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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
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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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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
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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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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

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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