Matthew Tab by John Denver
Intro 1
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I had an uncle name of Mat
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Verse 1
Am
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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
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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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that he was raised on
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Love was just a way to live and die
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C/B
Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
D7
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Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
Verse 2
Am
All the stories that he told me
D7
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Back when I was just a lad
Am
All the memories that he gave me
D7
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All the good times that he had
Verse 3
Am
Growin' up a Kansas farmboy
D7
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Life was mostly havin' fun
Am
Ridin' on his Daddy's shoulders
D7
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Behind a mule beneath the sun
Chorus 2
C
Yes, and joy was just a thing
C/B
Am
that he was raised on
D7
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Love was just a way to live and die
C
C/B
Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
D7
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Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
Verse 4
Am
Well, I guess there were some hard times
D7
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And I'm told some years were lean
Am
They had a storm in forty-seven
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A twister came and stripped 'em clean
Verse 5
Am
He lost the farm and lost his family
D7
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He lost the wheat and lost his home
Am
But he found the family Bible
D7
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A faith as solid as a stone
Chorus 3
C
Yes, and joy was just a thing
C/B
Am
that he was raised on
D7
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Love was just a way to live and die
C
C/B
Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
D7
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Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
Verse 6
Am
And so he came to live at our house
D7
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And he came to work the land
Am
He came to ease my daddy's burden
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And he came to be my friend
Verse 7
Am
And so I wrote this down for Matthew
D7
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And it's for him this song is sung
Am
Ridin' on his Daddy's shoulders
D7
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Behind a mule beneath the sun
Chorus 4
C
Yes, and joy was just a thing
C/B
Am
that he was raised on
D7
G
Love was just a way to live and die
C
C/B
Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
D7
G
Blue was just a Kansas summer sky
Chorus 5
C
Yes, and joy was just a thing
C/B
Am
that he was raised on
D7
G
Love was just a way to live and die
C
C/B
Am
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
D7
D7
Blue was just a Kansas summer
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sky
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Matthew
John Denver
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