PatchesDickey LeeChords

Intro

  A♭7 [xx4114]

Verse 1

  DC♯own by the river that fF♯lows by the C♯coaA♭lyards

  SC♯tand wooden houses with sF♯hutters torn dA♭own

  ThC♯ere lives a gFmirl everybF♯ody calls PC♯atcA♭hes

  PC♯atches, my darling, of A♭7old ShantytC♯own A7

[key change to D]

Verse 2

  DWe planned to marry when JGune brought the sD/Aummer

  DI couldn't wait to make PaGtches my brAide

  NDow I don't F♯msee how that eGver can D/Ahappen

  DMy folks say no and my heA7art breaks insDide

Chorus 1

  D A/G A7 [the A/G is probably A mistake]

Patches, oh what can I do

  GI swear I'll aDlways love you

  But a gGirl from that place will just brDing me disgBmrace

  So Dmy folks won't lA7et me love yDou B♭7

[key change to Eb]

Verse 3

  E♭Each night I cry as I tA♭hink of that E♭shanty

  E♭And pretty Patches there waA♭tching the dB♭oor

  E♭She doesn't kGmnow that I cA♭an't come toE♭ see her

  PE♭atches must think that I lB♭7ove her no mE♭ore B7

[key change to E]

Verse 4

  EI hear a neighbor tAelling my fE/Bather

  EHe says a girl name of PAatches was foBund

  FEloating face A♭mdown in that dAirty old rE/Biver

  That flEows by the coalyards in B7old ShantytEown

Chorus 2

  PaEtches, oh wBhat can I do

  AI swear I'll aElways love you

  It mAay not be right but I'll jEoin you tonC♯might

  PaEtcN.C.hes, I'm comin' to you

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers