Matthew (ORCHESTRA)
by John Denver · posted by EarthDogHarpin
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
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Matthew (ORCHESTRA)
Words and Music by John Denver
Key of G Major Range: D4 to G5
Tabbed for EITHER an ORCHESTRA tuned chromatic
OR a 14 hole chromatic.
Tab notations:
none = blow - = draw * = button in
___ = hold; sustain
-7 -7_ -7 -7_ -7__ 7_ 6_ 4_ 6________
I had an un_-cle_ name of Mat-thew.____
-5 -5 -6_ -7_ 6_ -5_ 5_ -3_________
He was his fa_-ther’s on_-ly boy._______
-7_ -7_ -7__ -7 6_ -6_ 4_ 6_
Born just south of Col-by, Kan-sas
-5 -5 -6_ -7 -6_ -5_ 6_ 6__
He was his moth-er’s pride and joy.
-6 -7__ 9__ 9 -8*_ -7 8__ 8 -7 -7_ -7__ 8______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____
-7__ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6 6 -5__ -6_______
Love was just a way to live and_ die______
9__ 9 9__ 8 8 8_ -7__ -7_ -7_ 7______
Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-7_ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6_ -6 -5_ 6_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__
-7_ -7 -7_ -7__ 6_ -7_ 4_ 6________
All the sto-ries that he_ told me_______
-5 -6__ -8 -6_ -5_ 5 -3_________
Back when I was just a lad________
-8_ -8_ -8_ -8__ 7 -6 4_ 6________
All the mem-‘ries that he gave me_______
-5 -6__ -7 -6_ -5__ -4*_ 5_________
All the_ good times that he__ had.______
-7__ -7 -7_ -7 6_ -6_ 4__ 6_______
Grow-in’ up_ a Kan-sas farm boy_____
-5_ -6_ -7_ -6_ -5 -6_ -3_________
Life is_ most-ly_ hav-in’ fun________
-7_ -7 -7_ -7_ 6 -6__ 4_ 6________
Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders_____
-5 -5_ -6 -7_ -6 -5_ -4* 5___
Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun.
-6 -7__ 9__ 9 -8*_ -7 8__ 8 -7 -7_ -7__ 6______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on______
-7__ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6 6 -7__ -6_______
Love was just a way to live and die_______
9__ 9 9__ 8 8 8_ -7__ -7_ -7_ 7______
Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-7_ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6_ -6 -5_ 6_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__
-7_ -7 -7_ -7__ 6_ -6_ 4_ 6________
Well, I guess there were some hard times____
-5 -6__ -8 -6_ -5_ 5 -3_________
And I’m_ told some years were lean_______
-8 -8_ -8_ -8_ -8__ 7 -6 4_ 6________
They had a_ storm in__ ‘for-ty sev-en_______
-5 -5 -6__ -7 -6_ -5__ -4*_ 5_________
A twist-er_ came and stripped ‘em__ clean.____
-7 -7__ -7 -7_ -7 6_ -6_ 4__ 6_______
He lost the farm and lost his fam-‘ly______
-5 -5_ -6_ -7_ -6_ -5 -6_ -3_________
He lost the wheat and lost his home_______
-7_ -7 -7_ -7_ 6 -6__ 4_ 6________
But he found the fam-‘ly_ Bi-ble______
-5 -5_ -6 -7_ -6 -5_ -4* 5___
A faith as sol-id as_ a stone.
-6 -7__ 9__ 9 -8*_ -7 8__ 8 -7 -7_ -7__ 8______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____
-7__ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6 6 -7__ -6_______
Love was just a way to live and_ die______
9__ 9 9__ 8 8 8_ -7__ -7_ -7_ 7______
Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-7_ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6_ -6 -5_ 6_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__
-7 -7_ -7 -7_ -7__ 6_ -6_ 4_ 6________
(And) so_ he came to__ live at_ our house____
-5 -6__ -8 -6_ -5_ 5 -3_________
And he__ came to_ work the land_______
-8 -8_ -8_ -8_ 8__ 7 -6 4_ 6________
He came to_ ease my_ dad-dy’s bur-den______
-5 -6__ -7 -6_ -5__ -4*_ 5_________
And he__ came to_ be__ my__ friend.___
-7 -7__ -7 -7_ -7 6_ -6_ 4__ 6_______
And so_ I wrote this down for Mat-thew____
-5 -5_ -6_ -7_ -6_ -5 -7_ -3_________
And it’s for him this song is_ sung_______
-7_ -7 -7_ -7_ 6 -6__ 4_ 6________
Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders_____
-5 -5_ -6 -7_ -6 -5_ -4* 5___
Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun.
-6 -7__ 9__ 9 -8*_ -7 8__ 8 -7 -7_ -7__ 8______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____
-7__ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6 6 -7__ -6_______
Love was just a way to live and_ die______
9__ 9 9__ 8 8 8_ -7__ -7_ -7_ 7______
Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-7_ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6_ -6 -5_ 7_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__
-6 -7__ 9__ 9 -8*__ -7 8__ 8 -7_ -7_ -7_8__ 7______
Yes, and_ joy was just_ a thing that he_ was raised on_____
-7__ -7_ -7_ 8 -8*__ 8 -7 6_ -6__8__-7___
Love was just a way__ to live and die_________
9__ 9 -8*__ 8 8 8_ -7__ -7_ -7_ 7______
Gold was just_ a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-7_____ -5_ -7_ -6_ 6__ 6_ -6 -5__ 5________
Blue___ was just a_ Kan-sas sum-mer_ sky._____
A little history:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82GJgjuoc24
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