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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 (022000@1)                                      D (xx0232@1)         Em (022000@1)   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 (022000@1)                                        D (xx0232@1)           Em (022000@1)     (Brass Riff) 
Watch them run down to platform one,for the 8:30 train to Matthew,& son


Chorus
  Bsus4 (x24452@1)  B (x2444x@1)     Bsus4 (x24452@1)       B (x2444x@1)           Bsus4 (x24452@1) B (x2444x@1)     Asus4A  Asus4A
Matthew & son, the work's never done, there's always something new,
Asus4A     Bsus4 (x24452@1)       B (x2444x@1)      Bsus4 (x24452@1)       B (x2444x@1)        Bsus4 (x24452@1)B (x2444x@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)      The files in your head, you take them to bed, you're never ever through,
Asus4A  Asus4A                     E (022100@1)       A (x02220@1)      B (x2444x@1)      E (022100@1)  A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1)                And they've been working all day, all day, all day


Verse 2
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1)            There's a five minute break, and that's all you take,
       D (xx0232@1)                      Em (022000@1)         (Brass Riff)
For a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake


Chorus

 
Verse 3

Em (022000@1) DEm   D (xx0232@1)

Em (022000@1)                 Em (022000@1)         A (x02220@1)          A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)  He's got people who've been working for Fif-ty years ,
                 Em (022000@1)  A (x02220@1)               A (x02220@1) EmNo (022000@1)one asks for more money, 'cause nobod-y dares, 
                      Em (022000@1)  A (x02220@1)                   A (x02220@1)   Em (022000@1)  A (x02220@1)  Em (022000@1)  DEven (xx0232@1)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 (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1)      B (x2444x@1)      E (022100@1)  A (x02220@1)   B (x2444x@1)E (022100@1)  Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1) EmD 
And they've been working all day, all day, all day

Intro
   

Verse 4 (repeats)


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Verse chords:           Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)(Muffle strings       07xxxx   55xxxx
with palm of hand)

Verse 3 chords:         Em (022000@1)     A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)                     022000   xo222o   xx0232

 
Chorus chords:   Bsus4 (x24452@1)     B (x2444x@1)      Asus4 (x02230@1)    A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)                223342    223332    x02230    x02220    022100