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Patches by Jerry Reed
Patches
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Bb
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
Bb
I was born and raised down in Alabama
Dm
On a farm way back up in the woods
Ab
I was so ragged that folks used to call me Patches
Eb
Papa used to tease me about it
G
'Cause deep down inside he was hurt
Cm
'Cause he'd done all he could
[Pre-Chorus]
F
My papa was a great old man
Eb
I can see him with a shovel in his hands, see
F
Education he never had
Eb
He did wonders when the times got bad
F
The little money from the crops he raised
Eb
Barely paid the bills we made
[Chorus]
Bb Db
For, life had kick him down to the ground
Eb
When he tried to get up
Bb
Life would kick him back down
Bb Db
One day Papa called me to his dyin' bed
Eb
Put his hands on my shoulders
Bb
And in his tears he said
Bb
He said, Patches
Dm
I'm dependin' on you, son
Bb7
To pull the family through
Eb
My son, it's all left up to you
[Instrumental]
G7 Cm F F
[Verse 2]
F
Two days later Papa passed away
Eb
And I became a man that day
F
So I told Mama I was gonna quit school
Eb
But he said that was Daddy's strictest rule
F
So ev'ry mornin' 'fore I went to school
Eb
I fed the chickens and I chopped wood too
[Chorus]
Bb Db
Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on
Eb Bb
I wanted to leave, just run away from home
Bb Db
But I would remember what my daddy said
Eb Bb
With tears in his eyes on his dyin' bed
Bb
He said, Patches
Dm
I'm dependin' on you, son
Bb7
I tried to do my best
Eb
It's up to you to do the rest
[Instrumental]
G7 Cm F F
[Verse 3]
Bb
Then one day a strong rain came
Dm
And washed all the crops away
Ab
And at the age of 13 I thought
Eb
I was carryin' the weight of the
Whole world on my shoulders
G
And you know, Mama knew
Cm
What I was goin' through
[pre-Chours]
F
'Cause ev'ry day I had to work the fields
Eb
'Cause that's the only way we got our meal
F
You see, I was the oldest in the family
Eb
And ev'rybody else depended on me
F
Ev'ry night I heard my Mama pray
Eb
Lord, give him strength to make another day
[Chorus]
Bb Db
So years have passed and all the kids are grown
Eb Bb
The angels took Mama to a brand new home
Bb Db
Lord knows, people, I've shed some tears
Eb Bb
But my daddy's voice kept pounding in my ears
Bb Dm
Sayin' Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son
Bb7
I've tried to do my best
Eb
It's up to you to do the rest
G7 Cm F F
I can hear Papa sayin'
Bb Dm
Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son
Bb7
To pull the family through
Eb
My son, it's all left up to you
[Outro]
G7 Cm F F
Bb Dm
Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son
Bb7
To pull the family through
Eb
My son, it's all left up to you
fade out
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