Matthew And Son

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                        MATTHEW & 
SON  by Cat Stevens
Intro

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

   (*Brass Riff)

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


Chorus
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  Bsus4    B       Bsus4     
Matthew & son, the work's never 
    B             Bsus4   B       
done, there's always something 
Asus4 A  Asus4 A
new,
Asus4 A     Bsus4         B     
       The files in your head, 
   Bsus4         B          Bsus4 
you take them to bed, you're never
 B   Asus4  A
 ever through,
Asus4 A  Asus4 A               
                 And they've 
      E         A        B        
been working all day, all day, all
E    A   B   E
 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     
   He's got people who've been 
      A            A   Em
working for Fif-ty years ,
                 Em    A          
No one asks for more money, 'cause
       A   Em
 nobod-y dares,
                      Em    A     
Even though they're pretty low, 
                A     Em    A    
and their rent's in a-rrears
Em    D



Verse 4

     Mat-thew & son,

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     Mat-thew & son,

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  (Asus4)(A)       (Asus4)(A) 

            (Asus4)(A)


Verse 4(again)

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


Intro


Verse 4 (repeats)


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