Composer: Cat Stevens All chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might automatically suggest and use the typed shapes shown below: Intro riff chords: (Both basically sliding D shape chords, and adding the sus4 with the 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: = xx0231 = x32010 = 320003 Chorus and Coda chords: A = x02220 G = 320003 ^ = Emphasise the beat / = Slide note up h = Hammer-on note You can hear my own version of this song at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaznp_17km4 Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks ================================================================== [Intro Riff] [Verse 1] | / / / / | / / / / | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Up at 8, you can't be late for Matthew and son, he won't wait! [Brass riff] e |-----1--3--|--3/5--5--1-h3-1----|---1---------1-----------| B |--3--------|------------3--|---3-----1---3-----------| D |-----------|------------|---0---------0----0-0----| A |-----------|------------|------------3--| |-----------|------------|------------| Watch them run down to Platform 1, And the 8:30 train ...to Matthew and Son! [Brass riff] e |-----1--3--|--3/5--5--1-h3-1----|---1---------1-----------| B |--3--------|------------3--|---3-----1---3-----------| D |-----------|------------|---0---------0-----------| |-----------|------------|------------| |-----------|------------|------------| [Chorus] Matthew and son, the work's never done, There's always something new---, The files in your head, you take them to bed, You're never ever through---, And they've been working all day, all day, all day | / / / / | / / / / | / /_/ / / | / /_/ / / | ^ ^ ^ ^ [Verse 2] There’s a five minute break, and that’s all you take, For a cup of cold coffee, and a piece of cake [Brass riff] e |-----1--3--|--3/5--5--1-h3-1----|---1---------1-----------| B |--3--------|------------3--|---3-----1---3-----------| D |-----------|------------|---0---------0-----------| |-----------|------------|------------| |-----------|------------|------------| [Chorus] Matthew and son, the work's never done, There's always something new----, The files in your head, you take them to bed, You're never ever through-----, And they've been working all day, all day, all day | / / / / | / / / / | / /_/ / / | / /_/ / / | ^ ^ ^ ^ [Bridge] He's got people who've been working for fif - ty years, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ No one asks for more money, 'cause nobod - y dares, ^ ^ ^ ^ Even though they're pretty low, and their rent's in ar - rears! ^ ^ ^ ^ | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Break] Mat-thew & son! Mat-thew & son! Mat-thew & son! Mat-thew & son! And they've been working all day, all day, all day! | / / / / | / / / / | / /_/ / / | / /_/ / / | ^ ^ ^ ^ [Intro Riff] [Coda] Matthew and son, | /_/ / / / | Matthew and son, | /_/ / / / | Matthew and son, | /_/ / / / | Matthew and son, | /_/ / / / | [Suggestion for ending] Matthew and son! | /_/ / / / | / ||