[code] Matthew Words and Music by John Denver Key: G Major Range: D4 to G5 Tabbed for a key of G Richter tuned diatonic
Tab notations: none = blow - = draw ___ = hold; sustain ” = full step bend
6 6_ 6 6_ 6__ -5_ 5_ -3”_ -5________ I had an un-cle name of Mat_-thew._____
-4 4 5__ 6_ 5_ -4_ 4_ 3_________ He was his fa-ther’s on_-ly boy.______
6_ 6_ 6__ 6 -5_ 5_ -3”_ 5_ Born just south of Col-by, Kan -sas
-4 -4 5__ 6__ 5_ -4__ 4_ 4____ He was his moth-er’s pride and joy._
5 6__ 7__ 7 -7_ 6 -6__ -6 6_ 6_ 6____ -5______ Yes, and joy was just a thing that he was raised on______
6__ 6 6__ 6 -5___ -5 -5 6_ 5_______ Love was just a way__ to live and die_____
7__ 7 7__ -6 -6 -6_ 6__ 6_ 6_ -5______ Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan-sas wheat-field___
6__ 6 6_ 6 -5__ -5_ 5 -4__ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan_-sas sum-mer_ sky.__
6_ 6 6_ 6__ -5_ 5_ -3”_ -5________ All the sto-ries that he told me________
-4 5__ 6_ 5_ -4_ 4_ 3_________ Back when I was just a lad_______
6_ 6_ 6_ 6____ -5 5 -3”_ -5________ All the mem-‘ries_ that he gave me________
-4 5__ 6 5_ -4__ -3_ 4_________ All the good times that he had.______
6__ 6 6_ 6 -5_ 5_ -3__ -5_______ Grow-in’ up a Kan-sas farm boy______
-4_ 5_ 6_ 5_ -4 5__ 3_________ Life is most-ly hav-in’ fun_______
6_ 6 6__ 6_ -5 5__ -3”_ -5________ Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders______
-4 -4_ 5_ 6_ 5 -4_ -3 4___ Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun.
5 6__ 7__ 7 -7_ 6 -6__ -6 6_ 6_ 6__ -5______ Yes, and joy was just a thing that he was raised on______
6__ 6 6__ 6 -5___ -5 -5 6_ 5_______ Love was just a way__ to live and die_____
7__ 7 7__ -6 -6 -6_ 6__ 6_ 6_ -5______ Gold was just a wind-y Kan_-sas wheat-field___
6__ 6 6_ 6 -5__ -5_ 5 -4__ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan_-sas sum-mer sky.___
6_ 6 6_ 6__ -5_ 5_ -3”_ -5________ Well, I guess there were some hard times_____
-4 5__ 6_ 5_ -4_ 4_ 3_________ And I’m told some years were lean______
6 6_ 6_ 6_ 6____ -5 5 -3”_ -5________ They had a storm in___ ‘for-ty sev- en________
-4 -4 5__ 6 5_ -4__ -3_ 4_________ A twist-er_ came and stripped ‘em clean.____
6 6__ 6 6_ 6 -5_ 5_ -3__ -5_______ He lost the farm and lost his fam_-‘ly______
-4 -4_ 5_ 6_ 5_ -4 5__ 3_________ He lost the wheat and lost his home______
6_ 6 6__ 6_ -5 5__ -3”_ -5________ But he found the fam-‘ly Bi_- ble_______
-4 -4_ 5_ 6_ 5 -4_ -3 4____ A faith as sol-id as_ a stone.
5 6__ 7__ 7 -7_ 6 -6__ -6 6_ 6_ 6__ -5______ Yes, and joy was just a thing that he was raised on______
6__ 6 6__ 6 -5___ -5 -5 6_ 5_______ Love was just a way__ to live and die_____
7__ 7 7__ -6 -6 -6_ 6__ 6_ 6_ -5______ Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan-sas wheat-field___
6__ 6 6_ 6 -5__ -5_ 5 -4__ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan_-sas sum-mer_ sky.__
6 6_ 6 6_ 6__ -5_ 5_ -3”_ -5________ (And) so he came to_ live at our house_____
-4 5__ 6_ 5_ -4_ 4_ 3_________ And he_ came to work the land______
6 6_ 6_ 6_ 6____ -5 5 -3”_ -5________ He came to ease my___ dad-dy’s bur-den_______
-4 5__ 6 5_ -4__ -3_ 4_________ And he_ came to be__ my_ friend.___
6 6__ 6 6_ 6 -5_ 5_ -3__ -5_______ And so_ I wrote this down for Mat_-thew_____
-4 -4_ 5_ 6_ 5_ -4 5__ 3_________ And it’s for him this song is_ sung______
6_ 6 6__ 6_ -5 5__ -3”_ -5________ Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders______
-4 -4_ 5_ 6_ 5 -4_ -3 4___ Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun._
5 6__ 7__ 7 -7_ 6 -6__ -6 6_ 6_ 6__ -5______ Yes, and joy was just a thing that he was raised on______
6__ 6 6__ 6 -5___ -5 -5 6_ 5_______ Love was just a way__ to live and die_____
7__ 7 7__ -6 -6 -6_ 6__ 6_ 6_ -5______ Gold was just a wind-y Kan_-sas wheat-field___
6__ 6 6_ 6 -5__ -5_ 5 -4__ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan_-sas sum-mer sky.___
5 6__ 7__ 7 -7__ 6 -6__ -6 6_ 6_ 6_-6__ -5______ Yes, and joy was just a thing that he was raised on______
6__ -5_ 6_ -6 -7____ -6 6 -5_ 5___-6__6___ Love was just a way___ to live and die_________
7__ 7 -7__ -6 -6 -6_ 6__ 6_ 6_ -5______ Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan-sas wheat-field___
6_____ -4_ 6_ 5_ -5__ -5_ 5 -4__ 4________ Blue__ was just a_ Kan_-sas sum-mer_ sky._____
A little history: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82GJgjuoc24
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