[G] Hadx an uncle named [Am] Matthewx
[D7] Wasx his father's only [G] xxx boy
[G]Bornx just south of Colby, [Am] Kansasx
[D7] Wasx his mother's pride and [G] xxx joy
[G]Yes,x and joy was just the [C] thingx that he was [Am] raisedx on
[D7]Lovex was just the way to live and [G] diex
[G] Goldx was just a [C] windyx Kansas [Am] wheatfieldx
[D7] Bluex was just a Kansas summer [G] skyx
[G] Allx the stories that he [Am] toldx me
[D7]Backx when I was just a [G] ladx
[G] Allx the memories that he [Am] gavex me
[D7]Allx the good times that he [G] hadx
[G] Growinx up a Kansas [Am] farmboyx
[D7] Lifex was mostly havin [G] funx
[G] Ridin'x on his daddy's [Am] shouldersx
[D7] Behindx a mule beneath the [G] sunx
[G] Yes,x and joy was just the [C] thingx that he was [Am] raisedx on
[D7]Lovex was just the way to live and [G] diex
[G] Goldx was just a [C] windyx Kansas [Am] wheatfieldx
[D7] Bluex was just a Kansas summer [G] skyx
[G] Well,x I guess there were some [Am] hardx times
[D7]Andx I'm told some years were [G] leanx
[G] Theyx had a storm in [Am] '47x
[D7] Axxx twister came and stripped them [G] cleanx
[G] Hex lost the farm and lost his [Am] familyx
[D7] Hexx lost the wheat and lost his [G] homex
[G] Butx he found a family [Am] biblex
[D7] Faithx as solid as a [G] stonex
[G] Yes,x and joy was just the [C] thingx that he was [Am] raisedx on
[D7]Lovex was just the way to live and [G] diex
[G] Goldx was just a [C] windyx Kansas [Am] wheatfieldx
[D7] Bluex was just a Kansas summer [G] skyx
[G] Sox he came to live at our [Am] housex
[D7] Andx he came to work the [G] landx
[G] Hex came to ease my daddy's [Am] burdenx
[D7] Andx he came to be my [G] friendx
[G] So,x I wrote this down for [Am] Matthewx
[D7] Andx it's for him the song is [G] sungx
[G] Ridin'x on his daddy's [Am] shouldersx
[D7] Behindx a mule beneath the [G] sunx
[G] Yes,x and joy was just the [C] thingx that he was [Am] raisedx on
[D7]Lovex was just the way to live and [G] diex
[G] Goldx was just a [C] windyx Kansas [Am] wheatfieldx
[D7] Bluex was just a Kansas summer [G] skyx
[G] Yes,x and joy was just the [C] thingx that he was [Am] raisedx on
[D7]Lovex was just the way to live and [G] diex
[G] Goldx was just a [C] windyx Kansas [Am] wheatfieldx
[D7] Bluex was just a Kansas summer [G] skyx
