Patches
Patches

Patches easy guitar chords by General Johnson

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 4

Capo

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Capo

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • F#sus4

    2

  • Bdim

  • Dm

  • F

  • C

  • Am

  • E

  • D

  • Dsus4

  • Gm

    3

  • Gsus4

  • A

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • F#sus4

    2

  • Bdim

  • Dm

  • F

  • C

  • Am

  • E

  • D

  • Dsus4

  • Gm

    3

  • Gsus4

  • A

    • Verse 1
    I 
    was 
    born 
    and 
    raised 
    down 
    in 

    Alabama, 
    on 
    a farm 
    way 

    back 
    up 
    in the 
    wood
    s. 

    Boy, 
    I 
    was so 
    ragged, 

    folks 
    used 
    to call 
    me 

    Patches. 

    Papa 
    used 
    to 
    tease 
    me about 
    it, 

    but down 
    inside 

    Daddy 
    was 
    certain 
    cuz 
    he'd 

    done the 
    best 
    he 
    could. 

    My 
    papa 
    was 
    a 
    great 
    old 
    man, 

    I 
    could 
    see 
    him 
    with 
    a 
    shovel 
    in 
    his 
    hand. 

    See, 
    education 
    that 
    he never 
    had 

    But 
    he 
    did won
    ders 

    when 
    the 
    times 
    got 
    bad 

    But 
    the 
    little 
    money 
    from 

    the 
    crops 
    we 
    raised 

    Well, 
    it 
    paid 
    the 
    bills 
    we 
    made 

    Oh, 
    life 
    whipped 
    him 
    down 

    to 
    the 
    ground 

    And 
    when 
    he tried 
    to 
    get 
    up 

    Life 
    would 
    kick 
    him 
    back 
    down 

    And 
    that 
    day, 

    Papa 

    Parmito's 
    dying 
    day 

    He 
    placed 
    his 
    hands 
    on 
    my 
    shoulders 

    And 
    in 
    tears, 
    he 
    said 

    I 
    just, 
    I'm 
    dependin' 
    on 
    me 
    son 

    To 
    pull 
    the 
    family 
    through 

    My 
    son 
    is 
    all 
    left 
    up 
    to 
    you 

    Two 
    days 
    later 

    Papa 
    passed 
    away 

    An
    d 
    I 
    became 
    a 
    man 
    that 
    day, 
    so 

    Every 
    day 
    I 
    had 
    to 
    work 
    the 
    fields 

    But 
    that's 
    the 
    only 
    way 
    we 
    got 
    our 
    music 

    I 
    was 
    the 
    oldest 
    of 
    the 
    family 

    And 
    every
    body 
    else 

    depended 
    on 
    me 

    Through 
    years 
    of 
    past 
    and 

    everybody's 
    wrong 

    Mama's 
    been 
    living 
    in 
    a brand 
    new 
    home 

    God 
    knows 
    it 
    took 
    a 
    lot 

    Sweat
    ing 
    tears 
    in 
    my 

    daddy's 
    voice 

    That's 
    how still 
    he 
    is 

    He 
    said, 

    Patches, 
    I'm 
    depending 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    Please 
    pull 
    my 
    family 
    through 

    My 
    son 
    is 
    forever 
    to 
    you 




    Daddy 
    had 
    been sick 
    for 
    a 
    long 
    time, 

    flat 
    on 
    his 
    back. 

    Every 
    evening 
    after 
    we'd 
    finish 
    our 

    chores 
    and 
    eat 
    our 
    dinner, 

    we'd 
    all go 
    into 

    Papa's 
    room 
    and 
    cheer him 
    up some. 

    Now 
    this particular 
    day, 

    Daddy 
    was in 
    good spirits, 

    sit
    ting on 
    the side 
    of the bed, 
    telling 

    Mama 
    about how 
    good she 
    looked. 

    When 
    all 
    of a sudden, 

    Papa had 
    a pain 
    in 
    his chest. 

    I 
    was too 
    young 
    to understand 

    Talkin' 
    about 
    a 
    heart attack, 
    y 'all 

    Mama 
    rushed all 
    of us from 
    the room and 

    into the hallway 

    About 
    ten minutes 
    later 

    She 
    came 
    out 
    with tears 
    in 
    her 
    eyes 

    She 
    called 
    out to me, 
    she said, 

    Patches, 

    Patches, 
    boy, you 
    come in 

    Your 
    daddy 
    want
    s to 
    see you 

    I 
    went 
    running to 

    Papa's 
    room and 
    there 

    Papa 
    lay. 

    Daddy 
    had 
    tears 
    in his 
    eyes. 

    I knew 
    something 
    was wrong because 

    Daddy 
    was a 
    poor man. 

    But 
    all my life 
    he'd been 
    a proud 
    man. 

    I 
    knelt down 
    on one 
    knee beside 

    the 
    bed. 

    Papa put 
    his hand 
    on 
    my shoulder. 

    He said, 

    Patches, 

    Patches 
    brought 
    a hammer 
    of life 

    and 
    beat your poor 

    Papa down 
    to the 
    ground. 

    And 
    I ain't got 
    nobody 
    to turn to 
    to take care 

    of more than the 
    young ones 

    So what 
    I want you to 
    promise me, 

    son, is that 
    you're gonna do 
    your best 

    Help your 
    mama as much 
    as you can 

    I 
    said, 

    Papa, 
    I'm 
    gonna do 
    my best 

    But 
    little did 
    I know 
    then 
    like I know 
    now 

    That 
    trying 
    to climb 
    life's 
    mountain 

    Searching 
    for a 
    top where 
    there ain't no 
    top 

    Sometimes 
    you 
    find yourself 
    frustrated, 

    lazy 

    But 
    you 
    see, every 
    time 
    I 
    feel like 
    I 

    can't 
    sing 
    my 
    song 
    like 
    I want 

    Write 
    my 
    song 
    like 
    I 
    want 

    I 
    just 
    live 
    my 
    life 
    like 
    I want 
    to 
    live 
    it 

    My 
    mind 
    goes 
    back 
    to that 
    day, 
    y 'all 

    And 
    I see 
    them 
    tears 
    in 
    daddy's 
    eyes 

    But 
    most 
    of 
    all, 

    I remember 
    his 
    words 

    Patches, 
    I'm 
    depending 
    on 
    you, 
    boy 

    Every 
    time 
    I 
    feel 
    like 
    giving 
    up 

    I 
    hear 
    his 
    voice 

    Patches, 

    Patches, 

    Patches 

    I'm 
    depending 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    I 
    tried 
    to 
    do 
    my 
    best 

    It's 
    up 
    you, 
    up to 
    you 
    to 
    do 
    the 
    rest 

    Every 
    time 
    I 
    feel like 
    I 
    can
    't 
    climb, 

    I 
    smell 
    it, 
    hear 
    patches 

    I'm 
    dependin' 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    I 
    try 
    to 
    do 
    my 
    be
    st 

    It's 
    up 
    to 
    you 
    to 
    do 
    the 
    rest 

    Patches, 
    I'm 
    dependin' 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    Please 
    pull 
    my 
    family 
    through 

    My 
    son 
    is 
    all 
    left 
    up 
    to 
    you 

    Oh, 

    Patches, 
    I'm 
    depending 
    on 
    you, 

    son 
    I 
    tried 
    to 
    do 
    my 
    best 

    It's 
    up 
    to 
    you 
    to 
    do 
    the 
    rest 

    Oh, 

    Patches, 
    I'm 
    depending 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

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