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Matthew

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 164Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro Riff]
(6/8 time, waltzy strumming on G and D chords, first two notes pick up into first measure)
e|---------|-G3--------------|-------------|--------------|-D2------------|
B|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-3------------|
G|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|0h2-----------|
D|-------0-|-0h2---0--------|-----------0-|0h2--0-----0--|------------0-|
A|-0h2-----|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3-----|-------0h1----|--------0h2---|
E|---------|-3--------------|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|
e|-G3--------------|------------|-D2----------|G3------------|
B|----------------|------------|-3----------|-------------|
G|----------------|------------|0h2---------|-------------|
D|-0h2---0--------|----------0-|------------|-------------|
A|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3----|------------|2------------|
E|-3--------------|-3----------|------------|3------------|
(Throw in a hammer-on on the low E and A from time to time when playing G chord)
[Verse 1]
GHe works the night shift at the depot
With a pistol and a Dlight
GAnd he guards them rusty missiles
Counting wDhitetail to pass the Gtime
GAnd he's worked there for a long while
Since he came home from overDseas
GHelping Kilcorn fight the good fight
Bring BaDghdad to its kneGes
DAnd it was hotter than the mGountain
DBut it weren't so's he couldn't stGand
GAnd it weren't so much the heat wave
Nearly Das much as all the saGnd
[Repeat Riff]
e|---------|-G3--------------|-------------|--------------|-D2------------|
B|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-3------------|
G|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|0h2-----------|
D|-------0-|-0h2---0--------|-----------0-|0h2--0-----0--|------------0-|
A|-0h2-----|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3-----|-------0h1----|--------0h2---|
E|---------|-3--------------|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|
e|-G3--------------|------------|-D2----------|G3------------|
B|----------------|------------|-3----------|-------------|
G|----------------|------------|0h2---------|-------------|
D|-0h2---0--------|----------0-|------------|-------------|
A|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3----|------------|2------------|
E|-3--------------|-3----------|------------|3------------|
[Verse 2]
GNow his daddy, he's a log man
With a good leg and a faDke
GThat he got off of a buddy
And a shitDshot that he maGde
GAnd he worked them hands to splinters
And he raised them young'uns rDight
GOn a little bit of scripture
And an acrDeage of paraGdise
DAnd he'd go out on the Gweekend
DAnd he played like Clarence GWhite
GBut Clarence had a real job
And picked the guDitar when there was tGime
[Repeat Riff]
(Repeat 2x if there is a solo)
e|---------|-G3--------------|-------------|--------------|-D2------------|
B|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-3------------|
G|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|0h2-----------|
D|-------0-|-0h2---0--------|-----------0-|0h2--0-----0--|------------0-|
A|-0h2-----|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3-----|-------0h1----|--------0h2---|
E|---------|-3--------------|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|
e|-G3--------------|------------|-D2----------|G3------------|
B|----------------|------------|-3----------|-------------|
G|----------------|------------|0h2---------|-------------|
D|-0h2---0--------|----------0-|------------|-------------|
A|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3----|------------|2------------|
E|-3--------------|-3----------|------------|3------------|
GKeeps a trap line in the winter
Keeps a line wet in the spDring
GOn a lock wall fishing muskie
With his Deldest and GSteve
DAnd they swap tales about their raGisin'
DAnd they tell the awfulest Glies
GAnd they go home when they've a notion
And the muDskie quit to biGtin'
[End With Riff]
e|---------|-G3--------------|-------------|--------------|-D2------------|
B|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-3------------|
G|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|0h2-----------|
D|-------0-|-0h2---0--------|-----------0-|0h2--0-----0--|------------0-|
A|-0h2-----|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3-----|-------0h1----|--------0h2---|
E|---------|-3--------------|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|
e|-G3--------------|------------|-D2----------|G3------------|
B|----------------|------------|-3----------|-------------|
G|----------------|------------|0h2---------|-------------|
D|-0h2---0--------|----------0-|------------|-------------|
A|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3----|------------|2------------|
E|-3--------------|-3----------|------------|3------------|
************************************
| h  Hammer-on
************************************

