G (320003@1) AmHad (x02210@1)an uncle named Matthew D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) Was his father's only boy G (320003@1) AmBorn (x02210@1)just south of Colby, Kansas D7 (xx0212@1) GWas (320003@1)his mother's pride and joy G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmYes, (x02210@1)and joy was just the thing that he was raised on D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1)Love was just the way to live and die G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmGold (x02210@1)was just a windy Kansas wheatfield D7 (xx0212@1) GBlue (320003@1)was just a Kansas summer sky G (320003@1) AmAll (x02210@1)the stories that he told me D7 (xx0212@1) GBack (320003@1)when I was just a lad G (320003@1) AmAll (x02210@1)the memories that he gave me D7 (xx0212@1) GAll (320003@1)the good times that he had G (320003@1) AmGrowin (x02210@1)up a Kansas farmboy D7 (xx0212@1) GLife (320003@1)was mostly havin fun G (320003@1) AmRidin' (x02210@1)on his daddy's shoulders D7 (xx0212@1) GBehind (320003@1)a mule beneath the sun G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmYes, (x02210@1)and joy was just the thing that he was raised on D7 (xx0212@1) GLove (320003@1)was just the way to live and die G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmGold (x02210@1)was just a windy Kansas wheatfield D7 (xx0212@1) GBlue (320003@1)was just a Kansas summer sky G (320003@1) AmWell, (x02210@1)I guess there were some hard times D7 (xx0212@1) GAnd (320003@1)I'm told some years were lean G (320003@1) AmThey (x02210@1)had a storm in '47 D7 (xx0212@1) GA (320003@1)twister came and stripped them clean G (320003@1) AmHe (x02210@1)lost the farm and lost his family D7 (xx0212@1) GHe (320003@1)lost the wheat and lost his home G (320003@1) AmBut (x02210@1)he found a family bible D7 (xx0212@1) GFaith (320003@1)as solid as a stone G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmYes, (x02210@1)and joy was just the thing that he was raised on D7 (xx0212@1) GLove (320003@1)was just the way to live and die G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmGold (x02210@1)was just a windy Kansas wheatfield D7 (xx0212@1) GBlue (320003@1)was just a Kansas summer sky G (320003@1) AmSo (x02210@1)he came to live at our house D7 (xx0212@1) GAnd (320003@1)he came to work the land G (320003@1) AmHe (x02210@1)came to ease my daddy's burden D7 (xx0212@1) GAnd (320003@1)he came to be my friend G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1)So, I wrote this down for Matthew D7 (xx0212@1) GAnd (320003@1)it's for him the song is sung G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders D7 (xx0212@1) GBehind (320003@1)a mule beneath the sun G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmYes, (x02210@1)and joy was just the thing that he was raised on D7 (xx0212@1) GLove (320003@1)was just the way to live and die G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmGold (x02210@1)was just a windy Kansas wheatfield D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) Blue was just a Kansas summer sky G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmYes, (x02210@1)and joy was just the thing that he was raised on D7 (xx0212@1) GLove (320003@1)was just the way to live and die G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmGold (x02210@1)was just a windy Kansas wheatfield D7 (xx0212@1) GBlue (320003@1)was just a Kansas summer sky
