Key: B major•
Verse 1
I was so ragged that folks
used to call me Patches
E
B
A
Papa used to tease me about it
'Cause deep down inside
C#m
F#
'Cause he'd done all he could
Verse 2
I can see him with a shovel in his hands,
F#
see
He did wonders when the times got bad
Barely paid the bills we made
Verse 3
Bm
D
had kick him down to the ground
Verse 4
B
D#m
B
To pull the family through
you
G#
C#m
F#
Verse 5
E
but
She said that was Daddy's strictest rule
Verse 6
every mornin' 'fore I went to school
I chopped wood too
B
Bm
D
Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on
E
B
I wanted to leave, just run away from home
But I would remember
E
B
With tears in his eyes on his dyin' bed
Verse 7
G#
C#m
B
Verse 8
Then one day a strong rain came
B
F#m
D
F#m
And at the age of 13 I thought
B
E
I was carryin' the weight of the
C#m
E
Whole world on my shoulders
B
G#
C#
And you know, Mama knew What I was goin' through,
F#
'cause
Verse 9
Every day I had to work the fields
we got our meals
Every night I heard my Mama pray
to make another day
Verse 10
have passed and
Verse 11
E
G#
My son, it's all left up to you
Verse 12
B
D#m
Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son
E
G#
It's up to you to do the rest
Verse 13
C#m
F#
I can still hear Papa, what he said
B
D#m
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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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB D#m A E G#...
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