Matthew Chords by Balsam Range
Tempo:
115.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[C] [D] [G] I had an uncle [Am] named Matthew, [E] he was his father's only [G] boy.
Born just south of [Am] Colby, Kansas, [G] [D] he was his mother's pride and joy.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a thing that he was [Am] raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to [G] live and die.
Gold was just [C] a windy Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas [A] summer sky.
[G] All the stories that [Am] he told me, [D] back when I was [G] just a lad.
All the memories [Am] that he gave me, [D] and all the good [G] times that he had.
Growing up [Am] a Kansas farm 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 thing that he was [Am] raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a [G] Kansas summer sky.
Well, I guess there [Am] were some hard times, [D] and I'm told some [G] years of bleeding.
They had a storm in [Am] 47.
[D] A twister came and [G] stripped them clean.
He lost the farm, he lost [Am] his family.
[D] He lost the wheat, he [G] lost his home.
But he found the [Am] family Bible.
[D] Faith as solid [G] as a stone.
Yes, and joy was just a thing that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas [G] summer sky.
So he came to [Am] live at our house, [D] and he came to work the land.
[G] [G] He came to ease my [Am] daddy's burden, [D] and he came [G] to be my friend.
So I wrote this [Am] down for Matthew.
[D] It's for him, this [G] song.
Writing on [Am] his daddy's shoulders, [D] behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was just a thing that he [Am] was raised [A] on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas [G] summer sky.
Yes, and joy was just [A] a thing that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas summer [G] sky.
[G]
[C] [D] [G] I had an uncle [Am] named Matthew, [E] he was his father's only [G] boy.
Born just south of [Am] Colby, Kansas, [G] [D] he was his mother's pride and joy.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a thing that he was [Am] raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to [G] live and die.
Gold was just [C] a windy Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas [A] summer sky.
[G] All the stories that [Am] he told me, [D] back when I was [G] just a lad.
All the memories [Am] that he gave me, [D] and all the good [G] times that he had.
Growing up [Am] a Kansas farm 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 thing that he was [Am] raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a [G] Kansas summer sky.
Well, I guess there [Am] were some hard times, [D] and I'm told some [G] years of bleeding.
They had a storm in [Am] 47.
[D] A twister came and [G] stripped them clean.
He lost the farm, he lost [Am] his family.
[D] He lost the wheat, he [G] lost his home.
But he found the [Am] family Bible.
[D] Faith as solid [G] as a stone.
Yes, and joy was just a thing that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas [G] summer sky.
So he came to [Am] live at our house, [D] and he came to work the land.
[G] [G] He came to ease my [Am] daddy's burden, [D] and he came [G] to be my friend.
So I wrote this [Am] down for Matthew.
[D] It's for him, this [G] song.
Writing on [Am] his daddy's shoulders, [D] behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was just a thing that he [Am] was raised [A] on.
[D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas [G] summer sky.
Yes, and joy was just [A] a thing that he [Am] was raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas summer [G] sky.
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_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] I had an uncle [Am] named Matthew, _ [E] he was his father's only [G] boy.
_ _ Born just south of [Am] Colby, Kansas, _ [G] _ [D] he was his mother's pride and joy.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a thing that he was [Am] raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to [G] live and die.
_ Gold was just [C] a windy Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas [A] summer sky.
_ [G] All _ the stories that [Am] he told me, _ _ [D] _ back when I was [G] just a lad.
_ _ _ All the memories [Am] that he gave me, [D] _ and all the good [G] times that he had.
_ _ Growing up [Am] a Kansas farm 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 thing that he was [Am] raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a [G] Kansas summer sky.
_ _ _ Well, I guess there [Am] were some hard times, [D] _ and I'm told some [G] years of _ bleeding.
_ They had a storm in [Am] 47.
_ _ [D] _ A twister came and [G] stripped them clean.
_ _ He lost the farm, he lost [Am] his family.
_ _ [D] He lost the wheat, he [G] lost his home.
_ _ _ But he found the [Am] family Bible.
_ _ [D] _ Faith as solid [G] as a stone.
Yes, and joy was just a thing that he [Am] was raised on.
_ [D] Love was just a way to live and die.
_ Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
_ [D] Blue was just a Kansas [G] summer sky.
_ _ So he came to [Am] live at our house, [D] _ and he came to work the land.
[G] _ _ [G] _ He came to ease my [Am] daddy's burden, _ _ [D] and he came [G] to be my friend.
_ _ So I wrote this [Am] down for Matthew.
_ _ [D] _ It's for him, this [G] song.
_ _ _ _ Writing on [Am] his daddy's shoulders, [D] _ behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was just a thing that he [Am] was raised [A] on.
_ [D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
_ Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas [G] summer sky.
Yes, and joy was just [A] a thing that he [Am] was raised on.
_ [D] Love was just a way to live and _ die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
_ [D] _ Blue was just a Kansas summer [G] sky. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] I had an uncle [Am] named Matthew, _ [E] he was his father's only [G] boy.
_ _ Born just south of [Am] Colby, Kansas, _ [G] _ [D] he was his mother's pride and joy.
Yes, and joy was [C] just a thing that he was [Am] raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to [G] live and die.
_ Gold was just [C] a windy Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas [A] summer sky.
_ [G] All _ the stories that [Am] he told me, _ _ [D] _ back when I was [G] just a lad.
_ _ _ All the memories [Am] that he gave me, [D] _ and all the good [G] times that he had.
_ _ Growing up [Am] a Kansas farm 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 thing that he was [Am] raised on.
[D] Love was just a way to live and die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a [G] Kansas summer sky.
_ _ _ Well, I guess there [Am] were some hard times, [D] _ and I'm told some [G] years of _ bleeding.
_ They had a storm in [Am] 47.
_ _ [D] _ A twister came and [G] stripped them clean.
_ _ He lost the farm, he lost [Am] his family.
_ _ [D] He lost the wheat, he [G] lost his home.
_ _ _ But he found the [Am] family Bible.
_ _ [D] _ Faith as solid [G] as a stone.
Yes, and joy was just a thing that he [Am] was raised on.
_ [D] Love was just a way to live and die.
_ Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
_ [D] Blue was just a Kansas [G] summer sky.
_ _ So he came to [Am] live at our house, [D] _ and he came to work the land.
[G] _ _ [G] _ He came to ease my [Am] daddy's burden, _ _ [D] and he came [G] to be my friend.
_ _ So I wrote this [Am] down for Matthew.
_ _ [D] _ It's for him, this [G] song.
_ _ _ _ Writing on [Am] his daddy's shoulders, [D] _ behind a mule [G] beneath the sun.
Yes, and joy was just a thing that he [Am] was raised [A] on.
_ [D] Love was just a way to live [G] and die.
_ Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
[D] Blue was just a Kansas [G] summer sky.
Yes, and joy was just [A] a thing that he [Am] was raised on.
_ [D] Love was just a way to live and _ die.
Gold was just a windy [Am] Kansas wheat field.
_ [D] _ Blue was just a Kansas summer [G] sky. _ _ _
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