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I had an un cle name of (Am)Mat thew.
He was his fa ther’s on ly (G)boy.
Born just south of Col by, (Am)Kan sas,
he was his moth er’s pride and (G)joy.
Yes, and (G)joy was (G)just a (C)thing that (G)he was (Am)raised on.
(D)Love was just a way to live or (G)die.
Gold is (G)just a (C)wind y (G)Kan sas (Am)wheat field,
(D)blue is just a Kan sas sum mer (G)sky.
And all the sto ries that he (Am)told me
back when I was just a (G)lad.
They All the mem ’ries that he (Am)gave me,
a all the good times that he (G)had.
Grow in’ up a Kan sas (Am)farm boy,
life is most ly hav in’ (G)fun,
rid ing on his dad dy’s (Am)shoul ders
be hind a mule be neath the (G)sun.
Yes, and (G)joy was (G)just a (C)thing that (G)he was (Am)raised on.
(D)Love was just a way to live or (G)die.
Gold is (G)just a (C)wind y (G)Kan sas (Am)wheat field,
(D)blue is just a Kan sas sum mer (G)sky.
And Well, I guess there were some (Am)hard times,
and I’m told some years were (G)lean.
He had a storm in for ty (Am)sev en;
a twist er came and stripped ’em (G)clean.
He the farm and lost his (Am)fam ’ly.
He the wheat, he lost his (G)home.
But he found the fam ’ly (Am)Bi ble,
a faith as sol id as a (G)stone.
Yes, and (G)sun.
Yes, and (G)sky.
Yes, and joy was (G)just a (C)thing that (G)he was (Am)raised on.
(D)Love was just a way to live or (G)die.
Gold is (G)just a (C)wind y (G)Kan sas (Am)wheat field,
(D)blue
is just a Kan sas
sum mer (G)sky.
This page shows “Matthew” by John Denver in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 160 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.