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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with 'The Miss 2' Strumming Pattern)
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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Father And Son Chords And Strumming, Cat Stevens
Chords:
Django G Chord
Django D Chord
Django C Chord
Django A Chord
Django Em Chord
Django Bm Chord: x20233
Open G6 Chord: 3x2033
Key: G Major
Tempo: 136 bpm
Strumming:
"The Bouncer*":
|D D U D (m) |
"The Miss 2":
|D (m) D D U |
"The Bouncer 2:4":
|D D U |
"1 Strum":
|D |
Intro -
||G - -G6- |- - - - ||x4
( Bouncer* / Rest ) x4
||3 333 | ||
||3 333 | ||
||0 000 | ||
||0 000h2 | ||
||x xxx | ||
||3 333 | ||x4
Verse 1 (Father) -
||G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |A - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - || x3
( Miss 2 ) x24
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |A - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |D - |
( Miss 2 ) x6 (Bouncer2:4)
It's not (G)time to make a (D)change,
Just re(C)lax, take it (A)easy
You're still (G)young, that's your (Em)fault,
There's so (A)much you have to (D)know
Find a (G)girl, settle (D)down,
If you (C)want you can (A)marry
Look at (G)me, I am (Em)old, but I'm (A)happy (D)
I was (G)once like you are (D)now, and I (C)know that it's not (A)easy,
To be (G)calm when you've (Em)found something (A)going on (D)
But take your (G)time, think a (D)lot,
Why, think of (C)everything you've (A)got
For you will (G)still be here to(Em)morrow, but your (D)dreams may not
Intro
||G - -G6- |- - - - ||x2
( Bouncer* / Rest ) x2
||3 333 | ||
||3 333 | ||
||0 000 | ||
||0 000h2 | ||
||x xxx | ||
||3 333 | ||x2
Verse 2 (Son) -
|G - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |A - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x8
|G - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |A - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |D - |G - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x6 (Bouncer2:4/Miss2)
|G - |D - - - |C - |
(Bouncer2:4/Miss 2/Bouncer2:4)
How can (G)I try to ex(Bm)plain, when I (C)do he turns a(A)way again
It's (G)always been the (Em)same, same old (A)story (D)
From the (G)moment I could (Bm)talk I was (C)ordered to (A)listen
Now there's a (G)way and I (Em)know that I (D)have to (G)go away
I (D)know I (C)have to go
Intro
||G - -G6- |- - - - ||x2
( Bouncer* / Rest ) x2
||3 333 | ||
||3 333 | ||
||0 000 | ||
||0 000h2 | ||
||x xxx | ||
||3 333 | ||x2
Instrumental -
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |A - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x8
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |A - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |D - |G - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x6 (Bouncer2:4/Miss2)
|G - |D - - - |C - |
(Bouncer2:4/Miss 2/Bouncer2:4)
Intro x 2
||G - -G6- |- - - - ||x2
( Bouncer* / Rest ) x2
||3 333 | ||
||3 333 | ||
||0 000 | ||
||0 000h2 | ||
||x xxx | ||
||3 333 | ||x2
Verse 3 (Father) -
||G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |A - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - || x2
( Miss 2 ) x16
It's not (G)time to make a (D)change,
Just sit (C)down, take it (A)slowly
You're still (G)young, that's your (Em)fault,
There's so (A)much you have to (D)go through
Find a (G)girl, settle (D)down,
If you (C)want you can (A)marry
Look at (G)me, I am (Em)old, but I'm (A)happy (D)
Verse 4 (Son) -
|G - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |A - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x8
|G - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |A - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |D - |G - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x6 (Bouncer2:4/Miss2)
|G - |D - - - |C - |
(Bouncer2:4/Miss 2/Bouncer2:4)
All the (G)times that I (Bm)cried, keeping (C)all the things I (A)knew inside,
It's (G)hard, but it's (Em)harder to ig(A)nore it (D)
