Cat Stevens is the former stage name of Steven Demetre Georgiou (born in London on 21 July 1948). He is a British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, humanitarian and education philanthropist. In December 1977, Stevens converted to Islam and adopted the name Yusuf Islam the following year. He began releasing music as Yusuf in 2006.
Stevens' albums Tea for the Tillerman (1970) and Teaser and the Firecat (1971) were both certified triple platinum in the US by the RIAA.
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THIS SONG HAS BEEN TRANSPOSED INTO MANY KEYS AS LISTED BELOW Please e mail me with any corrections or suggestions to:- [email protected] I hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ... Garry Smythe
Cat Stevens Father & Son ______________________________________________________________________________
Cat Sang this in the chord of G whereas Boyzone sang it in the key of A ______________________________________________________________________________
Introduction
ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD
GGGC GGGC GGGC GGGC
VERSE 1 GD It’s not time to make a change, CAmG Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young EmAmD That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. GDCAm Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. GEmAmD Look at me, I am old but I’m happy. GD I was once like you are now, CAm And I know that it's not easy GEmAmD To be calm when you've found something going on, GD But take your time, think a lot, CAm Why, think of everything you've got GEm For you will still be here to - morrow AmG But your dreams may not.
ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD
GGGC GGGC
VERSE 2
GD How can I try to exp - lain, CAm 'cause when I do he turns away again, GEmCD It’s always been the same, same old story. GDCAm From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, GEmAmG Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away DCG I know, I have to go.
GD It’s not time to make a change, CAm Just sit down, take it slowly, GEm You’re still young, that's your fault AmD There’s so much you have to go through. GDCAm Find a girl, settle down if you want you can marry. GEmAmD Look at me I am old but I’m happy. GD All the times that I’ve cried CAm Keeping all the things I knew inside, GEmAmD It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. GD If they were right, I’d ag - ree, CAmG But it's them you know not me now there's a way, EmAmGDCG And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go.
VERSE 1 AE It’s not time to make a change, DBmA Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young F#mBmE That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. AEDBm Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. AF#mBmE Look at me, I am old but I’m happy. AE I was once like you are now, DBm And I know that it's not easy AF#mBmE To be calm when you've found something going on, AE But take your time, think a lot, DBm Why, think of everything you've got AF#m For you will still be here to - morrow BmA But your dreams may not.
ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD
AAAD AAAD
VERSE 2
AE How can I try to exp - lain, DBm 'cause when I do he turns away again, AF#mDE It’s always been the same, same old story. AEDBm From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, AF#mBmA Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away EDA I know, I have to go.
AE It’s not time to make a change, DBm Just sit down, take it slowly, AF#m You’re still young, that's your fault BmE There’s so much you have to go through. AEDBm Find a girl, settle down if you want you can marry. AF#mBmE Look at me I am old but I’m happy. AE All the times that I’ve cried DBm Keeping all the things I knew inside, AF#mBmE It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. AE If they were right, I’d ag - ree, DBmA But it's them you know not me now there's a way, F#mBmAEDA And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go.
VERSE 1 CG It’s not time to make a change, FDmC Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young AmDmG That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. CGFDm Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. CAmDmG Look at me, I am old but I’m happy. CG I was once like you are now, FDm And I know that it's not easy CAmDmG To be calm when you've found something going on, CG But take your time, think a lot, FDm Why, think of everything you've got CAm For you will still be here to - morrow DmC But your dreams may not.
ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD
CCCF CCCF
VERSE 2
CG How can I try to exp - lain, FDm 'cause when I do he turns away again, CAmFG It’s always been the same, same old story. CGFDm From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, CAmDmC Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away GFC I know, I have to go.
CG It’s not time to make a change, FDm Just sit down, take it slowly, CAm You’re still young, that's your fault DmG There’s so much you have to go through. CGFDm Find a girl, settle down if you want you can marry. CAmDmG Look at me I am old but I’m happy. CG All the times that I’ve cried FDm Keeping all the things I knew inside, CAmDmG It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. CG If they were right, I’d ag - ree, FDmC But it's them you know not me now there's a way, AmDmCGFC And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go.
VERSE 1 DA It’s not time to make a change, GEmD Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young BmEmA That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. DAGEm Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. DBmEmA Look at me, I am old but I’m happy. DA I was once like you are now, GEm And I know that it's not easy DBmEmA To be calm when you've found something going on, DA But take your time, think a lot, GEm Why, think of everything you've got DBm For you will still be here to - morrow EmD But your dreams may not.
ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD
DDDG DDDG
VERSE 2
DA How can I try to exp - lain, GEm 'cause when I do he turns away again, DBmGA It’s always been the same, same old story. DAGEm From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, DBmEmD Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away AGD I know, I have to go.
DA It’s not time to make a change, GEm Just sit down, take it slowly, DBm You’re still young, that's your fault EmA There’s so much you have to go through. DAGEm Find a girl, settle down if you want you can marry. DBmEmA Look at me I am old but I’m happy. DA All the times that I’ve cried GEm Keeping all the things I knew inside, DBmEmA It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. DA If they were right, I’d ag - ree, GEmD But it's them you know not me now there's a way, BmEmDAGD And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go.
VERSE 1 EB It’s not time to make a change, AF#mE Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young C#mF#mB That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. EBAF#m Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. EC#mF#mB Look at me, I am old but I’m happy. EB I was once like you are now, AF#m And I know that it's not easy EC#mF#mB To be calm when you've found something going on, EB But take your time, think a lot, AF#m Why, think of everything you've got EC#m For you will still be here to - morrow F#mE But your dreams may not.
ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD
EEEA EEEA
VERSE 2
EB How can I try to exp - lain, AF#m 'cause when I do he turns away again, EC#mAB It’s always been the same, same old story. EBAF#m From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, EC#mF#mE Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away BAE I know, I have to go.
EB It’s not time to make a change, AF#m Just sit down, take it slowly, EC#m You’re still young, that's your fault F#mB There’s so much you have to go through. EBAF#m Find a girl, settle down if you want you can marry. EC#mF#mB Look at me I am old but I’m happy. EB All the times that I’ve cried AF#m Keeping all the things I knew inside, EC#mF#mB It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. EB If they were right, I’d ag - ree, AF#mE But it's them you know not me now there's a way, C#mF#mEBAE And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go.
VERSE 1 FC It’s not time to make a change, BbGmF Just relax, take it easy, you’re still young DmGmC That’s your fault, there's so much you have to know. FCBbGm Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. FDmGmC Look at me, I am old but I’m happy. FC I was once like you are now, BbGm And I know that it's not easy FDmGmC To be calm when you've found something going on, FC But take your time, think a lot, BbGm Why, think of everything you've got FDm For you will still be here to - morrow GmF But your dreams may not.
ONE STRUM OF EACH CHORD
FFFBb FFFBb
VERSE 2
FC How can I try to exp - lain, BbGm 'cause when I do he turns away again, FDmBbC It’s always been the same, same old story. FCBbGm From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen, FDmGmF Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away CBbF I know, I have to go.
FC It’s not time to make a change, BbGm Just sit down, take it slowly, FDm You’re still young, that's your fault GmC There’s so much you have to go through. FCBbGm Find a girl, settle down if you want you can marry. FDmGmC Look at me I am old but I’m happy. FC All the times that I’ve cried BbGm Keeping all the things I knew inside, FDmGmC It’s hard, but it's harder to ig - nore it. FC If they were right, I’d ag - ree, BbGmF But it's them you know not me now there's a way, DmGmFCBbF And I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go.