father and son 

by matthew hill

guitar 1 picking

Tuning: Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)
the timing way wrong, 
but you should be able to play along 
with the cd to get the right timing.

i would say it about 90 % right.
it may be hard to understand, but remember 
i basically done this for my self to understand,
not for you.


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-12----------12----------------------|
-----15---------15-10-12--5-8-7-5h7-3|
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----12-------------------------------|
-15----15---8-10-12----8-10-12-------|
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-12h13h15------15--15----------------|
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12-----------------------------------|
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-10h12h13-12-10------13h15h17-15-----| 
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-8-10-12-----8h10-12---12h13--10--8--|
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the timing for the solo should be right

solo

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-12-13-|-15----15--12-|-15-15--15-15-------------|-12-------12---13-12-|------
-------|--------------|----------------12--12h14-|----12h14------------|------
-------|--------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------
-------|--------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------
-------|--------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------
                                                                              

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---------------------------------0--1-|-3---0--1--3---0--1-|-3-3-3----------|-
-14--12----12---11h12p11--------------|--------------------|---------0--0-2-|-
--------14----------------14-12-------|--------------------|----------------|-
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-------------1---|------------------0-|-3--3--1--1-p-0----|
--4---0-2-4----4-|-4--2--0-----0------|--------------------|
-----------------|-----------0--------|--------------------|
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after solo for guitar 1

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from pretty much here you cant really hear guitar 1 
so i just pretty much copy what i had befor
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-----15------8--10---12--------------|     
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-12h13h15------15--15----------------|
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---15-12h13p12---------12h13p12------|
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-8-10-12-----8h10-12---12h13--10--8--|
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the end



here is the stumming in the song.
this is some one else work
guitar 2
Tuning: Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

the riff
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E |--3--3-3-0-----3---5-|
B |--0--0-0-1---1---1---|
G |--0--0-0-0-----------|
D |--0--0-0-2-----------|
A |--2--2-2-3-----------|
E |--3--3-3-------------|


riff x2  
        
G                              D       C             Am
it's not time to make a change, just relax, take it easy

             G                   Em                Am                    D
you're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to know

        G               D          C           Am
find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry

         G        Em          Am      D
look at me, i am old but i'm happy

       G               Bm          C            Am
i was once as you are now, and i know it's 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     Riff x2
for you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not

        G                 Bm        C             Am
how can i try to explain?    when i do he turns away again

       G              Em             Am
it's always been the same, same old story

D        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 that i have to go away

    D      C     G   riff x1
i know i have to go

          G                    D          C              Am
it's not time to make a change, just sit down, take it slowly

               C                  Em               Am                    D
you're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to go through

        G                 D         C            Am
find a girl, settle down,   if you want you can marry

        G         Em           Am     D
look at me, i am old, but i'm happy

         G               Bm             C                Am7
all the times that i've 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 now

           G         Em           D      G
there's a way and i know, that i have to go away

   D       C      G
i know, i have to go
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chords (EADGBE)
G  - (320003)
D  - (xx0232)
C  - (x32010)
Am - (x02210)
Em - (022000)
Bm - (x24432)
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 FATHER AND SON- Cat Stevens
Harlan L Thompson 

INTRO: G  C  riff: (E----4----6--) rpt 3 times
                   (B--2----2----)

         G              D             C                 Am7
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                Am7
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                 Bm7        C                 Am7
I was once like you are now, and I know that its not easy
      G                 Em                    Am  C  D
to be calm, when you've found something going on
              G             Bm7           C                Am7
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 riff G-C riff

CHORUS #1:
        G          Bm             C                  Am7
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          Am7
>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  riff  G-C riff
and I know I have to go

                          (away)       (away)
It's not time to make a change, just sit down and take it slowly
                  (I)               (know)               (I have)
You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have
   (to    make    this)
to go through
(decision)               (alone)
Find a girl, settle down, if you want to you can marry
         (no) 
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy

CHORUS #2:
        (stay)       (stay, stay)
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside
     (why?)      (must)                (you go and make this de-
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it
cision)                     (alone?)
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them they know, not me
Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away
I know I have to go


NOTE: Just a tidying up of previous versions.
(from Tea for the Tillerman, 1970)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) 

 #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Author/Artist: Cat Stevens
Title: Father & Son (Solo)
Transcribed by: Peter Chaput
Email: pchaput@istar.ca

I hope this helps all the people who were looking for
the solo to this great tune.

