Capo: 2

Artist: Cat Stevens Song: Matthew and son Tabbed by: DJ 24th Mar 2015 CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in key of Em) All chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: Intro riff chords: A4 = x x x 9 10 10 G4 = x x x 7 8 8 A = x x x 9 10 9 G = x x x 7 8 7 Verse chords: Dm = xx0231 C = x32010 G = 320003 Chorus and Coda chords: A4 = x02230 G4 = 320013 D = xx0232 A = x02220 G = 320003 ^ = Emphasise the beat ****************** [Intro Riff] A4 A A4 A A4 A e |--10--9----------10--9--|-----------10--9-------| B |--------10--------------|--10-------------10----| G |-----------9---9--------|-----9---9----------9--| D |------------------------|-----------------------| A |------------------------|-----------------------| E |------------------------|-----------------------| G4 G G4 G G4 G e |--8--7------------8--7--|------------8--7-------| B |--------8---------------|--8--------------8-----| G |----------7----7--------|-----7----7---------7--| D |------------------------|-----------------------| A |------------------------|-----------------------| E |------------------------|-----------------------| A4 A A4 A A4 A e |--10--9----------10--9--|-----------10--9-------| B |--------10--------------|--10-------------10----| G |-----------9---9--------|-----9---9----------9--| D |------------------------|-----------------------| A |------------------------|-----------------------| E |------------------------|-----------------------| G4 G G4 G G4 G e |--8--7------------8--7--|------------8--7-------| B |--------8---------------|--8--------------8-----| G |----------7----7--------|-----7----7---------7--| D |------------------------|-----------------------| A |------------------------|-----------------------| E |------------------------|-----------------------| [Verse 1]

| ^Dm/ / / / | / / / / | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^DmUp at 8, you can't be late for M^Cat -thew and son, ^Dmhe won't wait!

[Brass riff] Dm G7 Dm (C) Dm e |-----1--3--|--3/5--5--1-h3-1----|---1---------1-----------| B |--3--------|-----------------3--|---3-----1---3-----------| G |-----------|--------------------|---2---2-----2-----------| D |-----------|--------------------|---0---------0----0-0----| A |-----------|--------------------|----------------------3--| E |-----------|--------------------|-------------------------|

W^Dmatch them run down to Platform 1, And the ^C8:30 train ...to ^DmMatthew and Son!

[Brass riff] Dm G7 Dm (C) Dm e |-----1--3--|--3/5--5--1-h3-1----|---1---------1-----------| B |--3--------|-----------------3--|---3-----1---3-----------| G |-----------|--------------------|---2---2-----2-----------| D |-----------|--------------------|---0---------0-----------| A |-----------|--------------------|-------------------------| E |-----------|--------------------|-------------------------| [CHORUS]

Ma^A4tthew and s^Aon, the w^A4ork's never d^Aone, There's al^A4ways somet^Ahing n^G4ew, ^G ^G4 ^G ^G4 ^G The fi^A4les in your he^Aad, you t^A4ake them to b^Aed, You're n^A4ever e^Aver th^G4rough^G, ^G4 ^G ^G4 ^G And they've been wor^Dking all d^Gay, all d^Aay, all d^Day!

| ^D/ / ^G/ / | ^A/ / ^D/ / | ^Dm/ /_/ / / | / /_/ / / | ^ ^ ^ ^

[Verse 2]

There’s a^Dm five minute break, and that’s all you take, For a c^Cup of cold coffee, and a p^Dmiece of cake!

[Brass riff] Dm G7 Dm (C) Dm e |-----1--3--|--3/5--5--1-h3-1----|---1---------1-----------| B |--3--------|-----------------3--|---3-----1---3-----------| G |-----------|--------------------|---2---2-----2-----------| D |-----------|--------------------|---0---------0-----------| A |-----------|--------------------|-------------------------| E |-----------|--------------------|-------------------------| [CHORUS]

Ma^A4tthew &am^Ap; son, t^A4he work's nev^Aer done, There's al^A4ways somet^Ahing n^G4ew, ^G ^G4 ^G ^G4 ^G The fi^A4les in your he^Aad, you t^A4ake them to b^Aed, You're n^A4ever e^Aver th^G4rough^G, ^G4 ^G ^G4 ^G And they've been wor^Dking all d^Gay, all d^Aay, all d^Day!

| ^D/ / ^G/ / | ^A/ / ^D/ / | ^Dm/ /_/ / / | / /_/ / / | ^ ^ ^ ^

[Bridge]

^Dm He's got people w^Dmho've been wo^Grking for fif - t^Gy ye^Dmars, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ No one asks for m^Dmore mo^Gney, 'cause nobod - ^Gy da^Dmres, ^ ^ ^ ^ Even though they're p^Dmretty l^Gow, and their rent's i^Gn ar - r^Dmears! ^ ^ ^ ^ | ^G/ / / / |^Dm / / / / | ^C/ / / / |

[Break]

Ma^A4t-th^Aew & so^A4n! ^A ^A4 ^A e |--10--9----------10--9--|-----------10--9-------| B |--------10--------------|--10-------------10----| G |-----------9---9--------|-----9---9----------9--| D |------------------------|-----------------------| A |------------------------|-----------------------| E |------------------------|-----------------------|

Mat^G4-th^Gew & son!^G4 ^G ^G4 ^G e |--8--7------------8--7--|------------8--7-------| B |--------8---------------|--8--------------8-----| G |----------7----7--------|-----7----7---------7--| D |------------------------|-----------------------| A |------------------------|-----------------------| E |------------------------|-----------------------|

^GAnd they've been wo^Drking all d^Gay, all d^Aay, all d^Day! | ^D/ / ^G/ / | ^A/ / ^D/ / |^Dm / /_/ / / | / /_/ / / | ^ ^ ^ ^

[Intro Riff] A4 A A4 A A4 A e |--10--9----------10--9--|-----------10--9-------| B |--------10--------------|--10-------------10----| G |-----------9---9--------|-----9---9----------9--| D |------------------------|-----------------------| A |------------------------|-----------------------| E |------------------------|-----------------------| G4 G G4 G G4 G e |--8--7------------8--7--|------------8--7-------| B |--------8---------------|--8--------------8-----| G |----------7----7--------|-----7----7---------7--| D |------------------------|-----------------------| A |------------------------|-----------------------| E |------------------------|-----------------------| [Coda]

Ma^A4tthew and s^Aon, ^A4 | /^A_/ / ^A4/ ^A/ | Ma^G4tthew and s^Gon, ^G4 | /_^G/ / ^G4/ ^G/ |

Ma^A4tthew and s^Aon, ^A4 | /_^A/ / ^A4/ ^A/ | Ma^G4tthew and s^Gon, ^G4 | /_^G/ / ^G4/ ^G/ |

[Suggestion for ending]

Ma^A4tthew and s^Aon! ^A4 | /^A_/ / ^A4/ ^A/ | ^Dm / ||

Cat Stevens - Matthew and son