How to Play Father and Son on Ukulele?

Cat Stevens - Father and Son can be played in the key of A using the A, Asus4, Em, D, Bm, F#m chords. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open. For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open. For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2. For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Father and Son with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Cat Stevens - Father and Son Ukulele Chords

Chord reference A, Asus4, Em, D, Bm, F#m

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]

It’s not [A]time to make a [Em]change just re[D]lax take it [Bm]easy You’re still [A]young that’s your [F#m]fault There’s so [Bm]much you have to [E7]know Find a [A]girl settle [Em]down if you [D]want you can [Bm]marry Look at [A]me I am [F#m]old but I’m [Bm]happy [E7]

I was [A]once like you are [Em]now And I [D]know that it’s not [Bm7]easy To be [A]calm when you’ve [F#m]found something going [Bm]on [E7] But take your [A]time think a [Em]lot Why think of [D]everything you’ve [Bm7]got For you will [A]still be here to[F#m]morrow But your [D]dreams may [A]not [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]

How can [A]I try to ex[Em]plain When I [D]do he turns a[Bm7]way again It’s [A]always been the [F#m]same same old [Bm]story [E7] From the [A]moment I could [Em]talk I was [D]ordered to [Bm7]listen now There’s a [A]way and I [F#m]know that I [D]have to go a[A]way I [E7]know I [D]have to [A]go [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]

It’s not [A]time to make a [Em]change Just sit [Dmaj7]down take it [Bm7]slowly You’re still [A]young that’s your [F#m]fault There’s so [Bm]much you have to go [E7]through Find a [A]girl settle [Em]down if you [D]want you can [Bm7]marry Look at [A]me I am [F#m]old but I’m [Bm]happy [E7]

All the [A]times that I [Em]cried Keeping [D]all the things I [Bm7]knew inside It’s [A]hard but it’s [F#m]harder to ig[Bm]nore it [E7] If they were [A]right I’d a[Em]gree But it’s [D]them they know not [Bm7]me now There’s a [A]way and I [F#m]know That I [D]have to go a[A]way I [E7]know I [D]have to [A]go

Artist Cat Stevens

Album Mona Bone Jakon

Genres Folk, Pop

Year 1970

Key A

Cat Stevens - Father and Son can be played in the key of A using the A, Asus4, Em, D, Bm, F#m chords.

For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.
For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Father and Son with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.