Patches

Patches easy guitar chords by Clarence Carter

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E A D G B E

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Fret 4

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Capo
  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • F

  • C

  • E

  • Am

  • D

  • Gm

    3
  • Bb

  • Dm

  • A

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • F

  • C

  • E

  • Am

  • D

  • Gm

    3
  • Bb

  • Dm

  • A

  • Verse 1
    was born 
    and 
    raised 

    down 
    in Alabama 

    On 
    farm 
    way 
    back 
    up 
    in 
    the woods 

    was so 
    ragged 
    that folks 

    used 
    to call 
    me Patches 

    Papa 
    used 
    to tease 
    me about 
    it 

    'Cause 
    deep 
    down 
    inside 

    he was 
    hurt 

    'Cause 
    he'd 
    done 
    all 
    he 
    could 

    Verse 2
    My 
    papa 
    was 
    great 
    old 
    man 

    can see 
    him 
    with 
    a shovel 
    in 
    his 
    hands, 

    see 

    Education 
    he 
    never 
    had 

    He 
    did 
    wonders 
    when 
    the times 
    got 
    bad 

    The 
    little 
    money 
    from 

    the crops 
    he 
    raised 

    Barely 
    paid 
    the 
    bills 
    we 
    made 

    For, 
    life 
    Verse 3
    had 
    kick 
    him 
    down 
    to 
    the 
    ground 

    When 
    he 
    tried 
    to 
    get 
    up 

    Life 
    would 
    kick 
    him 
    back 
    down 

    One 
    day 
    Papa 
    called 
    me 
    to 
    his 
    dyin' 
    bed 

    Put 
    his 
    hands 
    on 
    my shoulders 

    And 
    in his 
    tears 
    he 
    said 

    Verse 4
    He 
    said, 
    Patches 

    I'm 
    dependin' 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    To 
    pull 
    the 
    family 
    through 

    My 
    son, 
    it's 
    all 
    left 
    up 
    to 

    you 

    Verse 5

    Two 
    days 
    later 
    Papa 
    passed 
    away, 
    and 

    became 
    a man 
    that 
    day 

    So 
    told 
    Mama 
    I was 
    gonna 
    quit 
    school, 

    but 

    She 
    said 
    that 
    was 
    Daddy's 
    strictest 
    rule 

    So 
    Verse 6
    every 
    mornin' 
    'fore 
    went 
    to school 

    fed 
    the chickens 
    and 

    I chopped 
    wood 
    too 

    Some
    times 
    felt 
    that 
    couldn't 
    go 
    on 

    wanted 
    to 
    leave, 
    just 
    run 
    away 
    from 
    home 

    But 
    would 
    remember 

    what 
    my 
    daddy 
    said 

    With 
    tears 
    in 
    his 
    eyes 
    on 
    his 
    dyin' 
    bed 

    Verse 7
    He 
    said, 
    Patches 

    I'm 
    dependin' 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    tried 
    to 
    do 
    my 
    be
    st 

    It's 
    up 
    to 
    you 
    to 
    do 
    the 
    rest 

    Verse 8

    Then 
    one 
    day 
    strong 
    rain 
    came 

    And 
    washed 
    all 
    the 
    crops 
    away 

    And 
    at 
    the 
    age 
    of 
    13 I 
    thought 

    was 
    carryin' 
    the weight 
    of the 

    Whole 
    world 
    on 
    my 
    shoulders 

    And 
    you 
    know, Mama 
    knew 
    What 
    was 
    goin' 
    through, 

    'cause 

    Verse 9
    Every 
    day 
    had 
    to 
    work 
    the 
    fields 

    'Cause 
    that's 
    the 
    only 
    way 

    we 
    got 
    our 
    meals 

    You see, 
    was 
    the 
    oldest 
    of 
    the 
    family 

    And 
    everybody 
    else 

    depended 
    on 
    me 

    Every 
    night 
    heard 
    my 
    Mama 
    pray 

    Lord, 
    give 
    him the 
    strength 

    to 
    make 
    another 
    day 

    So 
    years 
    Verse 10
    have 
    passed 
    and 

    all 
    the 
    kids 
    are 
    grown 

    The 
    an
    gels 
    took 
    Mama 
    to 

    brand 
    new 
    home 

    Lord 
    knows, 
    people, 
    shedded tears 

    But 
    my 
    daddy's 
    voice 
    kept 

    me 
    through 
    the 
    years 

    Verse 11
    Saying 
    Patches, 

    I'm 
    dependin' 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    To 
    pull the 
    family 
    through 

    My 
    son, 
    it's 
    all 
    left 
    up 
    to 
    you 

    Verse 12
    Oh, 
    can 
    still 
    hear 
    Papa's 

    voice 
    sayin' 

    Patches, 
    I'm 
    dependin' 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    I've 
    tried 
    to 
    do 
    my 
    be
    st 

    It's 
    up 
    to 
    you 
    to 
    do 
    the 
    rest 

    Verse 13
    I can 
    still 
    hear 
    Papa, 
    what 
    he said 

    Patches, 
    I'm 
    dependin' 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    To 
    pull 
    the 
    family 
    through 

    My 
    son, 
    it's 
    all 
    left 
    up 
    to you 

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