Chords for Lee Ritenour , Chris Botti , Lisa Fisher - Papa Was A Rolling Stone

Tempo:
123.3 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Db

Bb

Ab

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lee Ritenour , Chris Botti , Lisa Fisher - Papa Was A Rolling Stone chords
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[Bb]
[Db]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Bb] [Db]
[Bbm]
[Dbm]
You were the 3rd of September [Dbm] That day [Ab] I'll [Bb] always remember
[Bbm] caught that was the [Dbm] day I [Abm]
100%  ➙  123BPM
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
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Let's start jamming Lisa Fischer, Chris Botti - Papa Was A Rollin Stone chords, Practice these chords sequence - Ab, Bbm, Ab, Bbm, Db and Bbm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 61 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 123 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Db Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ were the 3rd of September _ [Dbm] That day [Ab] I'll [Bb] always remember
_ _ Yes I, _ [Bbm] caught that was the [Dbm] day I [Abm] _
[Bb] died
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I never got a chance to [Db] see him [Bb] _
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
Mama [Db] I'm dependin' on you [Abm] to tell [Bb] me the [B] truth
Mama just hung [Bb] her head and said
Mama [Db] was a rolling stone [Ab] _
[Bbm] _ Wherever he laid his hat was his home
_ _ _ _ All he [Db] left [Bbm] us was _ [Eb] alone _ _ _ [Bb] Mama was a [Eb] rolling stone
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[Bbm] _ Wherever he laid his hat was his home _ All _ [Db] _ he left [Bbm] us was _ _ [Gbm] _ [F] alone _ _
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_ [Db] It's true they say that Papa never [Ab] worked a [Bbm] day in his _ life _
Sayin' Mama, he had my children and [Db] another [Bbm] man
That ain't right _ _
[Bb] Talk about my peace and so good preachin' Talk about say so from all time _
Stealin' and [Eb] _ _ [Db] stealin' in [Ab] the name [Bbm] of _ [F] love
[Db] _ _ Mama _ [Ab] was a rolling [Db] stone
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[Bbm] _ Wherever he laid his [Fm] hat was his [Bbm] home
_ All _ [Db] _ he left [Bbm] us was _ _ alone _ _
Mama was a rolling [Db] stone
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[Bbm] _ Wherever he laid his hat was his home
All he left _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] us [Bbm] was alone _ _ _ _ _
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I heard Papa was [Dbm] a jackal on [Bb] train
_ [Eb] Mama [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ said Papa would [Db] beg, borrow, [Ab] steal, [Bb] _ pay, and flee _ _ _
_ Mama said Papa was never much on thinkin'
_ Spent most of his time chasing women and breakin'
Mama, _ _ [Bbm] _ _ tell me the truth _ _ _ _ _ _
Papa was a rolling stone _
_ Wherever he laid his hat was his home
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[Bbm] All _ [F] _ he left us was alone
[Bbm] Papa was a rolling [Db] stone
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[Bbm] _ Wherever he laid his hat was his home
All he left _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Bbm] us was _ _ _ [Db] alone _ _
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Papa was a [Eb] rolling stone _
[Fm] _ Wherever he laid his hat was _
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[Bbm] his home
All _ _ _ _ _ he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
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[Bbm] _ Wherever he laid his hat [Eb] was his home
[Bbm] All _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Bbm] he left us was alone
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[Bb] _ was a rolling stone _ _ _ _ _
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It's Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield who authored this song.

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