Cat Stevens - Matthew And Son Chords & Tabs

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Cat Stevens
- Matthew and Son -


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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cat_stevens/matthew_and_son_tab.html ]
   (*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
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3 (Em D Em D)


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)


            --------------------------------------------------------        
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