Matthew Chords by John Denver
Tempo:
115.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [G]
Had an uncle named [Am] Matthew, [D] was his father's [G] only boy.
Born just south of [Am] Colby, Kansas, [D]
was his mother's [G] pride and joy.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a plank [Am] that he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
[D] [G] Gold was [C] just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas [G] summer sky.
And all the stories [Am] that he told me, [D] back when I was just [G] a lad.
And all the memories [Am] that he gave [D] me, all the good [G] times that he had.
Growing up [Am] a Kansas smart boy, [D]
life was mostly having [G] fun.
Riding on his [Am] daddy's shoulders, [D]
behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was just a plank that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
Gold was just [C] a windy [G] [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
Well, I guess there [Am] were some hard [D] times, and untold some [G] years were we.
They had a storm in [Am] 47, [D]
a twister came and [G] stripped them clean.
He lost the farm and [Am] lost his family, [D]
lost the wheat and lost [G] his home.
But he found his [Am] family firewood, [D]
faith is solid [G] as a stone.
Yes, and joy was just [C] a plank that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat [D] field.
Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
So he came to live [Am] at our house, [D] and he came to [G] work the land.
He came to ease [Am] my daddy's burden, [D]
and he came to [G] be my friend.
So I wrote this [Am] down for Matthew, [D]
and it's for him [G] this song sung.
Riding on his [Am] daddy's shoulders, [D]
behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a [G] plank that [Am] he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way [G] to live and die.
Gold was just [C] a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a plank that [Am] he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
Gold was [C] just a [G] windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas [G] summer sky.
Had an uncle named [Am] Matthew, [D] was his father's [G] only boy.
Born just south of [Am] Colby, Kansas, [D]
was his mother's [G] pride and joy.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a plank [Am] that he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
[D] [G] Gold was [C] just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas [G] summer sky.
And all the stories [Am] that he told me, [D] back when I was just [G] a lad.
And all the memories [Am] that he gave [D] me, all the good [G] times that he had.
Growing up [Am] a Kansas smart boy, [D]
life was mostly having [G] fun.
Riding on his [Am] daddy's shoulders, [D]
behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was just a plank that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
Gold was just [C] a windy [G] [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
Well, I guess there [Am] were some hard [D] times, and untold some [G] years were we.
They had a storm in [Am] 47, [D]
a twister came and [G] stripped them clean.
He lost the farm and [Am] lost his family, [D]
lost the wheat and lost [G] his home.
But he found his [Am] family firewood, [D]
faith is solid [G] as a stone.
Yes, and joy was just [C] a plank that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat [D] field.
Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
So he came to live [Am] at our house, [D] and he came to [G] work the land.
He came to ease [Am] my daddy's burden, [D]
and he came to [G] be my friend.
So I wrote this [Am] down for Matthew, [D]
and it's for him [G] this song sung.
Riding on his [Am] daddy's shoulders, [D]
behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a [G] plank that [Am] he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way [G] to live and die.
Gold was just [C] a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a plank that [Am] he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
Gold was [C] just a [G] windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas [G] summer sky.
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_ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Had an uncle named [Am] Matthew, _ _ [D] was his father's [G] only boy. _ _ _
Born just south of [Am] Colby, Kansas, _ _ [D] _
was his mother's [G] pride and joy.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a plank [Am] that he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
_ [D] _ [G] Gold was [C] just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat _ field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas [G] summer sky.
_ _ And all the stories [Am] that he told me, [D] _ back when I was just [G] a lad.
_ _ And all the memories [Am] that he gave [D] me, all the good [G] times that he had. _ _ _
Growing up [Am] a Kansas smart boy, [D]
life was mostly having [G] fun. _ _ _
Riding on his [Am] daddy's shoulders, _ [D] _
behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was just a plank that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] _ Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
_ Gold was just [C] a windy [G] [Am] Kansas wheat _ field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
_ _ Well, I guess there [Am] were some hard [D] times, and untold some [G] years were we.
_ They had a storm in [Am] 47, _ _ [D] _
a twister came and [G] stripped them clean. _ _ _
He lost the farm and [Am] lost his family, _ _ [D]
lost the wheat and lost [G] his home. _ _
But he found his [Am] family _ firewood, [D] _
faith is solid [G] as a stone.
Yes, and joy was just [C] a plank that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
_ _ Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat _ [D] field.
Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
_ _ So he came to live [Am] at our house, _ [D] and he came to [G] work the land.
_ _ He came to ease [Am] my daddy's burden, _ [D] _
and he came to [G] be my friend. _ _
So I wrote this [Am] down for Matthew, _ [D] _
and it's for him [G] this song sung. _ _
Riding on his [Am] daddy's shoulders, _ [D] _
behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a [G] plank that [Am] he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way [G] to live and die.
_ Gold was just [C] a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
_ [D] Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a plank that [Am] he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
_ Gold was [C] just a [G] windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas [G] summer sky. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Had an uncle named [Am] Matthew, _ _ [D] was his father's [G] only boy. _ _ _
Born just south of [Am] Colby, Kansas, _ _ [D] _
was his mother's [G] pride and joy.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a plank [Am] that he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
_ [D] _ [G] Gold was [C] just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat _ field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas [G] summer sky.
_ _ And all the stories [Am] that he told me, [D] _ back when I was just [G] a lad.
_ _ And all the memories [Am] that he gave [D] me, all the good [G] times that he had. _ _ _
Growing up [Am] a Kansas smart boy, [D]
life was mostly having [G] fun. _ _ _
Riding on his [Am] daddy's shoulders, _ [D] _
behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was just a plank that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] _ Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
_ Gold was just [C] a windy [G] [Am] Kansas wheat _ field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
_ _ Well, I guess there [Am] were some hard [D] times, and untold some [G] years were we.
_ They had a storm in [Am] 47, _ _ [D] _
a twister came and [G] stripped them clean. _ _ _
He lost the farm and [Am] lost his family, _ _ [D]
lost the wheat and lost [G] his home. _ _
But he found his [Am] family _ firewood, [D] _
faith is solid [G] as a stone.
Yes, and joy was just [C] a plank that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
_ _ Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat _ [D] field.
Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
_ _ So he came to live [Am] at our house, _ [D] and he came to [G] work the land.
_ _ He came to ease [Am] my daddy's burden, _ [D] _
and he came to [G] be my friend. _ _
So I wrote this [Am] down for Matthew, _ [D] _
and it's for him [G] this song sung. _ _
Riding on his [Am] daddy's shoulders, _ [D] _
behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a [G] plank that [Am] he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way [G] to live and die.
_ Gold was just [C] a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
_ [D] Blue was just Kansas summer [G] sky.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a plank that [Am] he was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
_ Gold was [C] just a [G] windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just Kansas [G] summer sky. _ _
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