7 Chords used in the song: G, C, D, Am7, Em, Am, Bm7
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G and C
A--2-2-2-3---3--5-3- # Repeat twice
E--3-3-3----3--3----
C--2-2-2------------
G-------------------
G D
It's not time to make a change,
C Am7
Just relax, 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
Find a girl, settle down,
C Am7
If you want you can marry.
G Em Am 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 it's not easy,
G Em Am D
To be calm when you've found something going on.
G Bm7
But take your time, think a lot,
C Am7
Why, think of everything you've got.
G Em D G C
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.
# Intro
G Bm7 C Am7
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again.
G Em Am D
It's always been the same, 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
I know I have to go.
G D
It's not time to make a change,
C Am7
Just sit down, 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
Find a girl, settle down,
C Am
if you want you can marry.
G Em Am D
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.
G Bm7 C Am7
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 Bm7 C # stop Am7
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them you 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.
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About this song: Father And Son
This song describes a natural generational conflict between the anticipation of the future and the knowledge of the past. It describes a place we have been or are experiencing in our lives.