Matthew
by
John Denver
Matthew
by
John Denver
Country
Diatonic
G
Beginner
Matthew Words and Music by John Denver Key: G Major Range: D4 to G5 Tabbed for a key of G Richter tuned diatonic Tab notations: none = blow - = draw ___ = hold; sustain ” = full step bend 6 6_ 6 6_ 6__ -5_ 5_ -3”_ -5________ I had an un-cle name of Mat_-thew._____ -4 4 5__ 6_ 5_ -4_ 4_ 3_________ He was his fa-ther’s on_-ly boy.______ 6_ 6_ 6__ 6 -5_ 5_ -3”_ 5_ Born just south of Col-by, Kan -sas -4 -4 5__ 6__ 5_ -4__ 4_ 4____ He was his moth-er’s pride and joy._ 5 6__ 7__ 7 -7_ 6 -6__ -6 6_ 6_ 6____ -5______ Yes, and joy was just a thing that he was raised on______ 6__ 6 6__ 6 -5___ -5 -5 6_ 5_______ Love was just a way__ to live and die_____ 7__ 7 7__ -6 -6 -6_ 6__ 6_ 6_ -5______ Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan-sas wheat-field___ 6__ 6 6_ 6 -5__ -5_ 5 -4__ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan_-sas sum-mer_ sky.__ 6_ 6 6_ 6__ -5_ 5_ -3”_ -5________ All the sto-ries that he told me________ -4 5__ 6_ 5_ -4_ 4_ 3_________ Back when I was just a lad_______ 6_ 6_ 6_ 6____ -5 5 -3”_ -5________ All the mem-‘ries_ that he gave me________ -4 5__ 6 5_ -4__ -3_ 4_________ All the good times that he had.______ 6__ 6 6_ 6 -5_ 5_ -3__ -5_______ Grow-in’ up a Kan-sas farm boy______ -4_ 5_ 6_ 5_ -4 5__ 3_________ Life is most-ly hav-in’ fun_______ 6_ 6 6__ 6_ -5 5__ -3”_ -5________ Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders______ -4 -4_ 5_ 6_ 5 -4_ -3 4___ Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun. 5 6__ 7__ 7 -7_ 6 -6__ -6 6_ 6_ 6__ -5______ Yes, and joy was just a thing that he was raised on______ 6__ 6 6__ 6 -5___ -5 -5 6_ 5_______ Love was just a way__ to live and die_____ 7__ 7 7__ -6 -6 -6_ 6__ 6_ 6_ -5______ Gold was just a wind-y Kan_-sas wheat-field___ 6__ 6 6_ 6 -5__ -5_ 5 -4__ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan_-sas sum-mer sky.___ 6_ 6 6_ 6__ -5_ 5_ -3”_ -5________ Well, I guess there were some hard times_____ -4 5__ 6_ 5_ -4_ 4_ 3_________ And I’m told some years were lean______ 6 6_ 6_ 6_ 6____ -5 5 -3”_ -5________ They had a storm in___ ‘for-ty sev- en________ -4 -4 5__ 6 5_ -4__ -3_ 4_________ A twist-er_ came and stripped ‘em clean.____ 6 6__ 6 6_ 6 -5_ 5_ -3__ -5_______ He lost the farm and lost his fam_-‘ly______ -4 -4_ 5_ 6_ 5_ -4 5__ 3_________ He lost the wheat and lost his home______ 6_ 6 6__ 6_ -5 5__ -3”_ -5________ But he found the fam-‘ly Bi_- ble_______ -4 -4_ 5_ 6_ 5 -4_ -3 4____ A faith as sol-id as_ a stone. 5 6__ 7__ 7 -7_ 6 -6__ -6 6_ 6_ 6__ -5______ Yes, and joy was just a thing that he was raised on______ 6__ 6 6__ 6 -5___ -5 -5 6_ 5_______ Love was just a way__ to live and die_____ 7__ 7 7__ -6 -6 -6_ 6__ 6_ 6_ -5______ Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan-sas wheat-field___ 6__ 6 6_ 6 -5__ -5_ 5 -4__ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan_-sas sum-mer_ sky.__ 6 6_ 6 6_ 6__ -5_ 5_ -3”_ -5________ (And) so he came to_ live at our house_____ -4 5__ 6_ 5_ -4_ 4_ 3_________ And he_ came to work the land______ 6 6_ 6_ 6_ 6____ -5 5 -3”_ -5________ He came to ease my___ dad-dy’s bur-den_______ -4 5__ 6 5_ -4__ -3_ 4_________ And he_ came to be__ my_ friend.___ 6 6__ 6 6_ 6 -5_ 5_ -3__ -5_______ And so_ I wrote this down for Mat_-thew_____ -4 -4_ 5_ 6_ 5_ -4 5__ 3_________ And it’s for him this song is_ sung______ 6_ 6 6__ 6_ -5 5__ -3”_ -5________ Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders______ -4 -4_ 5_ 6_ 5 -4_ -3 4___ Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun._ 5 6__ 7__ 7 -7_ 6 -6__ -6 6_ 6_ 6__ -5______ Yes, and joy was just a thing that he was raised on______ 6__ 6 6__ 6 -5___ -5 -5 6_ 5_______ Love was just a way__ to live and die_____ 7__ 7 7__ -6 -6 -6_ 6__ 6_ 6_ -5______ Gold was just a wind-y Kan_-sas wheat-field___ 6__ 6 6_ 6 -5__ -5_ 5 -4__ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan_-sas sum-mer sky.___ 5 6__ 7__ 7 -7__ 6 -6__ -6 6_ 6_ 6_-6__ -5______ Yes, and joy was just a thing that he was raised on______ 6__ -5_ 6_ -6 -7____ -6 6 -5_ 5___-6__6___ Love was just a way___ to live and die_________ 7__ 7 -7__ -6 -6 -6_ 6__ 6_ 6_ -5______ Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan-sas wheat-field___ 6_____ -4_ 6_ 5_ -5__ -5_ 5 -4__ 4________ Blue__ was just a_ Kan_-sas sum-mer_ sky._____ A little history: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82GJgjuoc24
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