title: Matthewkey: Countryharp type: Chromaticgenre: Gskill: BeginnerMatthew (Chromatic)Words and Music by John DenverKey of G Major Range: D4 to G5Tabbed 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._____