Matthew (Chromatic) Harmonica Tabs

Matthew (Chromatic)
Words and Music by John Denver
Key of G Major Range: D4 to G5
Tabbed for a Key of C Solo tuned chromatic.

Tab notations:
none = blow – = draw * = button in
___ = hold; sustain

-5 -5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 5_ 4_ 2_ 4________
I had an un_-cle_ name of Mat-thew.____

-3 -3 -4_ -5_ 4_ -3_ 3_ -1_________
He was his fa_-ther’s on_-ly boy._______

-5_ -5_ -5__ -5 4_ -4_ 2_ 4_
Born just south of Col-by, Kan-sas

-3 -3 -4_ -5 -4_ -3_ 4_ 4__
He was his moth-er’s pride and joy.

-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____

-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______
Love was just a way to live and_ die______

7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______
Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__

-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__

-5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 4_ -4_ 2_ 4________
All the sto-ries that he_ told me_______

-3 -4__ -6 -4_ -3_ 3 -1_________
Back when I was just a lad________

-6_ -6_ -6_ -6__ 5 -4 2_ 4________
All the mem-‘ries that he gave me_______

-3 -4__ -5 -4_ -3__ -2*_ 3_________
All the_ good times that he__ had.______

-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4_ -4_ 2__ 4_______
Grow-in’ up_ a Kan-sas farm boy_____

-3_ -4_ -5_ -4_ -3 -4_ -1_________
Life is_ most-ly_ hav-in’ fun________

-5_ -5 -5_ -5_ 4 -4__ 2_ 4________
Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders_____

-3 -3_ -4 -5_ -4 -3_ -2* 3___
Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun.

-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on______

-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______
Love was just a way to live and die_______

7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______
Gold was just a wind-y Kan-sas wheat-field____

-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.________

-5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 4_ -4_ 2_ 4________
Well, I guess there were some hard times____

-3 -4__ -6 -4_ -3_ 3 -1_________
And I’m_ told some years were lean_______

-6 -6_ -6_ -6_ -6__ 5 -4 2_ 4________
They had a_ storm in__ ‘for-ty sev-en_______

-3 -3 -4__ -5 -4_ -3__ -2*_ 3_________
A twist-er_ came and stripped ‘em__ clean.____

-5 -5__ -5 -5_ -5 4_ -4_ 2__ 4_______
He lost the farm and lost his fam-‘ly______

-3 -3_ -4_ -5_ -4_ -3 -4_ -1_________
He lost the wheat and lost his home_______

-5_ -5 -5_ -5_ 4 -4__ 2_ 4________
But he found the fam-‘ly_ Bi-ble______

-3 -3_ -4 -5_ -4 -3_ -2* 3___
A faith as sol-id as_ a stone.

-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____

-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______
Love was just a way to live and_ die______

7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______
Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__

-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__

-5 -5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 4_ -4_ 2_ 4________
(And) so_ he came to__ live at_ our house____

-3 -4__ -6 -4_ -3_ 3 -1_________
And he__ came to_ work the land_______

-6 -6_ -6_ -6_ 6__ 5 -4 2_ 4________
He came to_ ease my_ dad-dy’s bur-den______

-3 -4__ -5 -4_ -3__ -2*_ 3_________
And he__ came to_ be__ my__ friend.___

-5 -5__ -5 -5_ -5 4_ -4_ 2__ 4_______
And so_ I wrote this down for Mat-thew____

-3 -3_ -4_ -5_ -4_ -3 -4_ -1_________
And it’s for him this song is_ sung_______

-5_ -5 -5_ -5_ 4 -4__ 2_ 4________
Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders_____

-3 -3_ -4 -5_ -4 -3_ -2* 3___
Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun.

-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______
Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____

-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______
Love was just a way to live and_ die______

7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______
Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__

-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____
Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__

-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*__ -5 6__ 6 -5_ -5_ -5_6__ 5______
Yes, and_ joy was just_ a thing that he_ was raised on_____

-5__ -5_ -5_ 6 -6*__ 6 -5 4_ -4__6__-5___
Love was just a way__ to live and die_________

7__ 7 -6*__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______
Gold was just_ a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__

-5_____ -3_ -5_ -4_ 4__ 4_ -4 -3__ 3________
Blue___ was just a_ Kan-sas sum-mer_ sky._____