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This is a tab I found on UG, it's got not author so I can't say who transcribed all the chords, but I completely re-did the solo, I couldn't find a decent tab of it anywhere on the net. I also formatted so it's a bit easier to follow through with the song. The solo is going to be a bit off but it's pretty damn close. If your interested, I transcribed the solo off of a Youtube clip, only decent one I could find, here's the link to the clip, it may help :) ENJOY!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO84NFc-83k&feature=related Mattech mattattafe@hotmail.com Cat Stevens - Father and Son -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chords: G C/G Bm7 C Am7 Em D 355433 335553 224232 332010 x02013 022000 x00232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Brackets mean ghost note - don't strum but let the last strum ring through eg.(10) -Dot means don't let the note ring out eg. 5. 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----------------------------| ***(Whilst holding down C chord, move little finger off 2nd string, & use to play 'A' note * on 1st string) Verse 1

It's not t^Gime to make a ch^Dange, just re-l^Cax, take it ^Am7easy, You're still yo^Gung, that's your f^Emault, there's so m^Amuch you have to kn^Dow, Find a g^Girl, settle do^Dwn, if you w^Cant, you can m^Am7arry, Look at ^Gme, I am o^Emld, but I'm h^Am7appy ^C ^D

Verse 2

I was on^Gce like you are ^Bm7now, and I kn^Cow that it's not e^Am7asy to be ca^Glm, When you've fo^Emund something going ^Am7on, ^D but take your t^Gime, think a ^Bm7lot, Why, think of ever^Cything you've ^Am7got, for you will st^Gill be here to-mo^Emrrow, But your dre^Dams may n^Got

How can ^GI try to ex-pl^Bm7ain? When I ^Cdo , he turns a-^Am7way again! It's al^Gways been the same,^Em the same old s^Am7tory,^D From the mom^Gent I could t^Bm7alk, I was ord^Cered to li^Am7sten, Now there's a w^Gay, and I k^Emnow that I ha^Dve to ^Ggo away, I kn^Dow I h^Cave to ^Ggo

Fill - (the last G of the verse is the start of the fill) G E |-----3-----3------3---3--------3--------5----------| B |-----3-----3------3---5----------------------------|play twice. G |-----4-----4------4---5----5-------5---------------| D |-----5-----5------5---5----------------------------| A |-----5-----5------5---3----------------------------| E |-----3-----3------3---3----------------------------| Guitar Solo v v v v |--0-0-2-3-(3)--| |--1-1-3-3-(3)--| |--0-0-2-0-(0)--| |--2-2-0-0-(0)--| |--3-3-0-2-(2)--| |--0-0-0-3-(3)--| |--12--10~---8-10--10~--(10)--10--(10)--| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| h h s h s h s |--10---12--10-12.--10/3--3-5.--5/7~---3-5--5/7~----| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| s |--7/8--7.--5~--3------s---------------| |------------------5.-5/8.--7-8-7-5-3--| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------s------| |-0--1--3~---0--1--3~---0--1.--3~-3~-3/5-----| |-----------------------------------------5~-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |---------s-----------s-----h-----h-------------| |--0--2--2/4---0--2--2/4---4-5-4-2-4--2---------| |----------------------------------------5---5--| |------------------------------------------5----| |-----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-------s-----h-p--------------------| |--4.--4/7~--4-5-4--2--0-------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| Verse 5

It's not t^Gime to make a c^Dhange, just sit d^Cown, take it sl^Am7owly, ( A-way , a-way, a-way )

You're still yo^Gung, that's you're f^Emault there's so m^Amuch ( I---- ----know----

you have to ^Dgo through, Find a g^Girl,settle d^Down, if you w^Cant you can ma^Am7rry, I have to make this--- de-cision--- ---a-lone!)

Look at m^Ge , I am o^Emld, but I'm h^Am7appy ^C ^D ( No !)

Verse 5

All the ti^Gmes that I c^Bm7ried, keeping a^Cll the things I ^Am7knew inside, ( Stay , stay, stay )

It's ha^Grd, but it's ha^Emrder to ig-n^Am7ore it! ^D ( Why--- ---must--- ---you go ,and make---

If they were ri^Gght, I'd a-g^Bm7ree, but it's t^Chem, they know, not ^Am7me, ---this de-cision---- ----a-lone? )

Now there's a w^Gay, and I k^Emnow that I ha^Dve to g^Go away, I k^Dnow I h^Cave to ^Ggo

Cat Stevens - Father and son