Matthew chords by John Denver
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I had an uncle name of Matthew
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He was his father's only boy
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Born just south of Colby, Kansas
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He was his mother's pride and joy
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Yes, and joy was just a thing
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that he was raised on
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Love was just a way to live and die
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Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
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Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
Verse 2
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All the stories that he told me
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Back when I was just a lad
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All the memories that he gave me
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All the good times that he had
Verse 3
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Growin' up a Kansas farmboy
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Life was mostly havin' fun
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Ridin' on his Daddy's shoulders
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Behind a mule beneath the sun
Chorus 2
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Yes, and joy was just a thing
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that he was raised on
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Love was just a way to live and die
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Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
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Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
Verse 4
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Well, I guess there were some hard times
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And I'm told some years were lean
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They had a storm in forty-seven
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A twister came and stripped 'em clean
Verse 5
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He lost the farm and lost his family
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He lost the wheat and lost his home
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But he found the family Bible
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A faith as solid as a stone
Chorus 3
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Yes, and joy was just a thing
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that he was raised on
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Love was just a way to live and die
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Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
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Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
Verse 6
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And so he came to live at our house
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And he came to work the land
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He came to ease my daddy's burden
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And he came to be my friend
Verse 7
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And so I wrote this down for Matthew
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And it's for him this song is sung
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Ridin' on his Daddy's shoulders
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Behind a mule beneath the sun
Chorus 4
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Yes, and joy was just a thing
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that he was raised on
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Love was just a way to live and die
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Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
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Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
Chorus 5
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Yes, and joy was just a thing
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that he was raised on
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Love was just a way to live and die
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Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
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Blue was just a Kansas summer
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Matthew
John Denver
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