G Am Had an uncle named Matthew D7 G Was his father's only boy G Am Born just south of Colby, Kansas D7 G Was his mother's pride and joy G C Am Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on D7 G Love was just the way to live and die G C Am Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield D7 G Blue was just a Kansas summer sky G Am All the stories that he told me D7 G Back when I was just a lad G Am All the memories that he gave me D7 G All the good times that he had G Am Growin up a Kansas farmboy D7 G Life was mostly havin fun G Am Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders D7 G Behind a mule beneath the sun G C Am Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on D7 G Love was just the way to live and die G C Am Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield D7 G Blue was just a Kansas summer sky G Am Well, I guess there were some hard times D7 G And I'm told some years were lean G Am They had a storm in '47 D7 G A twister came and stripped them clean G Am He lost the farm and lost his family D7 G He lost the wheat and lost his home G Am But he found a family bible D7 G Faith as solid as a stone G C Am Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on D7 G Love was just the way to live and die G C Am Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield D7 G Blue was just a Kansas summer sky G Am So he came to live at our house D7 G And he came to work the land G Am He came to ease my daddy's burden D7 G And he came to be my friend G Am So, I wrote this down for Matthew D7 G And it's for him the song is sung G Am Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders D7 G Behind a mule beneath the sun G C Am Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on D7 G Love was just the way to live and die G C Am Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield D7 G Blue was just a Kansas summer sky G C Am Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on D7 G Love was just the way to live and die G C Am Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield D7 G Blue was just a Kansas summer sky