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-12-13-|-15----15--12-|-15-15--15-15-------------|-12-------12---13-12-|------|
-------|--------------|----------------12--12h14-|----12h14------------|------|
-------|--------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------|
-------|--------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------|
-------|--------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------|


--------------------------------------|--------------------|-------0---------|
---------------------------------0--1-|-3---0--1--3---0--1-|-3-3-3-----------|
-14--12----12---11h12p11--------------|--------------------|---------0--0-2--|
--------14----------------14-12-------|--------------------|-----------------|
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-----------------|--------------------|--------------------3---3--3--3-|------|
-------------1---|------------------0-|-3--3--1--1-p-0----3---3--3--3-|------|
--4---0-2-4----4-|-4--2--0-----0------|--------------------0---0--0--0-|------|
-----------------|-----------0--------|--------------------0---0--0--0-|------|
-----------------|--------------------|--------------------2---2--2--2-|------|
-----------------|--------------------|--------------------3---3--3--3-|------|


-----------3---5----3--3--3--3-|-----------3---5------------------------------|
-1------------------3--3--3--3-|-1--------------------------------------------|
-0---4-/-5---5------0--0--0--0-|-0---4-/-5---5--------------------------------|
-2------------------0--0--0--0-|-2--------------------------------------------|
-3------------------2--2--2--2-|-3--------------------------------------------|
--------------------3--3--3--3-|----------------------------------------------| 

 {t:Father and Son}
{st:Cat Stevens}

Intro
                                           *
E |-----3-----3------3---3--------3--------5----------|
B |-----3-----3------3---5----------------------------|
G |-----4-----4------4---5----5-------5---------5-----|
D |-----5-----5------5---5----------------------------|
A |-----5-----5------5---3----------------------------|
E |-----3-----3------3---3----------------------------|
        G                C/G

                      ( Whilst holding down C chord, move little finger off
                        2nd string, & use to play 'A' note * on 1st string)

Verse 1
          G               D              C           Am7
It's not time to make a change, just re-lax, take it easy,
               G                 Em                Am                D
You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to know,
        G             D           C             Am7
Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry,
        G         Em           Am7   D
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy

Verse 2
        G               Bm7          C                 Am7         G
I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy to be calm,
              Em                  Am7  D                G            Bm7
When you've found something going on,    but take your time, think a lot,
                  C             Am7                 G                Em
Why, think of everything you've got, for you will still be here to-morrow,
            D        G  C/G     G   C/G
But your dreams may not

Verse 3
        G             Bm7            C               Am7
How can I try to ex-plain?    When I do , he turns a-way again!
       G                  Em               Am7  D
It's always been the same,   the same old story,
            G            Bm7           C         Am7
From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen,
               G          Em           D     G
Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away,
    D     C      G   C/G    G    C/G
I know I have to go

Instrumental verse 4
     C/G            G         D               C           Am7
E |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |--4-5---5-7--|---7---4-5---7---4-5----|----7-----7--7---9--------------|
D |-------------|------------------------|---------------------5-----5--7-|
A |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|

      G          Em            Am        D               G        D
E |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
B |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
G |---4----------4----5-4--|--4--------------4-5--5-7--|-7--4-5---7---4-5-|
D |--------5-7-------------|------7-7-5--7-7-----------|------------------|
A |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
E |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|

       C        Am7           G         Em      D     G
E |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
B |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
G |---7---7-7---9----------|--4--------4---5-4--4----|--------4-5---5-7---|
D |---------------5----5-7-|-----5-7--------------7--|--5--5--------------|
A |------------------------|-------------------------|----5---------------|
E |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

       D       C              G     C/G               G          C/G
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G |----7-------5----5-4---|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D |-----------------------|---5-----5-5-5-5-2-0---|-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|---------------------2-|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|---3-------------------|

Verse 5
          G              D                C              Am7
It's not time to make a change, just sit down, take it slowly,
     ( A-way ,        a-way,           a-way )

               G                      Em                     Am
You're still young,    that's you're fault       there's so much
                   ( I----            ----know----

            D                   G           D            C             Am7
you have to go through, Find a girl,settle down, if you want you can marry,
 I  have to make this---    de-cision---          ---a-lone!)

         G            Em           Am7   D
Look at me ,    I am old, but I'm happy
          ( No !)

Verse 5
          G           Bm7            C               Am7
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
      ( Stay ,       stay,         stay )

       G                   Em             Am7                 D
It's hard,      but it's harder    to ig-nore it!
          ( Why---          ---must---        ---you go ,and make---

                   G           Bm7            C                   Am7
If they were     right, I'd a-gree, but it's them, they know, not me,
     ---this de-cision----            ----a-lone? )

               G          Em           D      G          D      C      G
Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go

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Chords:    G       C/G       Bm7         C        Am7       Em       D
        355433    335553    224232     332010    x02013   022000   x00232