Tyler Childers - Matthew: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Matthew" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Matthew ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Matthew" smoothly on your ukulele.

G
He works the night shift at the depot
                     D
With a pistol and a light
G
And he guards them rusty missiles
           D                    G
Counting whitetail to pass the time
G
And he's worked there for a long while
                             D
Since he came home from overseas
G
Helping Kilcorn fight the good fight
       D               G
Bring Baghdad to its knees
D                           G
And it was hotter than the mountain
D                                 G
But it weren't so's he couldn't stand
G
And it weren't so much the heat wave
       D                   G
Nearly as much as all the sand

Now his daddy, he's a log man
With a good leg and a fake
That he got off of a buddy
And a shitshot that he made
And he worked them hands to splinters
And he raised them young'uns right
On a little bit of scripture
And an acreage of paradise
And he'd go out on the weekend
And he played like Clarence White
If Clarence had had a real job
And picked the guitar when there was time

Keeps a trap line in the winter
Keeps a line wet in the spring
On a lock wall, fishing muskie
With his eldest and Steve
And they swap tales about their raisin'
And they tell the awfulest lies
And they go home when they've a notion
And the muskie quit to bitin'

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

D

Ukulele chord D

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Matthew" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Matthew" by Tyler Childers.