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Verse 1
(G major) I was born and raised
down in Alabama (B minor)
On a farm way back (G major) up in the woods (Bdim)
I was so ragged that folks used
to (G major) call me Patches (C major)
Papa used to tease (A minor) me about it
'Cause deep down (E major) inside
he was hurt
'Cause (A minor) he'd done all he could (D major)
Verse 2
My papa was a great (D major) old man (C major)
I can see him with a shovel in his hands,
see (D major)
Education he never had (C major)
He did wonders when the times got bad
The (B minor) (D major) little money from
the crops he raised (C major)
Barely paid the bills we made
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Verse 3
For, life (G major) had kick him (B flat major) down to the ground
When he tried (C major) to get up
Life would (G major) kick him back down
One day Papa called me to his (B flat major) dyin' bed
Put his (C major) hands on my shoulders
And in his (G major) tears he said
Verse 4
He said, Patches (G major)
I'm dependin' on you, son (B minor)
To pull the family (D major) (G major) through
My son, (D minor) it's all (C major) left
up to you
(E major) (A minor)
Verse 5
(D major) Two days later Papa passed away, (C major) and
I became a man that day
So (D major) I told Mama I was
gonna quit school, (C major) but
She said that was Daddy's strictest rule
Verse 6
So (D major) every mornin' 'fore I went to school
(C major) I fed the chickens and
I chopped wood too
Some (G major) times I felt that
I could (B flat major) n't go on
I wanted (C major) to leave, just (G major) run away from home
But I would remember
what my (B flat major) daddy said
With tears (C major) in his eyes on his (G major) dyin' bed
Verse 7
He said, Patches (G major)
I'm dependin' on you, son (B minor)
I tried (G major) (F major) (D minor) (C major) to do (E major) (A minor)
(G major) (B minor) (D major) (G major) my best
(Bdim) (D minor) It's up to you to do (C major) the rest
Verse 8
(C major) Then (E major) (A minor) (G major) one day a
strong rain came (B minor)
And washed all the crops away (G major) (Bdim)
(G major) And at the age (D minor) of (G major) (D minor) (G major) 13 I thought (C major)
I was carryin' the weight of the
Whole world on my shoulders (E major)
And (A minor) you know, Mama knew What I was goin' through,
(D major) 'cause
Verse 9
Every day I had to work (D major) the fields
(C major) 'Cause that's the only way
we got our meals
You see, (D major) I was the oldest of the family
And (C major) everybody else depended on me
Every (D major) night I heard my Mama pray
Lord, (C major) give him the strength
to make another day
Verse 10
So years (G major) have passed and (B flat major) all the
kids are grown
The angels took (C major) Mama to
a brand (G major) new home
Lord knows, people, I (B flat major) shedded tears
But my daddy's (C major) voice kept
me through (G major) the years
Verse 11
Saying (G major)
Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son (B minor)
To pull the family (G major) through (F major)
(D minor) My son, it's all (C major) left up to you
Verse 12
(E minor) Oh, (E major) I can still hear (A minor)
Papa's voice say (C major) in'
(G major) Patches, I'm dependin' on you,
son (B minor)
I've tried to do (D major) my be (F major) st (Bdim) (D minor)
It's up to you (C major) to do the rest
Verse 13
(E major) I can still hear (A minor) Papa, what he said
(G major) Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son (B minor)
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you
Patches
Chairmen Of The Board
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