Matthew
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
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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