Denver John - Matthew guitar tab

"Matthew" as performed by John Denver

Brought to you by Mike Schweisthal [mschweis@u.washington.edu]

Chords used: G:320003 Am:X02210 D:XX0232 C:X32010

G Am D G

I had an uncle name of Matthew...he was his father's only boy

Am D G

Born just south of Colby, Kansas...he was his mother's pride and joy

G C Am

CHORUS: Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on

D G C G

Love was just a way to live and die

C Am

Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field

D C G

Blue was just a Kansas summer sky

Am D G

And all the stories that he told me back when I was just a lad

Am D G

All the memories that he gave me...all the good times that he had

Am D G

Growin' up a Kansas farmboy...life was mostly havin' fun

Am D G

Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders behind a mule, beneath the sun

CHORUS

Am D G

Well, I guess there were some hard times and I'm told some years were lean

Am D G

They had a storm in '47...twister came and stripped 'em clean

Am D G

He lost the farm and lost his family...he lost the wheat, he lost his home

Am D G

But he found the family bible and faith as solid as a stone

CHORUS

Am D G

So he came to live at our house...and he came to work the land

Am D G

He came to ease my daddy's burdens and he came to be my friend

Am D G

So I wrote this down for Matthew...it's for him this song is sung

Am D G

Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders behind a mule, beneath the sun

CHORUS 2X