#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 12:50:00 -0800 (PST) From: "M. Schweisthal" <mschweis@u.washington.edu> Subject: Chords/Lyrics to "Matthew" by John Denver "Matthew" as performed by John Denver Brought to you by Mike Schweisthal [mschweis@u.washington.edu] Chords used: G:320003 Am:X02210 D:XX0232 C: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, de John denver ========================================================
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