John Denver

^G I had an uncle name of M ^Am atthew... ^D he was his father's only b ^G oy
Born just south of Colby, ^Am Kansas... ^D he was his mother's pride and j ^G oy
CHORUS: Yes, and joy wa ^G s just the thing h ^C e was raised ^Am on
Love w ^D as just a way to live and die ^{G C G}
Gold was just a windy ^C Kansas wheat f ^Am ield
Blue wa ^D s just a Kansas ^C summer sky ^G
And all the stories that he t ^Am old me ^D back when I was just a l ^G ad
All the memories that he g ^Am ave me... ^D all the good times that he h ^G ad
Growin' up a Kansas f ^Am armboy... ^D life was mostly havin' f ^G un
Ridin' on his daddy's sh ^Am oulders ^D behind a mule, beneath the s ^G un
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Well, I guess there were some h ^Am ard times ^D and I'm told some years were l ^G ean
They had a storm in ' ^Am 47... ^D twister came and stripped 'em cl ^G ean
He lost the farm and lost his f ^Am amily...he lost the wh ^D eat, he lost his h ^G ome
But he found the family b ^Am ible ^D and faith as solid as a st ^G one
CHORUS
So he came to live at o ^Am ur house... ^D and he came to work the l ^G and
He came to ease my daddy's b ^Am urdens ^D and he came to be my fr ^G iend
So I wrote this down for Ma ^Am tthew... ^D it's for him this song is s ^G ung
Ridin' on his daddy's sh ^Am oulders ^D behind a mule, beneath the s ^G un
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