Jerry Reed - Patches Chords

[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