Matthew Tab by
John Denver

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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I had an uncle name of Mat

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Verse 1
Am Am 
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   thew
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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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Am Am 
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He was his mother's pride and joy

Chorus 1
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Yes, and joy was just a thing
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Am Am 
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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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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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Gold was just a  windy Kansas wheatfield
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Blue was just a Kansas summer sky

Verse 2

Am

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All the stories that he told me

D7

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Back when I was just a lad

Am

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All the memories that he gave me

D7

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All the good times that he had

Verse 3

Am

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Growin' up a Kansas farmboy

D7

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G

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Life was mostly havin' fun

Am

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Ridin' on his Daddy's shoulders

D7

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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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Am Am 
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that  he was raised on
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G G 
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Love was just a way to live and die
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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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Gold was just a  windy Kansas wheatfield
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Blue was just a Kansas summer sky

Verse 4

Am

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Well, I guess there were some hard times

D7

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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

D7

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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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G G 
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Love was just a way to live and die
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Am Am 
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Gold was just a  windy Kansas wheatfield
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G G 
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Blue was just a Kansas summer sky

Verse 6

Am

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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

Am

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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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Am Am 
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that  he was raised on
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G G 
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Love was just a way to live and die
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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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Gold was just a  windy Kansas wheatfield
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G G 
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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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Am Am 
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that  he was raised on
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G G 
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Love was just a way to live and die
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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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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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   sky
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G G 
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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Am D7 C C/B

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