Chords for Patches

_ _ _ [Db] Down by the river that [Gb] flows by [Db] the co-yards
Stand wooden houses _ [Gb] with shutters torn [Ab] down
_ [Db] There [Fm] lives a girl [Gb] everybody _ [Db] calls Patches _
Patches, my darling, [Ab] of _ [Db] Oceany Town
_ [A] _ _
_ [D] We planned to marry [G] when June brought [D] the summer
_ I couldn't wait to [G] make Patches [A] my bride
[D] Now I [Gbm] don't see how [G] that ever [D] can happen
_ My folks say no and [A] my heart breaks [D] inside
_ _ _ _ _
Patches, [A] oh what can I do?
[G] _ I [Em] _
swear [D] I'll always love you
[G] But a girl from that place will [D] just bring me [Bm] disgrace
[D] So my folks [B] won't let me [D] love you
[Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] Each night I cry [Ab] as I think of [Eb] that chatty
And pretty Patches [Ab] there watching [Bb] the door
[Eb] She _ [Gm] doesn't know that [Ab] I can't come [Eb] to see her
_ Patches must think that [Bb] I love her [Eb] no more
[B] _ _ _ [E] I hear a neighbor [A] _
telling [E] my father
He says a girl [A] named Patches [B] was found
[E] _
Floating [Abm] face down [A] that dirty [E] old river
That flows by the co [B]-yards in [E] Oceany Town _ _
_ _ Patches, [B] oh what can I do?
[A] _ _
I swear _ [E] I'll always love you
It [A] may not be right, [E] but I'll join you [Dbm] tonight
_ [E] _
Patches, I'm [Abm] coming _
[A] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _