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Date: 24/02/2000         From: DJ          E-mail:dave.illingworth@nevisuk.net
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                        MATTHEW & SON  by Cat Stevens
Intro 

E |--12---11----------12----11-|------------12----11-----------|
B |----------12----------------|--12------------------12-------|
G |-------------11-11----------|-----11--11---------------11---|
D |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
  (Bsus4)(B)        (Bsus4)(B)             (Bsus4)(B)


E |--10---9----------10----9---|------------10----9------------|
B |----------10----------------|--10------------------10-------|
G |-------------9-9------------|-----9---9----------------9----|
D |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
  (Asus4)(A)       (Asus4)(A)             (Asus4)(A)


Verse 1
Em                                        D           Em
    Up at 8:00, you can't be late for Matthew & son, he won't wait

   (*Brass Riff)
E |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D |----5---7-9---9---7---------|---5---------------------------|
A |--7-------------------------|-----7---4-7-----5------7------|
E |----------------------------|---------------7---------------|
   
Em                                          D             Em       (Brass Riff) 
Watch them run down to platform one,for the 8:30 train to Matthew,& son


Chorus
  Bsus4    B       Bsus4         B             Bsus4   B       Asus4 A  Asus4 A
Matthew & son, the work's never done, there's always something new,
Asus4 A     Bsus4         B        Bsus4         B          Bsus4  B   Asus4  A
       The files in your head, you take them to bed, you're never ever through,
Asus4 A  Asus4 A                     E         A        B        E    A   B   E
                 And they've been working all day, all day, all day


Verse 2
Em   D    Em  D
             There's a five minute break, and that's all you take,
       D                        Em           (Brass Riff)
For a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake


Chorus

 
Verse 3

Em   D Em   D  

Em                   Em           A            A   Em
   He's got people who've been working for Fif-ty years ,
                 Em    A                 A   Em
No one asks for more money, 'cause nobod-y dares, 
                      Em    A                     A     Em    A    Em    D
Even though they're pretty low, and their rent's in a-rrears  


Verse 4

     Mat-thew & son,
E |--12---11-----------12----11-|------------12----11-----------|
B |----------12-----------------|--12------------------12-------|
G |-------------11--11----------|-----11--11---------------11---|
D |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
  (Bsus4)(B)        (Bsus4)(B)             (Bsus4)(B)

     Mat-thew & son,
E |--10---9-------------10----9---|------------10----9------------|
B |----------10-------------------|--10------------------10-------|
G |--------------9---9------------|-----9---9----------------9----|
D |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  (Asus4)(A)       (Asus4)(A)             (Asus4)(A)

  
Verse 4(again)

Coda
       A           E          A        B        E    A     B  E    Em  D   Em D 
And they've been working all day, all day, all day

Intro
   

Verse 4 (repeats)


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Verse chords:           Em       D 
(Muffle strings       07xxxx   55xxxx
with palm of hand)

Verse 3 chords:         Em       A        D
                      022000   xo222o   xx0232

 
Chorus chords:   Bsus4       B        Asus4      A         E
                 223342    223332    x02230    x02220    022100