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Verse 1
(G major) I was born and raised down in
(B minor) Alabama, on (F sharpsus4) (B minor) a farm way
back up in the (Bdim) wood s.
Boy, (D minor) I was so ragged, (F major)
folks used to call (C major) me
Patches.
Papa used to tease (A minor) me about it,
(C major) but down inside
(E major) Daddy was certain cuz he'd (A minor)
done the best he could. (G major)
(D major) My papa was a great old man,
(F major) I could (C major) see him with a shovel in his hand.
See, (Dsus4) education (D major) that he never had
But (F major) he did won (C major) ders
when the times got bad
But the (Dsus4) little money (D major) from
the crops we raised
Well, (C major) it paid the bills we made
Oh, life (G major) whipped him down
to (G minor) the (G major) ground
And when he tried to get up
Life would kick him back down
And that day,
Papa
Parmito's (G minor) dying day
He placed his (Gsus4) hands (C major) on my shoulders
And in (G major) tears, he said
I just, I'm dependin' on me son (B minor)
To pull the family through (G major) (F major)
My (D minor) son is all left (C major) up to you (E major) (A minor)
(Dsus4) Two days (D major) later
Papa passed away
(G major) An (F major) d (C major) I became a man that day, so
(Dsus4) Every day (D major) I had to work the fields
(G major) But (C major) that's the only way we got our music
I (Dsus4) was the (D major) oldest of the family
And (F major) every (C major) body else
depended on me
Through years (G major) of past and
everybody's (G minor) wrong
Mama's (G major) been living in a brand new home
(C major) God (G major) knows it took a lot
Sweat (G minor) ing tears (G major) in my
daddy's voice
That's how still he is
He said,
Patches, I'm depending on you, son
(B minor) Please pull (D major) my family through (Bdim)
My (F major) (D minor) son is forever to (C major) you (G major) (B minor)
(D major) (G major) (F major) (D minor)
(C major) (E major) (A minor)
(G major)
Daddy had been sick for a (B minor) long time,
flat on his back. (Bdim) (G major)
Every evening after we'd finish our
chores (C major) and eat our dinner,
we'd all go into
(E major) Papa's room and cheer him up some. (A minor)
Now (G major) this particular day,
Daddy was in good spirits,
(B minor) sit ting on the side of the bed, telling
Mama about how good she looked. (Bdim)
(G major) When all of a sudden,
Papa had a pain in (C major) his chest.
I was too young to understand
(E major) Talkin' about a (A minor) heart attack, y 'all (G major)
Mama rushed all of us from the room and
into the hallway (B minor)
About ten minutes later
She (Bdim) came out (G major) with tears in her (D minor) eyes
(G major) She (C major) called out to me, she said,
Patches,
Patches, boy, you (E major) come in
Your daddy (A minor) wants to see you
(G major) I went running to
Papa's (C major) room and there
(G major) Papa (B minor) lay.
Daddy (D major) had tears in his eyes.
(D minor) I knew something was wrong because
Daddy was a poor man.
(C major) But all my life he'd been a proud man.
I (E major) knelt down on one knee beside
the (A minor) bed.
Papa put his hand on (G major) my shoulder.
(C major) He said,
(G major) Patches, (B minor)
Patches brought a hammer (D major) of life
and (G major) beat your poor
Papa down (D minor) to the ground.
And I ain't got (G major) nobody to turn to to take care
of more than the (C major) young ones
So what I want you to promise me,
son, is that (E major) you're gonna do your best
(A minor) Help your mama as much as you can
(G major) I said,
Papa, I'm gonna do my best
But little did I know (B minor) then like I know now
That trying to climb life's (G major) mountain
Searching (F major) for a top where there ain't no top
(G major) Sometimes (C major) you find yourself frustrated,
lazy
But you (E major) see, every time I feel like I
(A minor) can't sing my song like I want
Write (G major) my song like I want
I just live my life like (B minor) I want to live it
My mind goes (D major) back to that day, y 'all
And I see (G major) them tears in daddy's eyes
(D minor) But most of (G major) all,
I remember his (C major) words
Patches, I'm depending on you, boy
Every time (E major) I feel like giving up
I hear his (A minor) voice
Patches,
Patches,
Patches (G major)
I'm depending on you, son
(B minor) I (D major) tried to do my best (Bdim)
(D minor) It's up (G major) you, up to (C major) you to do the rest
Every time (E major) I feel like I (A minor) can 't climb, (A major)
I (F major) smell it, (D major) hear patches (G major)
I'm dependin' on you, son
I (B minor) try (D major) to do my be (G major) st
It's up to you (D minor) to (C major) do the rest
(G major) Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son
Please (B minor) pull (D major) my family (G major) through
My (D minor) son is all left (C major) up to you
Oh,
(G major) Patches, I'm depending on you,
son (B minor) I (G major) (B minor) tried (D major) to do my best (G major)
It's up to you (D minor) to (C major) do the (C major) rest
Oh,
(G major) Patches, I'm depending on you, son
Patches
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