Father and Son chords

Cat Stevens 1970 (Tea for the Tillerman)

G C Csus4

G D C Am

It's not time to make a change, just relax and take it easy

G Em

You're still young that's your fault

Am D

there's so much you have to know

G D C Am

Find a girl, settle down, if you want to, you can marry

G Em Am C D

Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy

G Bm C Am

I was once like you are now, and I know that its not easy

G Em Am D

to be calm, when you've found something going on

G Bm C Am

But take your time, think a lot, why think of everything you've got

G Em D G

For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not

G C Csus4 2x

G Bm C Am

How can I try to explain? when I do he turns away again

G Em Am C D

it's always been the same, same old story

G Bm C Am
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen

G Em D G

now there's a way and I know I have to go away

D C G G C Csus4

and I know I have to go

G D C Am

It's not time to make a change, just relax and take it slowly

G Em

You're still young that's your fault

Am D

there's so much you have to go through

G D C Am

Find a girl, settle down, if you want to, you can marry

G Em Am C D

Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy

G Bm C Am

All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside

G Em Am D

It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it

G Bm C Am

If they were right, I'd agree, 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 away

D C G

I know I have to go
Intro (play 4x, fermata last measure):

G C/G

E |--3--------3--3---------|----3-------5----------|

B |--0--------0--0-h1------|-1---------------------|

G |--0--------0--0---------|----------5------------|

D |--0--------0--0-h2------|-----------------------|

A |--x--------x--x---------|-----------------------|

E |--3--------3--3---------|-----------------------|

D U D

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse 1:

It's not [G]time to make a [D]change, just re[C]lax, take it [Am7]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, you can [Am7]marry

Look at [G]me, I am [Em]old, but I'm [Am]happy [D]

Verse 2:

I was [G]once like you are [Bm7]now, and I [C]know that's it's not [Am7]easy

to be [G]calm when you've [Em]found something [Am]going on [D]

But take your [G]time, think a [Bm7]lot,

think of [C]everything you've [Am7]got

for you will [G]still be here to[Em]morrow,

but your [D]dreams may not

Intro x2, tacet last measure

Verse 3:

How can [G]I try to ex[Bm]plain,

when I [C]do he turns a[Am7]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 [Am7]listen

now there's a [G]way and I [Em]know that I [D]have to [G]go away.

I [D]know I [C]have to go

Intro x2

Instrumental Verse (follow Verse 3's structure)

Intro x2, fermata last measure

Verse 4:

It's not [G]time to make a [D]change, just re[C]lax, take it [Am7]slowly

you're still [G]young, that's your [Em]fault,

there's so [Am]much you have to [D]go through

Find a [G]girl, settle [D]down, if you [C]want, you can [Am7]marry

Look at [G]me, I am [Em]old, but I'm [Am]happy [D]

Verse 5:

All the [G]times that I've [Bm]tried keeping

[C]all the things I [Am7]knew inside

It's [G]hard but it's [Em]harder to i[Am]gnore it [D]

If they were [G]right, I'd a[Bm7]gree,

but it's [C]them they know not [Am7]me

now there's a [G]way and I [Em]know that I [D]have to [G]go away.

I [D]know I [C]have to [G hold]go