Lirik dan Chord Lagu Matthew & Son - Yusuf/Cat Stevens

Lagu ini diluncurkan pada 1967 untuk album debutnya tersebut.

Lagu yang ditulis dan dikomposisi sendiri oleh Cat Stevens ini berhasil menduduki peringkat nomor dua di UK.

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Matthew & Son" dari Yusuf/Cat Stevens.

[Intro Riff]
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                                         C                       Dm
Up at 8, you can't be late for Matthew and son, he won't wait!

[Brass riff]
Dm G7 Dm (C) Dm

Dm
Watch them run down to Platform 1,
              C                  Dm
And the 8:30 train to Matthew and Son!

[Brass riff]
Dm G7 Dm (C) Dm

[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
[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

[Brass riff]
Dm G7 Dm (C) Dm

[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                     G   Dm
He's got people who've been working for fif - ty years,
                          Dm      G                               G  Dm
No one asks for more money, 'cause nobod - y dares,
                                  Dm     G                           G        Dm
Even though they're pretty low, and their rent's in ar - rears!
G Dm C

[Break]
A4 A A4 A A4 A
Mat-thew & son!

G4 G G4 G G4 G
Mat-thew & son!

A4 A A4 A A4 A
Mat-thew & son!

G4 G G4 G G4 G
Mat-thew & son!

G                          D                G         A          D
And they've been working all day, all day, all day!

D G A D Dm

[Intro Riff]
A4 A A4 A A4 A

G4 G G4 G G4 G

[Coda]
A4                    A A4 A A4 A
Matthew and son, 

G4                   G G4 G G4 G
Matthew and son, 

A4                   A A4 A A4 A
Matthew and son, 

G4                   G G4 G G4 G
Matthew and son, 

[Suggestion for ending]
A4                   A A4 A A4 A Dm
Matthew and son!