--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE----------------------------------- This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: 24/02/2000 From: DJ E-mail:[email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 D Em 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 D Em (Brass Riff) Watch them run down to platform one,for the 8:30 train to Matthew,& son Chorus Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Asus4 A Asus4 A Matthew & son, the work's never done, there's always something new, Asus4 A Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Asus4 A The files in your head, you take them to bed, you're never ever through, Asus4 A Asus4 A E A B E A B E And they've been working all day, all day, all 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 A A Em He's got people who've been working for Fif-ty years , Em A A Em No one asks for more money, 'cause nobod-y dares, Em A A Em A Em D Even 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 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
About the artist behind Matthew And Son Tab:
As 'Cat Stevens', he has sold over 60 million albums around the world since the late 1960s. His albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified by the RIAA as having achieved Triple Platinum status in the United States (three million sales each); his album Catch Bull at Four sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release and was Billboard's number-one LP for three consecutive weeks. His songwriting has also earned him two ASCAP songwriting awards (for "The First Cut Is the Deepest," which has been a hit single for four different artists.)
Stevens converted to Islam at the height of his fame in 1977. The following year, he adopted his Muslim name Yusuf Islam and left his music career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. In 2006, he returned to pop music, with his first album of new pop songs in 28 years, entitled An Other Cup.
He has been given several awards for his work in promoting peace in the world, including the 2004 Man for Peace award and the 2007 Mediterranean Prize for Peace. He lives with his wife, Fauzia Mubarak Ali, and five children in Brondesbury Park, London, and spends part of each year in Dubai.[2]
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