{t:Father and Son}
{st:Cat Stevens}

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----------------------------|
        G                C/G

                      ( Whilst holding down C chord, move little finger off
                        2nd string, & use to play 'A' note * on 1st string)

Verse 1
          G               D              C           Am7
It's not time to make a change, just re-lax, take it easy,
               G                 Em                Am                D
You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to know,
        G             D           C             Am7
Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry,
        G         Em           Am7   D
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy

Verse 2
        G               Bm7          C                 Am7         G
I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy to be calm,
              Em                  Am7  D                G            Bm7
When you've found something going on,    but take your time, think a lot,
                  C             Am7                 G                Em
Why, think of everything you've got, for you will still be here to-morrow,
            D        G  C/G     G   C/G
But your dreams may not

Verse 3
        G             Bm7            C               Am7
How can I try to ex-plain?    When I do , he turns a-way again!
       G                  Em               Am7  D
It's always been the same,   the 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   C/G    G    C/G
I know I have to go

Instrumental verse 4
     C/G            G         D               C           Am7
E |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |--4-5---5-7--|---7---4-5---7---4-5----|----7-----7--7---9--------------|
D |-------------|------------------------|---------------------5-----5--7-|
A |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|

      G          Em            Am        D               G        D
E |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
B |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
G |---4----------4----5-4--|--4--------------4-5--5-7--|-7--4-5---7---4-5-|
D |--------5-7-------------|------7-7-5--7-7-----------|------------------|
A |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
E |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|

       C        Am7           G         Em      D     G
E |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
B |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
G |---7---7-7---9----------|--4--------4---5-4--4----|--------4-5---5-7---|
D |---------------5----5-7-|-----5-7--------------7--|--5--5--------------|
A |------------------------|-------------------------|----5---------------|
E |------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

       D       C              G     C/G               G          C/G
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G |----7-------5----5-4---|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D |-----------------------|---5-----5-5-5-5-2-0---|-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|---------------------2-|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|---3-------------------|

Verse 5
          G              D                C              Am7
It's not time to make a change, just sit down, take it slowly,
     ( A-way ,        a-way,           a-way )

               G                      Em                     Am
You're still young,    that's you're fault       there's so much
                   ( I----            ----know----

            D                   G           D            C             Am7
you have to go through, Find a girl,settle down, if you want you can marry,
 I  have to make this---    de-cision---          ---a-lone!)

         G            Em           Am7   D
Look at me ,    I am old, but I'm happy
          ( No !)

Verse 5
          G           Bm7            C               Am7
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
      ( Stay ,       stay,         stay )

       G                   Em             Am7                 D
It's hard,      but it's harder    to ig-nore it!
          ( Why---          ---must---        ---you go ,and make---

                   G           Bm7            C                   Am7
If they were     right, I'd a-gree, but it's them, they know, not me,
     ---this de-cision----            ----a-lone? )

               G          Em           D      G          D      C      G
Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away, I know I have to go

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Chords:    G       C/G       Bm7         C        Am7       Em       D
        355433    335553    224232     332010    x02013   022000   x00232

First Cut Is The Deepest Chords by Cat Stevens, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com

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Cat Stevens - The First Cut Is The Deepest

this is the original version of the cover by rod stuart, aswell as my first tab.

It uses the Chords G, D and C but uses varients on the 1st verse and the link, I have 
them G*, D* and C*.

G*=xxx787
D*=xxx775
C*=xxx553
G=320033
D=xx0232
C=x32010


Intro

G*  D*  C*  D*  G*  D*  
 D*

Verse 1
             G*        D*         C*   D*
I would have given you all of my heart
            G*            C*          D*   C*
but there's someone who's torn it a - part
          G*           D*            C*
and she's taken almost all that I've got
     D*              G*               D*    C*
but if you want, I'll try to love a - gain
D*         G*             C*          D     D
baby I'll try to love a - gain but I know


Chorus

G            D          C
   The first cut is the deepest,
D       G
baby I know
     D                C     D
The first cut is the deepest
               G              D          C       D
'cause when it comes to being lucky she's cursed
         G              C        D     C
when it comes to lovin' me she's worst
            G                 D           C
but when it comes to being in love she's first
       D
that's how I know
G            D           C
   The first cut is the deepest,
D       G
baby I know
          D           C     D   D
The first cut is the deepest

Verse 2

        G         D     C   D
I still want you by my side
        G               C               D      C
just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
          G               D     C
cause I'm sure gonna give you a try
     D                G               D     C
and if you want, I'll try to love a - gain
D           G           C            D    D
baby, I'll try to love again, but I know


Chorus


Link

G*  D*  C*   D*
        Ba - by I know


Chorus

fade out