Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – Matthew And Son (Guitar)
Capo 2
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Chords
Song: Matthew and son
Artist: Cat Stevens
Composer: Cat Stevens
Album: Matthew and son
Tabbed by: DJ 24th Mar 2015
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Em)
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
option for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
[Intro Riff chords] Using a D chord shape adding sus4 with little finger 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 beats
/ = Slide note up h = Hammer-on note
My own acoustic version of this song at this link:
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
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[Intro Riff - See tablature at bottom of page]
A4 A A4 A A4 A | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ | G4 G G4 G G4 G | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ | A4 A A4 A A4 A | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ | G4 G G4 G G4 G | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ |
[Verse 1]
Dm
| / / / / | / / / / |^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Dm Dm | / / / / | / / / / | Up at 8, ..you can't be late...
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C Dm ...for Matthew ...and son, ...he won't wait
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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|-----------|--------------------|-----------------|
Dm
Watch them run ...down to Plat - form One...^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C Dm And the 8:30 train ...to Matthew and Son
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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]
A4 A A4 A Matthew and son, the work's never done, A4 A G4 G G4 G G4 G There's always something new-----, A4 A A4 A The files in your head, you take them to bed, A4 A G4 G G4 G You're never ever through----, G4 G D G A D And they've been working all day, all day, all day D G A D Dm | / / / / | / / / / | / /_/ / / | / /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 2]
Dm
There's a five minute break, and that's all you take,^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C Dm For a cup of cold coffee, and a piece of cake
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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]
A4 A A4 A Matthew and son, the work's never done, A4 A G4 G G4 G G4 G There's always something new-----, A4 A A4 A The files in your head, you take them to bed, A4 A G4 G G4 G G4 G You're never ever through-----, D G A D And they've been working all day, all day, all day D G A D Dm | / / / / | / / / / | / /_/ / / | / /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Bridge]
Dm Dm G He's got people who've been working...
^ ^ ^
G Dm For fif - ty years,
^ ^
Dm G G Dm No one asks for more money, 'cause nobod - y dares,
^ ^ ^ ^
Dm G Even though they're pretty low, and...
^ ^
G Dm Their rent's in ar - rears
^ ^
G Dm C | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Break - using Riff shapes]
A4 A A4 A A4 A Mat - thew and son! G4 G G4 G G4 G Mat - thew and son! A4 A A4 A A4 A Mat - thew and son! G4 G G4 G G4 G Mat - thew and son! G D G A D And they've been working all day, all day, all day! D G A D Dm | / / / / | / / / / | / /_/ / / | / /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Riff]
A4 A A4 A A4 A | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ | G4 G G4 G G4 G | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ | /__/__/__/ /__/__/__/ |
[Coda]
A4 A A4 A A4 A Mat - thew and son! G4 G G4 G G4 G Mat - thew and son! A4 A A4 A A4 A Mat - thew and son! G4 G G4 G G4 G Mat - thew and son!
[Suggestion for ending]
A4 A A4 A A4 A Dm Matthew and son! | /_/ / / / | / || ===================================================== [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|------------------------|-----------------------|