Patches

Patches easy guitar chords by George Jones, B.b. King

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E A D G B E

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Fret 2

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Capo
  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • D

  • Bdim

  • C

  • Am

  • E

  • Gm

    3
  • Dm

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • D

  • Bdim

  • C

  • Am

  • E

  • Gm

    3
  • Dm

  • Verse 1
    I was 
    born 
    and raised 
    down 
    in Alabama 

    on a farm 
    way back 
    up in 
    the woods 

    Oh 
    I was so 
    ragged 
    folks 

    used to call 
    me "Patches" 

    Papa 
    used 
    to tease 
    me about 
    it, 

    but deep 
    down inside 
    dad 
    was hurtin' 

    'Cause 
    he'd done 
    the best 
    he 
    could 

    Verse 2
    My papa 
    was 
    a great 
    old 
    man 

    I can 
    see 
    him with 
    a shovel 
    in his 
    hand 

    Educa
    tion 
    that he 
    never 
    had 

    But 
    he did 
    wonders 
    when the 
    times 
    got 
    bad 

    The little 
    money 
    from the 
    crops 
    we 
    raised 

    Barely 
    paid 
    the bills 
    we 
    made 

    Verse 3
    Oh 
    life 
    whipped 
    him 

    Down 
    to the 
    ground 

    When he 
    tried to 
    get up 

    Life 
    would 
    kick him 
    back 
    down 

    On the 
    day 
    papa 
    called me 

    To his 
    dyin' 
    bed 

    Placed 
    his 
    hand 
    on my 
    shoulders 

    And in 
    tears 
    he said 

    Verse 4
    Patches 

    I'm depending 
    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 I became 
    a man 
    that day 

    Every
    day I 
    had to 
    work 
    the fields 

    'Cause that's 
    the only 
    way 

    We 
    got 
    our meals 

    See, 
    I was the 
    oldest 
    of the 
    family 

    And everybody 
    was depending 
    on 
    me 

    Verse 6
    Now 
    the 
    years 
    have passed 

    And every
    body's 
    grown 

    Mama's 
    been 
    livin' 

    In a 
    brand 
    new home 

    Lord 
    knows 
    it 
    took 

    A lot 
    of sweat 
    and tears 

    And my 
    daddy's 
    voice 

    To 
    help 
    us 
    through 
    the years 

    Verse 7
    He 
    said 

    Patches 

    I'm depending 
    on 
    you, son 

    To 
    pull 
    the 
    family 
    through 

    My 
    son, 
    it's 
    all 
    left 
    up 
    to 
    you 


    Verse 8

    Daddy 
    had been 
    sick for 
    a long 
    time, 

    flat 
    on his 
    back 

    Every 
    evenin' 
    af
    ter 
    we'd finish 

    our chores 
    and eat our 
    dinner 

    We'd all 
    go 
    into papa's 

    room 
    to cheer 
    him up 
    little 

    And this 
    particular 
    day dad 

    was in 
    good spirits 

    Sittin' 
    on the side 
    of the 
    bed, tellin' 

    mama 
    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 

    here 

    Mama rushed 
    us 
    all out 
    of the room 

    into 
    the hallway 

    About 
    ten minutes 
    later 
    she came 

    out with tears 
    in her 
    eyes 

    She called 
    out to me, 
    "Patches, 

    Patches, 
    get 
    in 
    here, boy 

    Your daddy 
    want to see 
    you" 

    went runnin' 
    into 
    papa's 
    room, 

    there 
    papa 
    lay 

    Daddy 
    had tears 
    in 
    his eyes 

    I knew something 
    was 
    wrong, 

    daddy 
    was a 
    poor man 

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

    knelt down 
    on one 
    knee 
    beside 
    the 
    bed 

    Papa 
    put 
    his hand 
    on my shoulder 

    He said, 
    "Patches, 
    Patches, 
    boy 

    The 
    hammer 
    of 
    life 
    done 
    beat 
    your old 

    papa 
    down 
    to 
    the 
    ground 

    And I 
    ain't got 
    nobody 
    to 
    turn 
    to 
    to 

    take 
    care 
    of mama 
    and the 
    younger 

    So 
    what 
    I want 
    you to 
    do 

    is 
    promise 
    me, 
    son 

    Is that 
    you're 
    gon
    na 
    do 
    your best 
    to 

    help 
    your 
    mama 
    as 
    much 
    as you 
    can" 

    said, 
    "Papa, 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    do 
    my best" 

    But 
    little 
    did I 
    know 
    then 
    like 
    know 
    now 

    That 
    tryin' 
    to climb 
    life's 
    mountains 

    searchin' 
    for 
    a top 
    where 
    there 
    ain't 
    no 
    top 

    Sometimes 
    you find 
    yourself 
    frustrated, 

    lazy 

    But 
    every 
    time 
    feel 
    like 
    I can't 

    live 
    my 
    life 
    like 
    I want 
    to 

    My 
    mind 
    goes 
    back 
    to 
    that 
    day 
    when 
    I see 

    those 
    tears 
    in my 
    daddy's 
    eyes 

    But 
    most 
    of 
    all 
    I remember 
    his words, 
    "Patches, 

    I'm 
    dependin' 
    on 
    you, boy" 

    Every 
    time 
    feel 
    like 
    givin' 
    up, 

    I hear his 
    voice 

    "Patches, 
    Patches, 

    Patches, 
    Patches..." 

    Verse 9
    I'm 
    depending 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    I've 
    tried 
    to do 
    my 
    best 

    It's 
    up 
    to 
    you 
    to 
    do 
    the rest 

    Verse 10
    Patches 

    I'm depending 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    I've 
    tried 
    to do 
    my be
    st 

    It's 
    up 
    to you 
    to 
    do 
    the 
    rest 

    Patches 

    I'm depending 
    on 
    you, 
    son 

    To 
    pull 
    the family 
    through 

    My 
    son, 
    it's 
    all 
    left 
    up to 
    you 

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