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Father And Son

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This includes the solo/intro tab as well as the chords

Intro

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Father Part

G                       D                                      C                Am7

Its not time to make a change, just relax, take it easy

G                                                     Am                           D

Youre still young, thats your fault, theres so much you have to know

G                  D                                             Am7

Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry

G            Em          Am               G            D

Look at me, I am old, but Im happy -----------------

G                     D                         C                    Am7

I was once like you are now, and I know that its not easy

G                       Em                               Am               G          D

To be calm when youve found something going on------------------

G                      D                        C                       Am7

But take your time, think a lot, think of everything youve got

G                     Em                                 D                           G

For you will still be here tommorrow, but your dreams may not

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Son Part

G             D                      C                   Am7

How can I try to explain? When I do he turns away again

G                         Em                        Am         G         D

Its always been the same, same old story-----------------

G                       D                         C             Am7

From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen

G                               Em               D                 G

Now theres a way, and I know, that I have to go away

D         C           G

I know I have to go

Solo

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In the next section, the chords are the same, but the veses change.  For your I wrote out the chords with the new lyrics.

FATHER

G                         D                                  C                  Am7

Its not time to make a change, just sit down, take it slowly

G                          Em                     Am                               D

Youre still young, thats your fault, theres so much you have to go through

G                   D                C                       Am7

Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry

G              Em            Am            G          D

Look at me, I am old, but Im happy ---------------

SON

G                      D                  C                        Am7

All the times that Ive cried, keeping all the things I knew inside

G                  Em              Am         G        D

Its hard, but its harder to ignore it-----------------

G                D                    C                       Am7

If they were right, Id agree, but its them they know not me,

G                             Em                 D                 G

Now theres a way, and I know, that I have to go away.

D        C           G

I know I have to go