title: Matthew (ORCHESTRA)key: Countryharp type: Chromaticgenre: Gskill: BeginnerMatthew (ORCHESTRA)Words and Music by John DenverKey of G Major Range: D4 to G5Tabbed for EITHER an ORCHESTRA tuned chromaticOR a 14 hole chromatic.Tab notations:none = blow – = draw * = button in___ = hold; sustain-7 -7_ -7 -7_ -7__ 7_ 6_ 4_ 6________I had an un_-cle_ name of Mat-thew.____-5 -5 -6_ -7_ 6_ -5_ 5_ -3_________He was his fa_-ther’s on_-ly boy._______-7_ -7_ -7__ -7 6_ -6_ 4_ 6_Born just south of Col-by, Kan-sas-5 -5 -6_ -7 -6_ -5_ 6_ 6__He was his moth-er’s pride and joy.-6 -7__ 9__ 9 -8*_ -7 8__ 8 -7 -7_ -7__ 8______Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____-7__ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6 6 -5__ -6_______Love was just a way to live and_ die______9__ 9 9__ 8 8 8_ -7__ -7_ -7_ 7______Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__-7_ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6_ -6 -5_ 6_____Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__-7_ -7 -7_ -7__ 6_ -7_ 4_ 6________All the sto-ries that he_ told me_______-5 -6__ -8 -6_ -5_ 5 -3_________Back when I was just a lad________-8_ -8_ -8_ -8__ 7 -6 4_ 6________All the mem-‘ries that he gave me_______-5 -6__ -7 -6_ -5__ -4*_ 5_________All the_ good times that he__ had.______-7__ -7 -7_ -7 6_ -6_ 4__ 6_______Grow-in’ up_ a Kan-sas farm boy_____-5_ -6_ -7_ -6_ -5 -6_ -3_________Life is_ most-ly_ hav-in’ fun________-7_ -7 -7_ -7_ 6 -6__ 4_ 6________Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders_____-5 -5_ -6 -7_ -6 -5_ -4* 5___Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun.-6 -7__ 9__ 9 -8*_ -7 8__ 8 -7 -7_ -7__ 6______Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on______-7__ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6 6 -7__ -6_______Love was just a way to live and die_______9__ 9 9__ 8 8 8_ -7__ -7_ -7_ 7______Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__-7_ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6_ -6 -5_ 6_____Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__-7_ -7 -7_ -7__ 6_ -6_ 4_ 6________Well, I guess there were some hard times____-5 -6__ -8 -6_ -5_ 5 -3_________And I’m_ told some years were lean_______-8 -8_ -8_ -8_ -8__ 7 -6 4_ 6________They had a_ storm in__ ‘for-ty sev-en_______-5 -5 -6__ -7 -6_ -5__ -4*_ 5_________A twist-er_ came and stripped ‘em__ clean.____-7 -7__ -7 -7_ -7 6_ -6_ 4__ 6_______He lost the farm and lost his fam-‘ly______-5 -5_ -6_ -7_ -6_ -5 -6_ -3_________He lost the wheat and lost his home_______-7_ -7 -7_ -7_ 6 -6__ 4_ 6________But he found the fam-‘ly_ Bi-ble______-5 -5_ -6 -7_ -6 -5_ -4* 5___A faith as sol-id as_ a stone.-6 -7__ 9__ 9 -8*_ -7 8__ 8 -7 -7_ -7__ 8______Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____-7__ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6 6 -7__ -6_______Love was just a way to live and_ die______9__ 9 9__ 8 8 8_ -7__ -7_ -7_ 7______Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__-7_ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6_ -6 -5_ 6_____Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__-7 -7_ -7 -7_ -7__ 6_ -6_ 4_ 6________(And) so_ he came to__ live at_ our house____-5 -6__ -8 -6_ -5_ 5 -3_________And he__ came to_ work the land_______-8 -8_ -8_ -8_ 8__ 7 -6 4_ 6________He came to_ ease my_ dad-dy’s bur-den______-5 -6__ -7 -6_ -5__ -4*_ 5_________And he__ came to_ be__ my__ friend.___-7 -7__ -7 -7_ -7 6_ -6_ 4__ 6_______And so_ I wrote this down for Mat-thew____-5 -5_ -6_ -7_ -6_ -5 -7_ -3_________And it’s for him this song is_ sung_______-7_ -7 -7_ -7_ 6 -6__ 4_ 6________Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders_____-5 -5_ -6 -7_ -6 -5_ -4* 5___Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun.-6 -7__ 9__ 9 -8*_ -7 8__ 8 -7 -7_ -7__ 8______Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____-7__ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6 6 -7__ -6_______Love was just a way to live and_ die______9__ 9 9__ 8 8 8_ -7__ -7_ -7_ 7______Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__-7_ -7 -7_ -7 6__ 6_ -6 -5_ 7_____Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__-6 -7__ 9__ 9 -8*__ -7 8__ 8 -7_ -7_ -7_8__ 7______Yes, and_ joy was just_ a thing that he_ was raised on_____-7__ -7_ -7_ 8 -8*__ 8 -7 6_ -6__8__-7___Love was just a way__ to live and die_________9__ 9 -8*__ 8 8 8_ -7__ -7_ -7_ 7______Gold was just_ a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__-7_____ -5_ -7_ -6_ 6__ 6_ -6 -5__ 5________Blue___ was just a_ Kan-sas sum-mer_ sky._____