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