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Matthew

by Tyler Childers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro Riff]

(6/8 time, waltzy strumming on G and D chords, first two notes pick up into first measure)

G D

e|---------|-3--------------|-------------|--------------|-2------------|

B|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-3------------|

G|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|0h2-----------|

D|-------0-|-0h2---0--------|-----------0-|0h2--0-----0--|------------0-|

A|-0h2-----|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3-----|-------0h1----|--------0h2---|

E|---------|-3--------------|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|

G D G

e|-3--------------|------------|-2----------|3------------|

B|----------------|------------|-3----------|-------------|

G|----------------|------------|0h2---------|-------------|

D|-0h2---0--------|----------0-|------------|-------------|

A|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3----|------------|2------------|

E|-3--------------|-3----------|------------|3------------|

(Throw in a hammer-on on the low E and A from time to time when playing G chord)

[Verse 1]

He works the night shift at the depot

With a pistol and a light

And he guards them rusty missiles

D G

Counting whitetail to pass the time

And he's worked there for a long while

Since he came home from overseas

Helping Kilcorn fight the good fight

D G

Bring Baghdad to its knees

D G

And it was hotter than the mountain

D G

But it weren't so's he couldn't stand

And it weren't so much the heat wave

D G

Nearly as much as all the sand

[Repeat Riff]

G D

e|---------|-3--------------|-------------|--------------|-2------------|

B|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-3------------|

G|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|0h2-----------|

D|-------0-|-0h2---0--------|-----------0-|0h2--0-----0--|------------0-|

A|-0h2-----|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3-----|-------0h1----|--------0h2---|

E|---------|-3--------------|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|

G D G

e|-3--------------|------------|-2----------|3------------|

B|----------------|------------|-3----------|-------------|

G|----------------|------------|0h2---------|-------------|

D|-0h2---0--------|----------0-|------------|-------------|

A|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3----|------------|2------------|

E|-3--------------|-3----------|------------|3------------|

[Verse 2]

Now his daddy, he's a log man

With a good leg and a fake

That he got off of a buddy

D G

And a shitshot that he made

And he worked them hands to splinters

And he raised them young'uns right

On a little bit of scripture

D G

And an acreage of paradise

D G

And he'd go out on the weekend

D G

And he played like Clarence White

But Clarence had a real job

D G

And picked the guitar when there was time

[Repeat Riff]

(Repeat 2x if there is a solo)

G D

e|---------|-3--------------|-------------|--------------|-2------------|

B|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-3------------|

G|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|0h2-----------|

D|-------0-|-0h2---0--------|-----------0-|0h2--0-----0--|------------0-|

A|-0h2-----|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3-----|-------0h1----|--------0h2---|

E|---------|-3--------------|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|

G D G

e|-3--------------|------------|-2----------|3------------|

B|----------------|------------|-3----------|-------------|

G|----------------|------------|0h2---------|-------------|

D|-0h2---0--------|----------0-|------------|-------------|

A|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3----|------------|2------------|

E|-3--------------|-3----------|------------|3------------|

Keeps a trap line in the winter

Keeps a line wet in the spring

On a lock wall fishing muskie

D G

With his eldest and Steve

D G

And they swap tales about their raisin'

D G

And they tell the awfulest lies

And they go home when they've a notion

D G

And the muskie quit to bitin'

[End With Riff]

G D

e|---------|-3--------------|-------------|--------------|-2------------|

B|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-3------------|

G|---------|----------------|-------------|--------------|0h2-----------|

D|-------0-|-0h2---0--------|-----------0-|0h2--0-----0--|------------0-|

A|-0h2-----|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3-----|-------0h1----|--------0h2---|

E|---------|-3--------------|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|

G D G

e|-3--------------|------------|-2----------|3------------|

B|----------------|------------|-3----------|-------------|

G|----------------|------------|0h2---------|-------------|

D|-0h2---0--------|----------0-|------------|-------------|

A|---------0h2--0-|---0h2h3----|------------|2------------|

E|-3--------------|-3----------|------------|3------------|

************************************

| h Hammer-on

************************************

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