Matthew (Chromatic)
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 (Chromatic)
Words and Music by John Denver
Key of G Major Range: D4 to G5
Tabbed for a Key of C Solo tuned chromatic.
Tab notations:
none = blow - = draw * = button in
___ = hold; sustain
-5 -5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 5_ 4_ 2_ 4________
I had an un_-cle_ name of Mat-thew.____
-3 -3 -4_ -5_ 4_ -3_ 3_ -1_________
He was his fa_-ther’s on_-ly boy._______
-5_ -5_ -5__ -5 4_ -4_ 2_ 4_
Born just south of Col-by, Kan-sas
-3 -3 -4_ -5 -4_ -3_ 4_ 4__
He was his moth-er’s pride and joy.
-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____
-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______
Love was just a way to live and_ die______
7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______
Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__
-5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 4_ -4_ 2_ 4________
All the sto-ries that he_ told me_______
-3 -4__ -6 -4_ -3_ 3 -1_________
Back when I was just a lad________
-6_ -6_ -6_ -6__ 5 -4 2_ 4________
All the mem-‘ries that he gave me_______
-3 -4__ -5 -4_ -3__ -2*_ 3_________
All the_ good times that he__ had.______
-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4_ -4_ 2__ 4_______
Grow-in’ up_ a Kan-sas farm boy_____
-3_ -4_ -5_ -4_ -3 -4_ -1_________
Life is_ most-ly_ hav-in’ fun________
-5_ -5 -5_ -5_ 4 -4__ 2_ 4________
Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders_____
-3 -3_ -4 -5_ -4 -3_ -2* 3___
Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun.
-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on______
-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______
Love was just a way to live and die_______
7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______
Gold was just a wind-y Kan-sas wheat-field____
-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.________
-5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 4_ -4_ 2_ 4________
Well, I guess there were some hard times____
-3 -4__ -6 -4_ -3_ 3 -1_________
And I’m_ told some years were lean_______
-6 -6_ -6_ -6_ -6__ 5 -4 2_ 4________
They had a_ storm in__ ‘for-ty sev-en_______
-3 -3 -4__ -5 -4_ -3__ -2*_ 3_________
A twist-er_ came and stripped ‘em__ clean.____
-5 -5__ -5 -5_ -5 4_ -4_ 2__ 4_______
He lost the farm and lost his fam-‘ly______
-3 -3_ -4_ -5_ -4_ -3 -4_ -1_________
He lost the wheat and lost his home_______
-5_ -5 -5_ -5_ 4 -4__ 2_ 4________
But he found the fam-‘ly_ Bi-ble______
-3 -3_ -4 -5_ -4 -3_ -2* 3___
A faith as sol-id as_ a stone.
-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____
-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______
Love was just a way to live and_ die______
7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______
Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__
-5 -5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 4_ -4_ 2_ 4________
(And) so_ he came to__ live at_ our house____
-3 -4__ -6 -4_ -3_ 3 -1_________
And he__ came to_ work the land_______
-6 -6_ -6_ -6_ 6__ 5 -4 2_ 4________
He came to_ ease my_ dad-dy’s bur-den______
-3 -4__ -5 -4_ -3__ -2*_ 3_________
And he__ came to_ be__ my__ friend.___
-5 -5__ -5 -5_ -5 4_ -4_ 2__ 4_______
And so_ I wrote this down for Mat-thew____
-3 -3_ -4_ -5_ -4_ -3 -4_ -1_________
And it’s for him this song is_ sung_______
-5_ -5 -5_ -5_ 4 -4__ 2_ 4________
Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders_____
-3 -3_ -4 -5_ -4 -3_ -2* 3___
Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun.
-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____
-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______
Love was just a way to live and_ die______
7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______
Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__
-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*__ -5 6__ 6 -5_ -5_ -5_6__ 5______
Yes, and_ joy was just_ a thing that he_ was raised on_____
-5__ -5_ -5_ 6 -6*__ 6 -5 4_ -4__6__-5___
Love was just a way__ to live and die_________
7__ 7 -6*__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______
Gold was just_ a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-5_____ -3_ -5_ -4_ 4__ 4_ -4 -3__ 3________
Blue___ was just a_ Kan-sas sum-mer_ sky._____
A little history:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82GJgjuoc24
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