|
A|--4----4--4-------------|
E|--2----2--2-------------|

[Verse 3] F# Bbm7 B G#m7 How can I try to ex-plain? When I do , he turns a-way again! F# D#m G#m7 C# It's always been the same, the same old story, F# Bbm7 B G#m7 From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen, F# D#m C# B F# Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away, C# B I know I have to go

e|--2----2--2-------2---4-| (2x)
B|--2----2--2p4-----------|
G|--3----3--3p4---4---4---|
D|--4----4--4-4-----------|
A|--4----4--4-------------|
E|--2----2--2-------------|

[Solo]
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-4-6---3-4-6---3-4-6--6-6-6---8-------3------3--4-3-3---------|
D|----------------------------------4-4-6----4-6----------6-6-4-6-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-4-6---3-4-6---3-4-6--6-6-6---8-------3------3--4-3-3---------|
D|----------------------------------4-4-6----4-6----------6-4---4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------4---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-3-6--3-4-3---|
D|------------4-|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

e|--2----2--2---|  (2x)
B|--2----2--2p4-|
G|--3----3--3p4-|
D|--4----4--4-4-|
A|--4----4--4---|
E|--2----2--2---|

[Verse 4] F# C# B G#m7 It's not time to make a change, just sit down, take it slowly, F# D#m G#m You're still young, that's you're fault there's so much C# F# C# B G#m7 you have to go through, Find a girl,settle down, if you want you can marry, F# D#m G#m7 C# Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy [Verse 5] F# Bbm7 B G#m7 All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside, F# D#m G#m7 C# It's hard, but it's harder to ig-nore it! F# Bbm7 B G#m7 If they were right, I'd a-gree, but it's them, they know, not me, F# D#m C# B F# C# B F# Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go ************************************ | x Dead note | p Pull-off ************************************