^GHad an uncle named ^AmMatthew ^D7Was his father's only^G boy ^GBorn just south of Colby, ^AmKansas ^D7Was his mother's pride and^G joy

^GYes, and joy was just the ^Cthing that he was ^Amraised on ^D7Love was just the way to live and ^Gdie ^GGold was just a ^Cwindy Kansas ^Amwheatfield ^D7Blue was just a Kansas summer ^Gsky

^GAll the stories that he ^Amtold me ^D7Back when I was just a ^Glad ^GAll the memories that he ^Amgave me ^D7All the good times that he ^Ghad

^GGrowin up a Kansas ^Amfarmboy ^D7Life was mostly havin ^Gfun ^GRidin' on his daddy's ^Amshoulders ^D7Behind a mule beneath the ^Gsun

^GYes, and joy was just the ^Cthing that he was ^Amraised on ^D7Love was just the way to live and ^Gdie ^GGold was just a ^Cwindy Kansas ^Amwheatfield ^D7Blue was just a Kansas summer ^Gsky

^GWell, I guess there were some ^Amhard times ^D7And I'm told some years were ^Glean ^GThey had a storm in ^Am'47 ^D7A twister came and stripped them ^Gclean

^GHe lost the farm and lost his ^Amfamily ^D7He lost the wheat and lost his ^Ghome ^GBut he found a family ^Ambible ^D7Faith as solid as a ^Gstone

^GYes, and joy was just the ^Cthing that he was ^Amraised on ^D7Love was just the way to live and ^Gdie ^GGold was just a ^Cwindy Kansas ^Amwheatfield ^D7Blue was just a Kansas summer ^Gsky

^GSo he came to live at our ^Amhouse ^D7And he came to work the ^Gland ^GHe came to ease my daddy's ^Amburden ^D7And he came to be my ^Gfriend

^GSo, I wrote this down for ^AmMatthew ^D7And it's for him the song is ^Gsung ^GRidin' on his daddy's ^Amshoulders ^D7Behind a mule beneath the ^Gsun

^GYes, and joy was just the ^Cthing that he was ^Amraised on ^D7Love was just the way to live and ^Gdie ^GGold was just a ^Cwindy Kansas ^Amwheatfield ^D7Blue was just a Kansas summer ^Gsky

John Denver - Matthew