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Matthew

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

Matthew chords and lyrics

Free chords for Matthew by John Denver. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Chords used:  G:320003  Am:X02210  D:XX0232  C:X32010
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Matthew Chords by John Denver

Learn how to play Matthew by John Denver with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Matthew chords”, “Matthew guitar chords”, or “John Denver Matthew chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Matthew chords and for experienced players who want accurate Matthew lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Am, D, C.

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