Chords for Lee Ritenour - Papa Was A Rolling Stone [BASS COVER]

Tempo:
123.25 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Db

Eb

Ab

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lee Ritenour - Papa Was A Rolling Stone [BASS COVER] chords
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[Fm] [Bbm] [Ab]
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[Eb]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
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[Eb]
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[Eb]
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It [Ab] was the 3rd of September, that day you'll always [Ebm] remember.
Yes I will.
Cause that was the day [E] that I [Db]
never got a chance to see him.
Never heard nothing but bad things about him.
Mama I'm depending on you to [Cm] tell [Bbm] the [Eb] truth.
Mama just hung [Ab] her head and said,
[Db] Papa was just a rolling stone, yeah [Ab] yeah [Bbm] yeah.
Wherever he lay his hat [Ab] was his home.
[Bbm] And when he died, [Db] all that was left was [Bbm] his bones.
[Db]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Db] Is it true what they say that [Eb] Papa never worked [Bbm] a day in his life?
[Ab] Saying [Bbm] Papa had three outside children, [Db] then another [Bb] slide, that ain't right.
[Db] Talk about Papa doing some storefront [Eb] preaching.
[Db] Talk about saving souls and all the time [C] leeching.
[Bbm] Still living dirt, stealing [Ab] in the [Eb] name of the Lord.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Db] Papa was a rolling stone, [Ab] yeah [Bbm] yeah yeah.
Wherever he lay his hat was [Cm] his home.
[Bbm] And when he died, [Db] all that was left was [Bbm] his bones.
Yeah, Papa was a rolling stone, [Eb]
[Bbm] yeah yeah yeah.
Wherever he lay his hat was [Ab] his home.
[Bbm] And when he died, all [Db] that was left [Bbm] was his bones.
[Eb] Woah, woah, [Db] woah.
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Fm] [Eb]
[Db]
Who was a jack of all trades, that would send Papa to an early [Abm]
[Bb] grave.
Folks said Papa would beg, borrow, and steal just to pay the bill.
[Ebm] [Bbm]
Folks said Papa was never much on thinking.
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking.
Mama, I'm depending [Db] on you [Bb] to tell me the truth.
[Fm] Ooh, [Eb]
[Bbm] yeah.
Papa was a rolling stone, [Eb] yeah [Bbm] yeah yeah.
Wherever he lay his hat was [Cm] his home.
[Bbm] And when he died, [Db] all that was left was his bones.
[Ab] Papa [Db] [Eb] was a rolling [Db] stone, [Eb] yeah yeah [Bbm] yeah.
Wherever he lay his hat was [Ab] his home.
[Bbm] And when he died, all that was left was his bones.
Yeah.
[Eb]
[Bbm]
Yeah.
[Db]
[Eb]
[Db] Yeah.
[Ab]
[Db]
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Ebm] [Db]
[Bbm]
[Db]
[Cm] Yeah.
[Bbm] Yeah.
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm] Yeah.
[Ab]
[Bbm] Yeah.
[Db]
[Bbm] [Db] Yeah.
[Ab] [Bb]
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
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To start learning Lee Ritenour, Kenya Hathaway, Grady Harrell - (Album Version) Papa Was A Rolling Stone chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Db, Ab, Bbm, Eb, Bbm and Db. A strategic approach would be to train at 61 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 123. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Ab Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ It _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] was the 3rd of September, _ _ that day you'll always [Ebm] _ remember.
Yes I will.
Cause that was the day _ [E] _ that I _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
never got a chance to see him. _
Never heard nothing but bad things about him.
Mama I'm depending on you to [Cm] tell [Bbm] the [Eb] truth.
_ Mama just hung [Ab] her head and said,
[Db] Papa was just a rolling stone, yeah [Ab] yeah [Bbm] yeah.
Wherever he lay his hat [Ab] was his home.
[Bbm] And when he died, [Db] all that was left was [Bbm] his bones.
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[Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Db] Is it true what they say that [Eb] Papa never worked [Bbm] a day in his life?
_ [Ab] Saying [Bbm] Papa had three outside children, [Db] then another [Bb] slide, that ain't right. _ _
[Db] Talk about Papa doing some storefront [Eb] preaching.
[Db] Talk about saving souls and all the time [C] leeching.
[Bbm] Still living dirt, stealing [Ab] in the [Eb] name of the Lord.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Db] _ Papa was a rolling stone, [Ab] yeah [Bbm] yeah yeah.
Wherever he lay his hat was [Cm] his home.
[Bbm] And when he died, [Db] all that was left was [Bbm] his bones.
_ _ _ Yeah, _ Papa was a rolling stone, [Eb] _
[Bbm] yeah yeah yeah.
Wherever he lay his hat was [Ab] his home.
[Bbm] And when he died, all [Db] that was left [Bbm] was his _ bones.
[Eb] Woah, woah, [Db] woah.
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[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was a jack of all trades, that would send Papa to an early [Abm]
[Bb] grave.
Folks said Papa would beg, borrow, and steal just to pay the bill.
[Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _
Folks said Papa was never much on thinking.
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking.
Mama, I'm depending [Db] on you [Bb] to tell me the truth.
_ _ [Fm] Ooh, [Eb] _
[Bbm] yeah.
Papa was a rolling _ stone, [Eb] yeah [Bbm] yeah yeah.
Wherever he lay his hat was [Cm] his home.
[Bbm] And when he died, [Db] all that was left was his bones.
_ [Ab] _ _ Papa [Db] [Eb] was a rolling [Db] stone, [Eb] yeah yeah [Bbm] yeah.
Wherever he lay his hat was [Ab] his home.
[Bbm] And when he died, all that was left was his bones.
_ Yeah. _ _ _
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_ Yeah. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Db] Yeah.
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_ _ _ _ _ Yeah.
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Yeah. _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ Yeah.
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[Bbm] _ _ Yeah. _ _ _ _
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[Bbm] Yeah.
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[Bbm] _ _ _ [Db] Yeah.
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Facts about this song

This song was authored by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield.

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