Father and Son

00962.0100 Father and Son
John Haefner Lyrics
Written By Cat Stevens

It’s not [C] time to make a [G] change, just re-[F]-lax, take it [Dm7] easy – you’re still [C] young, that’s your [Am] fault, – there’s so [Dm] much you have to [G] know.
Find a [C] girl, settle [G] down, if you [F] want, you can [Dm7] marry – Look at [C] me, I am [Am] old, but I’m [Dm] happy. [G]

I was [C] once like you are [Em7] now, and I [F] know that’s it’s not [Dm7] easy – to be [C] calm when you’ve [Am] found something [Dm] going on. [G]
But take your [C] time, think a [Em7] lot, – think of [F] everything you’ve [Dm7] got – for you will [C] still be here to[Am] morrow, – but your [G] dreams may not.

How can [C] I try to ex-[Em]-plain, – when I [F] do he turns a-[Dm7]-way again – It’s [C] always been the [Am] same, same old [Dm] story. [G]
From the [C] moment I could [Em] talk, I was [F] ordered to [Dm7] listen – now there’s a [C] way and I [Am] know that I [G] have to [C] go away. – I [G] know I [F] have to go.

[C G F Dm7 – C Am Dm G ] – REPEAT PROGRESSION

It’s not [C] time to make a [G] change, just sit [F] down, take it [Dm7] slowly – you’re still [C] young, that’s your [Am] fault, – there’s so [Dm] much you have to [G] go through.
Find a [C] girl, settle [G] down, if you [F] want, you can [Dm7] marry – Look at [C] me, I am [Am] old, but I’m [Dm] happy. [G]

All the [C] times that I’ve [Em] tried keeping [F] all the things I [Dm7] knew inside.  It’s [C] hard but it’s [Am] harder to i-[Dm]-gnore it. [G]
If they were [C] right, I’d a-[Em7]-gree,  but it’s [F] them they know not [Dm7] me, now there’s a [C] way and I [Am] know that I [G] have to [C] go away.  

I [G] know I [F] have to [G hold] go.