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Date: 24/02/2000 From: Dj E-mail:dave.illingworth@nevisuk.net
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MAtTBEw & 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 |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
(Gsus4)(G) (Gsus4)(G) (Gsus4)(G)


E |--10---9----------10----9---|------------10----9------------|
B |----------10----------------|--10------------------10-------|
G |-------------9-9------------|-----9---9----------------9----|
D |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-------------------------------|
(Csus4)(C) (Csus4)(C) (Csus4)(C)


Verse 1
c   Up at 8:00, you can'Bt be late focr 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---------------|

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


Chorus
MaGsus4tthew & sGon, the Gsus4work's never dGone, there's aGsus4lways soGmething Csus4new,  C   Csus4      C 
Csus4  C The fGsus4iles in your hGead, you Gsus4take them to bGed, you're Gsus4never eGver Csus4throughC,
Csus4  C   Csus4  C  And they'veC been workCing all dGay, all dCay, aCll dGay  C 


Verse 2
c    B     c  TBhere's a five minute break, and that's all you take,
B Cm (Brass Riff)
For a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake


Chorus


Verse 3

c B c B

c  Be's got cpeople who'veC been workingC forc Fif-ty years ,
No one asks for mcore moCney, 'cause nobod-Cy dacres,
Even though tchey'reC pretty low, Cand thceir reCnt's cin a-rBrears


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 |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
(Gsus4)(G) (Gsus4)(G) (Gsus4)(G)

Mat-thew & son,
E |--10---9-------------10----9---|------------10----9------------|
B |----------10-------------------|--10------------------10-------|
G |--------------9---9------------|-----9---9----------------9----|
D |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
(Csus4)(C) (Csus4)(C) (Csus4)(C)


Verse 4(again)

Coda
And theCy've been woCrking all dCay, all dGay, all dCay   C      G   C     c    B    c   B 

Intro


Verse 4 (repeats)


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Verse chords: c B
(Muffle strings 07xxxx 55xxxx
with palm of hand)

Verse 3 chords: c C B
022000 xo222o xx0232


Chorus chords: Gsus4 G Csus4 C C
223342 223332 x02230 x02220 022100