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[Intro][Verse]G AmHad an uncle named MatthewD7 GWas his father's only boyG AmBorn just south of Colby, KansasD7 GWas his mother's pride and joy[Chorus]G C AmYes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised onD7 GLove was just the way to live and dieG C AmGold was just a windy Kansas wheatfieldD7 GBlue was just a Kansas summer sky[Verse]G AmAll the stories that he told meD7 GBack when I was just a ladG AmAll the memories that he gave meD7 GAll the good times that he had[Verse]G AmGrowin up a Kansas farmboyD7 GLife was mostly havin funG AmRidin' on his daddy's shouldersD7 GBehind a mule beneath the sun[Chorus]G C AmYes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised onD7 GLove was just the way to live and dieG C AmGold was just a windy Kansas wheatfieldD7 GBlue was just a Kansas summer sky[Verse]G AmWell, I guess there were some hard timesD7 GAnd I'm told some years were leanG AmThey had a storm in '47D7 GA twister came and stripped them clean[Verse]G AmHe lost the farm and lost his familyD7 GHe lost the wheat and lost his homeG AmBut he found a family bibleD7 GFaith as solid as a stone[Chorus]G C AmYes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised onD7 GLove was just the way to live and dieG C AmGold was just a windy Kansas wheatfieldD7 GBlue was just a Kansas summer sky[Verse]G AmSo he came to live at our houseD7 GAnd he came to work the landG AmHe came to ease my daddy's burdenD7 GAnd he came to be my friend[Verse]G AmSo, I wrote this down for MatthewD7 GAnd it's for him the song is sungG AmRidin' on his daddy's shouldersD7 GBehind a mule beneath the sun[Chorus]G C AmYes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised onD7 GLove was just the way to live and dieG C AmGold was just a windy Kansas wheatfieldD7 GBlue was just a Kansas summer sky[Chorus]G C AmYes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised onD7 GLove was just the way to live and dieG C AmGold was just a windy Kansas wheatfieldD7 GBlue was just a Kansas summer sky
