Matthew Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
I had an uncle name of [Am]Mat thew
[D]He was his father's only boy[G]
Born just south of Colby, [Am]Kansas
[D]He was his mother's pride and joy[G]

[Chorus 1]
Yes, and joy was just a [C]thing
that he was [Am]raised on
[D]Love was just a way to live and [G]die
Gold was just a [C]windy Kansas [Am]wheatfield
[D]Blue was just a Kansas summer [G]sky

[Verse 2]
All the stories that he [Am]told me
[D]Back when I was just a lad[G]
All the memories that he [Am]gave me
[D]All the good times that he had[G]

[Verse 3]
Growin' up a Kansas [Am]farmboy
[D]Life was mostly havin' fun[G]
Ridin' on his Daddy's [Am]shoulders
[D]Behind a mule beneath the sun[G]

[Chorus 2]
Yes, and joy was just a [C]thing
that he was [Am]raised on
[D]Love was just a way to live and [G]die
Gold was just a [C]windy Kansas [Am]wheatfield
[D]Blue was just a Kansas summer [G]sky

[Verse 4]
Well, I guess there were some [Am]hard times
[D]And I'm told some yea[G]rs were lean
They had a storm in forty-[Am]seven
[D]A twister came and stripped 'em cle[G]an

[Verse 5]
He lost the farm and lost his [Am]family
[D]He lost the wheat and lost his hom[G]e
But he found the family [Am]Bible
[D]A faith as solid as a sto[G]ne

[Chorus 3]
Yes, and joy was just a [C]thing
that he was [Am]raised on
[D]Love was just a way to live and [G]die
Gold was just a [C]windy Kansas [Am]wheatfield
[D]Blue was just a Kansas summer [G]sky

[Verse 6]
And so he came to live at [Am]our house
[D]And he came to work the lan[G]d
He came to ease my dad[Am]dy's burden
[D]And he came to be my [G]friend

[Verse 7]
And so I wrote this [Am]down for Matthew
[D]And it's for him this song is sun[G]g
Ridin' on his Daddy's [Am]shoulders
[D]Behind a mule beneath the sun[G]

[Chorus 4]
Yes, and joy was just a [C]thing
that he was [Am]raised on
[D]Love was just a way to live and [G]die
Gold was just a [C]windy Kansas [Am]wheatfield
[D]Blue was just a Kansas summer [G]sky

[Chorus 5]
Yes, and joy was just a [C]thing
that he was [Am]raised on
[D]Love was just a way to live and [G]die
Gold was just a [C]windy Kansas [Am]wheatfield
[D]Blue was just a [D]Kansas summer
[G]sky[G][G][G]