John Denver - Matthew

^GI had an uncle name of M^Amatthew...^Dhe was his father's only b^Goy Born just south of Colby, ^AmKansas...^Dhe was his mother's pride and j^Goy CHORUS: Yes, and joy wa^Gs just the thing h^Ce was raised^Am on Love w^Das just a way to live and die ^{G C G} Gold was just a windy ^CKansas wheat f^Amield Blue wa^Ds just a Kansas^C summer sky ^G And all the stories that he t^Amold me^D back when I was just a l^Gad All the memories that he g^Amave me...^Dall the good times that he h^Gad Growin' up a Kansas f^Amarmboy...^Dlife was mostly havin' f^Gun Ridin' on his daddy's sh^Amoulders ^Dbehind a mule, beneath the s^Gun CHORUS Well, I guess there were some h^Amard times ^Dand I'm told some years were l^Gean They had a storm in '^Am47...^Dtwister came and stripped 'em cl^Gean He lost the farm and lost his f^Amamily...he lost the wh^Deat, he lost his h^Gome But he found the family b^Amible ^Dand faith as solid as a st^Gone CHORUS So he came to live at o^Amur house...^Dand he came to work the l^Gand He came to ease my daddy's b^Amurdens ^Dand he came to be my fr^Giend So I wrote this down for Ma^Amtthew...^Dit's for him this song is s^Gung Ridin' on his daddy's sh^Amoulders ^Dbehind a mule, beneath the s^Gun CHORUS 2X