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Matthew by John Denver
Matthew
Capo:no capo
Chords used: G:320003 Am:X02210 D:XX0232 C:X32010
G Am D G
I had an uncle name of Matthew...he was his father's only boy
Am D G
Born just south of Colby, Kansas...he was his mother's pride and joy
G C Am
CHORUS: Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
D G C G
Love was just a way to live and die
C Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
D C G
Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
Am D G
And all the stories that he told me back when I was just a lad
Am D G
All the memories that he gave me...all the good times that he had
Am D G
Growin' up a Kansas farmboy...life was mostly havin' fun
Am D G
Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders behind a mule, beneath the sun
CHORUS
Am D G
Well, I guess there were some hard times and I'm told some years were lean
Am D G
They had a storm in '47...twister came and stripped 'em clean
Am D G
He lost the farm and lost his family...he lost the wheat, he lost his home
Am D G
But he found the family bible and faith as solid as a stone
CHORUS
Am D G
So he came to live at our house...and he came to work the land
Am D G
He came to ease my daddy's burdens and he came to be my friend
Am D G
So I wrote this down for Matthew...it's for him this song is sung
Am D G
Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders behind a mule, beneath the sun
CHORUS 2X
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version 2
Capo:no capo
G Am
Had an uncle named Matthew
D7 G
Was his father's only boy
G Am
Born just south of Colby, Kansas
D7 G
Was his mother's pride and joy
G C Am
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
D7 G
Love was just the way to live and die
G C Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
D7 G
Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
G Am
All the stories that he told me
D7 G
Back when I was just a lad
G Am
All the memories that he gave me
D7 G
All the good times that he had
G Am
Growin up a Kansas farmboy
D7 G
Life was mostly havin fun
G Am
Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders
D7 G
Behind a mule beneath the sun
G C Am
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
D7 G
Love was just the way to live and die
G C Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
D7 G
Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
G Am
Well, I guess there were some hard times
D7 G
And I'm told some years were lean
G Am
They had a storm in '47
D7 G
A twister came and stripped them clean
G Am
He lost the farm and lost his family
D7 G
He lost the wheat and lost his home
G Am
But he found a family bible
D7 G
Faith as solid as a stone
G C Am
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
D7 G
Love was just the way to live and die
G C Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
D7 G
Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
G Am
So he came to live at our house
D7 G
And he came to work the land
G Am
He came to ease my daddy's burden
D7 G
And he came to be my friend
G Am
So, I wrote this down for Matthew
D7 G
And it's for him the song is sung
G Am
Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders
D7 G
Behind a mule beneath the sun
G C Am
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
D7 G
Love was just the way to live and die
G C Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
D7 G
Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
G C Am
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
D7 G
Love was just the way to live and die
G C Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
D7 G
Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
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version 3
Capo:no capo
Intro (slower):
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-0-0h1-0-------0h1-0-----------------------|
G|---------0h2-0-------0h2-0----0---0--------|
D|---------------------------0h2—0h2—0h2-0---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-|
Verse (moderately):
E|-----0--------2----|----3--------3----|
B|---1---1----3---3--|--0---0----0---0--|
G|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
D|----------0--------|------------------|
A|-0-----------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|0--------0--------|
E|-----0--------2----|----3----|
B|---1---1----3---3--|--0---0--|
G|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|
D|----------0--------|---------|
A|-0-----------------|---------|
E|-------------------|0--------|
Chorus (quickly):
[I’m not quite sure on the strumming pattern here, but here’s the chords]
G C G Am D G G C G Am D G
E|-3---0---3---0---3---3-|-3---0---3---0---3---3-----------------|
E|-0---1---0---1---2---0-|-0---1---0---1---2---0-----------------|
B|-0---0---0---2---3---0-|-0---0---0---2---3---0-----------------|
G|-0---2---0---2---0---0-|-0---2---0---2---0---0-----------------|
D|-2---3---2---0---x---2-|-2---3---2---0---x---2-0h2-0---0h2-0---|
A|-3---x---3---x---x---3-|-3---x---3---x---x---3-------3-------3-|
Had an uncle named Matthew
He was his father's only boy
Born just south of Colby, Kansas
He was his mother's pride and joy
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
Love is just the way to live and die
Gold is just a windy Kansas wheat field
And blue is just a Kansas summer sky
And all the stories that he told me
Back when I was just a lad
All the memories that he gave me
All the good times that he had
Growin' up a Kansas farm boy
Life was mostly havin' fun
Ridin' on his Daddy's shoulders
Behind the mule, beneath the sun
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
Love is just the way to live and die
Gold is just a windy Kansas wheat field
And blue is just a Kansas summer sky
Well, I guess there were some hard times
And I'm told some years were lean
They had a storm in forty-seven
A twister came and stripped them clean
He lost the farm and lost his family
He lost the wheat and lost his home
But he found a family Bible
Faith as solid as a stone
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
Love is just the way to live and die
Gold is just a windy Kansas wheat field
And blue is just a Kansas summer sky
So he came to live at our house
And he came to work the land
He came to ease my Daddy's burden
And he came to be my friend
So, I wrote this down for Matthew
And it's for him the song is sung
Ridin' on his Daddy's shoulders
Behind the mule, beneath the sun
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
Love is just the way to live and die
Gold is just a windy Kansas wheat field
And blue is just a Kansas summer sky
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
Love is just the way to live and die
Gold is just a windy Kansas wheat field
Blue is just a Kansas summer sky
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