Matthew  lyrics And Guitar Chords

Intro G7-C-F-Am-F-C-G-C
 
(C)What are you thinking of (F)Matthew my (Am)friend
As you (C)sit in your (Am)room all a(G)lone
You can (C)see the bright lights in the (F)city be(Am)low
In the (C)place where you (G)once called your (C)home
And I'm (F)sure you can still hear the (C)laughter and (Am)noise
Of your (C)kids as they run and they (G)play
And you (C)thought you were doing the (F)best that you (Am)could
But it (C)just didn't (G7)work out that (C)way
 
Chorus:
(F)Just didn't (G7)work out, (C)just didn't (Am)work out
(F)Just didn't (G)work out that (C)way
You (F)thought you were doing the (C)best that you (Am)could
But it (C)just didn't (G7)work out that (C)way
 
And your (C)mother's long gone and your (F)father is (Am)too
There's (C)times you (Am)wish you were (G)dead
And this (C)morning the nurse took your (F)whiskey a(Am)way
When she (C)said you're not (G)right in the (C)head
And (F)when your wife calls you can't (C)think of her (Am)name
And her (C)visits get shorter each (G)day
And you (C)wish in your heart you could (F)walk out that (Am)door
But it (C)just doesn't (G7)work out that (C)way
 
Chorus
 
I can (C)see you've been thinking a(F)gain of the (Am)past
And the (C)place where the (Am)tall cedar (G)grows
You re(C)member the evening you (F)planted that (Am)tree
But I'm (C)sure that no(G)body elce (C)does
And it (F)grew to the sky as the (C)years drifted (Am)by
And I'm (C)sure it's still standing to(G)day
But (C)Matthew it's somebody (F)elces tree (Am)now
Cause it (C)just didn't (G7)work out that (C)way
 
Chorus
 
So (C)close your eyes Matthew say good (F)night to the (Am)world
There's a (C)better one (Am)waiting for (G)you
Your (C)time here is over, it's (F)time to move (Am)on
There's (C)nothing here (G)left you can (C)do
But you (F)could have moved mountains and (C)danced on the (Am)moon
You (C)could have turned night into (G)day
And you (C)thought you were doing the (F)best that you (Am)could
But it (C)just didn't (G7)work out that (C)way
 
Chorus twice

Written By Irish ballad singer and songwriter   Johnny McEvoy. As Marc Fahrbach who worked out the chords said - this is really a great song and again I thought it was a bit more complicated than our standard folk songs which normally have much clearer changes in chords and usually use guitars in the music, something that's missing here.  


So thanks for making me learn this song and also thanks for the challenge, well you are right Marc, perhaps that's what makes Johnny such a great songwriter who is not fearful from breaking from the norm with his writing, it certainly gives us guitar players a challenge. If you are a fan of Johnny McEvoy's music then you will already know what the song is about, no need for me to explain.