MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens
| A /// | //// | G /// | //// | A /// | //// | G /// | //// | nc /// | //// |
Dm C
| Up at eight ~ ^you | cant be^late / ~ ^for | Mat^thew ~ ^and Son / |
Dm
| ^he wont ^wait / / | //// | //// |
Dm C
||: Watch them run down^to | plat form one and^the | ^eight thir ^ty tr^ain ~ ^to |
||: five min^ute break and^thats | all you take for^a | ^cup of ^cold cof^fee ~ ^and |
Dm
| Mat^thew^and^Son / / | //// | //// |
| A^piece^of^cake / / | //// | //// |
A
| Mat^thew^and^Son n^the^works^nev | ^er done ^theres al^ways^some^thing |
G A
| new ww ww / | / / / ~ ^The | files^in^your^head d^you^take^them |
G
| ^to bed ^youre nev^er^ev^er | thr o^u gh hh | / / ~ And^they’ve^been |
D G A D G A D
| work^ing^all^day y ~ all^day.|.y ~ all^day y ~ / | / / / / | / / / / |
Dm
1. | / / / / | / / ~ And^there's^a :||
Dm G
2. | / / / / | / / / / | ~ He's ^got peo^ple^who've^been | work^ing ~ ^for f^if^ty^years.|
Dm G
|.ss No^one asked^for more | mon^ey ~ ^cuz no^bo^dy^dares.|
Dm G Dm
|.ss Ev^en though^they're^pret^ty | low^and ~ ^the rents^in^ar^rears.|.ss / / / |
G Dm C A G
| //// | //// | //// | Mat^thew^and^Son nn nn | //// | Mat^thew^and^Son nn nn | //// |
A G
| Mat^thew^and^Son nn nn | //// | Mat^thew^and^Son nn nn | //// |
D G A D
| / / ~ And^they've^been | work^ing^all^day y ~ all^day.|.y ~ all^day y ~ / |
G A D Dm A G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
A G
||: Mat^thew^and^Son nn nn | //// | Mat^thew^and^Son nn nn | //// :|| Repeat to fade
About this song:
Matthew And Son is performed by Cat Stevens.
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