If they were (G)right, I'd a(Bm)gree, but it's (C)them you know not (A)me
Now there's a (G)way and I (Em)know that I (D)have to go away
I (D)know I (C)have to (G)go
Final Chord Strum: G
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Orange Pick Level
Father And Son Chords And Strumming, Cat Stevens
Chords:
Open G Chord
Open D Chord
Open C Chord
Open Am Chord
Open Em Chord
Open Bm7 Chord: x20230
Open G6 Chord: 3x2033
Key: G Major
Tempo: 136 bpm
Strumming:
"The Bouncer*":
|D D U D (m) |
"The Miss 2":
|D (m) D D U |
"The Bouncer 2:4":
|D D U |
"1 Strum":
|D |
Intro -
||G - -G6- |- - - - ||x4
( Bouncer* / Picking ) x4
||3 333 | 3 5||
||3 333 | 1 ||
||0 000 | 5 ||
||0 000h2 | ||
||x xxx | ||
||3 333 | ||x4
(miss out last time)
Verse 1 (Father) -
||G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |Am - - - |D - - - || x3
( Miss 2 ) x24
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |D - |
( Miss 2 ) x6 (Bouncer2:4)
It's not (G)time to make a (D)change,
Just re(C)lax, take it (Am)easy
You're still (G)young, that's your (Em)fault,
There's so (Am)much you have to (D)know
Find a (G)girl, settle (D)down,
If you (C)want you can (Am)marry
Look at (G)me, I am (Em)old, but I'm (A)happy (D)
I was (G)once like you are (D)now, and I (C)know that it's not (Am)easy,
To be (G)calm when you've (Em)found something (Am)going on (D)
But take your (G)time, think a (D)lot,
Why, think of (C)everything you've (Am)got
For you will (G)still be here to(Em)morrow, but your (D)dreams may not
Intro
||G - -G6- |- - - - ||x2
( Bouncer* / Picking ) x2
||3 333 | 3 5||
||3 333 | 1 ||
||0 000 | 5 ||
||0 000h2 | ||
||x xxx | ||
||3 333 | ||x2
Verse 2 (Son) -
|G - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |Am- - - |D - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x8
|G - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |D - |G - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x6 (Bouncer2:4/Miss2)
|G - |D - - - |C - |
(Bouncer2:4/Miss 2/Bouncer2:4)
How can (G)I try to ex(Bm7)plain, when I (C)do he turns a(Am)way again
It's (G)always been the (Em)same, same old (Am)story (D)
From the (G)moment I could (Bm7)talk I was (C)ordered to (Am)listen
Now there's a (G)way and I (Em)know that I (D)have to (G)go away
I (D)know I (C)have to go
Intro
||G - -G6- |- - - - ||x2
( Bouncer* / Picking ) x2
||3 333 | 3 5||
||3 333 | 1 ||
||0 000 | 5 ||
||0 000h2 | ||
||x xxx | ||
||3 333 | ||x2
Instrumental -
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |Am - - - |D - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x8
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |D - |G - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x6 (Bouncer2:4/Miss2)
|G - |D - - - |C - |
(Bouncer2:4/Miss 2/Bouncer2:4)
Intro
||G - -G6- |- - - - ||x2
( Bouncer* / Picking ) x2
||3 333 | 3 5||
||3 333 | 1 ||
||0 000 | 5 ||
||0 000h2 | ||
||x xxx | ||
||3 333 | ||x2
Verse 3 (Father) -
||G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |Am - - - |D - - - || x2
( Miss 2 ) x16
It's not (G)time to make a (D)change,
Just sit (C)down, take it (Am)slowly
You're still (G)young, that's your (Em)fault,
There's so (Am)much you have to (D)go through
Find a (G)girl, settle (D)down,
If you (C)want you can (Am)marry
Look at (G)me, I am (Em)old, but I'm (Am)happy (D)
Verse 4 (Son) -
|G - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |Am - - - |D - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x8
|G - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |D - |G - - - |
( Miss 2 ) x6 (Bouncer2:4/Miss2)
|G - |D - - - |C - |
(Bouncer2:4/Miss 2/Bouncer2:4)
All the (G)times that I (Bm7)cried, keeping (C)all the things I (Am)knew inside,
It's (G)hard, but it's (Em)harder to ig(Am)nore it (D)
If they were (G)right, I'd a(Bm7)gree, but it's (C)them you know not (Am)me
Now there's a (G)way and I (Em)know that I (D)have to go away
I (D)know I (C)have to (G)go
Final Chord Strum: G
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