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