Patches chords by George Jones, B.B. King
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Verse 1
(G major) I was born and raised (B minor) down in Alabama
on a farm (D major) way back up in the woods
(Bdim) Oh I was so ragged folks
used to call (G major) me "Patches" P
(C major) Papa used to tease me about it, (A minor)
but deep down inside dad (E major) was hurtin'
'Cause he'd done the best he (A minor) could
Verse 2
(G major) My papa (D major) was a great old man
(C major) I can see him with a shovel in his hand
(G major) Educa (D major) tion that he never had
(C major) But he did wonders when the times got bad
(G major) The little (D major) money from the crops we raised
(C major) Barely paid the bills we made
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Verse 3
Oh (G major) life whipped him
(G minor) Down to the ground
When he (C major) tried to get up
Life would (G major) kick him back down
On the day papa called me
To his (G minor) dyin' bed
Placed his (C major) hand on my shoulders
And in (G major) tears he said
Verse 4
(G major) Patches
I'm depending on you, son (D major)
To pull the family through (Bdim)
My (G major) son, it's all (C major) left up
to you (E major) (A minor) (C major)
Verse 5
(G major) Two days later (D major) papa passed away
(C major) And I became a man that day
(G major) Every (D major) day I had to work the fields
(C major) 'Cause that's the only way
We got our meals
See, (G major) I was the (D major) oldest of the family
(C major) And everybody was depending on me
Verse 6
Now the (G major) years have passed
And every (G minor) body's grown
(C major) Mama's been livin'
In a (G major) brand new home
Lord knows it took
A lot of sweat (G minor) and tears
And my (C major) daddy's voice
To help us (G major) through the years
Verse 7
He said
(G major) Patches
I'm depending on you, son (D major)
To pull the family through (G major)
My son, it's all (C major) left up to you (G major)
(D major) (G major) (C major) (A minor)
(E major) (A minor)
Verse 8
(G major)
Daddy (D major) had been sick for a long time,
flat on his back (G major)
Every evenin' (Bdim) af ter we'd finish
(G major) our chores and eat our dinner (C major)
We'd all go into papa's
room (E major) to cheer him up a (A minor) little
(G major) And this particular day dad
was in good spirits
(D major) Sittin' on the side of the bed, tellin'
mama how good she looked (G major)
When all of a sudden,
papa had a pain in his chest (C major)
I was too young to understand
Talkin' (E major) about a heart attack
here (A minor)
Mama rushed us (G major) all out of the room
into the hallway
About (D major) ten minutes later she came
out with tears in her eyes
(G major) She called out to me, "Patches,
Patches, get in (C major) here, boy
Your daddy want to see you" (A minor) (E major)
I went runnin' (A minor) into papa's room,
there (G major) papa lay
Daddy had tears in his eyes
(B minor) I knew something was wrong,
daddy (G major) was a poor man
But all of my (Bdim) life (G major) he'd been a proud (C major) man
I knelt down on one knee beside the (E major) bed
Papa put (A minor) his hand on my shoulder
(G major) He said, "Patches, Patches, boy
The hammer (D major) of life done beat your old
(B minor) papa down to the (G major) ground (D major)
(G major) And I ain't got nobody (D minor) to (Bdim) turn to to
take care of mama and the (G major) younger
(C major) So what I want you to do
is promise me, son
Is that you're (E major) gonna do your best to
help your mama (A minor) as much as you can"
(C major) (G major) I said, "Papa,
I'm gonna do my best"
But little (D major) did I know then (B minor) like I know now (D major)
That tryin' to climb (G major) life's mountains
searchin' for a top where there ain't no top
(C major) Sometimes you find yourself frustrated,
lazy (A minor)
(E major) But every time I feel like (A minor) I can't
live my life like I want (G major) to
My mind goes back to that day when I see
those tears in my (D major) daddy's eyes
But most of all I remember his words, (G major) "Patches,
I'm dependin' on you, boy"
Every time I feel like (C major) givin' up,
I hear his voice
"Patches, (A minor) (E major) Patches,
(A minor) Patches, Patches..." (G major)
Verse 9
I'm depending on (G major) you, son (D major) (B minor)
I've tried (D major) to do (G major) my (D minor) best
It's up to you (C major) to do the rest (E major) (A minor)
Verse 10
(G major) Patches
I'm depending on you, (D major) son
I've tried to do my be (G major) st
It's up to you to (C major) do the rest
(G major) Patches
I'm depending on you, (D major) son
To pull the family (G major) through
My son, it's all (C major) left up to you
Patches
George Jones, B.B. King
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