Cat Stevens - Matthew And Son Chords & Tabs

Cat Stevens - "Matthew and Son" - Bass Tab

common time(4/4)
standard tuning(EADG)

INTRO:

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 1:

|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                          _____          _____	
                         |1.            |2.
|-------------|---------|--------------|-----------|
|-.-.---.-----|---------|-------------*|-.---------|
|-7-7---7-----|---------|-------7-7-5-*|-7---7-----|
|-------------|---------|--------------|-----------|
  1 & 2 & 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 & 4 &    1 2 & 3 4
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cat_stevens/matthew_and_son_btab.html ]
CHORUS:
                    (x2)                    (x2)
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|*---------------------*|*---------------------*|
|*---------------------*|*---------------------*| (x2)
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
   1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &     1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 

                             (x2)                (x2)
|--------------|------------------|-------------------|
|*-------------|-----------------*|*-----------------*| (play (5)
|*-------------|-------7-7-7-(5)-*|*-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-*|  2nd time)
|--0---0-5---5-|-7---7------------|-------------------|
   1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 & 4  &      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 2:
               (x2)
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|---------|
|*-----------------*|-----------------|-.-.---.-----|---------|
|*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7---7-----|---------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|---------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 4   1 2 3 4

|-----------|
|-.---------|
|-7---7-----|
|-----------|
  1 2 & 3 4

MIDDLE BIT:

|------------------|------------------|
|*-----------------|-----------------*|
|*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------*| (x4)
|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

By: Johari Taylor
E-mail: viking@powerup.com.au