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Johnny Manchild and The Poor Bastards – Patient Chords

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[Intro]
Fm Db Bbm (x4)

[Verse 1]
Fm          Db
I’m a level head on
 Ab        Bbm
 most days
    Fm           Db
But I can be a fiend
        Ab          Bbm
 if the mood swings
    Fm             Db
But I can be a friend
            Ab      Bbm
if you’ll have me
     Fm                Db
And you could use a drink
           Ab     Bbm
and I’m offering

[Interlude]
Fm Db Bbm (x2)

[Verse 2]
Fm            Db
I’m a hand to hold if
         Ab     Bbm
you’re tired
    Fm             Db
And all will be alright
             Ab     Bbm
just keep tryin'
          Fm
There’s nothin wrong
        Db
 with you
               Ab
And there’s nothing
             Bbm
 wrong with me
 Fm             Db
I’m a friendly face
         Ab   Bbm
and a liar

[Chorus]
Fm7    C       Bbm7
I just want to take
Fm7       C       Bbm7
Something I could break
    Ab       C
And learn to be more
 Fm     Db
 gentle I just
Ab      C    Fm    Db
Want to be a gentleman and
Ab      C        Fm   Db
I could be yours if I can be
Fm       Db Bbm
Patient

[Verse 3]
Fm              Db
And maybe I’m a fool,
           Ab      Bbm
who knows better
   Fm                 Db
To want for something more,
           Ab       Bbm
 since I met her
 Fm            Db
I could use a friend,
           Ab      Bbm
 but I’m tryin'
   Fm              Db
To keep from using you,
              Ab         Bbm
 to keep from   prying

[Verse 4]
     Fm             Db
And I’m a stable ground
                Ab       Bbm
 when you’re leanin'
    Fm                  Db
Somewhere to rest your head
                 Ab    Bbm
 when you’re dreamin'
        Fm                Db
There’s nothing you could give
             Ab                Bb7
And there’s nothing that I want
Fm             Db
I don’t want to be another
 Ab     Bbm
liar

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[Chorus]
Fm7    C       Bbm7
I just want to take
Fm7       C       Bbm7
Something I could break
    Ab       C       Fm     Db
And learn to be more gentle I just
Ab      C    Fm    Db
Want to be a gentleman and
Ab      C        Fm   Db
I could be yours if I can be
Fm       Db Bbm
Patient

[Outro]
Fm Db Bbm
   Db      Bbm  Fm
Be patient
   Db      Bbm  Fm
Be patient
   Db      Bbm  Fm
Be patient

Fm Db Bbm (x3)
Fm Db Bbm Db Bbm Db Bbm C Fm

How to play Patient: key, chords and progression

These are Patient chords by Johnny Manchild and The Poor Bastards on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Patient by Johnny Manchild and The Poor Bastards sits in F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭), and you need 8 chords to play it: Fm, Db, Bbm, Ab, Fm7, C, Bbm7 and Bb7.

Most of the song cycles through Bbm – Fm – Db – Ab (iv – i – VI – III in F minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, C, Am, G, Em7, B, Am7, A7 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

Fm7 chord on guitar (131111) — Fm7F A♭ C E♭

Bbm7 chord on guitar (x13121) — B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭

Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131) — B♭7B♭ D F A♭

Patient chords: questions

What key is Patient in?

Patient by Johnny Manchild and The Poor Bastards is in the key of F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Patient?

Patient uses 8 chords: Fm, Db, Bbm, Ab, Fm7, C, Bbm7, Bb7.

What is the chord progression of Patient?

The main progression is Bbm – Fm – Db – Ab (iv – i – VI – III).

Is Patient easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, C, Am, G, Em7, B, Am7, A7 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo).

How to play Patient: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Patient chords: questions

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