Chords for Papa Don't Preach
Tempo:
121.95 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Fm
Db
Cm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Cm]
[Fm]
[Eb]
[Db] I'm [Cm] not a baby.
[Fm] You always talk, but you're not listening.
You're not listening right from [Eb] home.
I [Ab] need [Cm] your help, Dad.
Please be [Db] strong.
Maybe you're young and poor, [Cm] but I know what I'm saying.
[Db] The one [Eb] you want me [Ab] all [Db] about.
The one you [Eb] said I could do [Db] without.
There [Eb] ain't no hopeless.
[Fm] And I don't mean maybe.
[Eb] Please, [Fm] Papa, preach.
I've been [Eb] told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
[Cm] I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up [Fm] my mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] No [Fm] one's gonna take my baby.
They said he's gonna marry [Eb] me.
He's gonna raise a big [Db] family.
Maybe we'll be [Bbm] alright.
[Cm] Satisfied.
[Db] But my friends [Eb] keep telling me to give [Db] it up.
Me and I'm [Eb] too young, I don't give [Db] it up.
[Eb] I need that love.
[Fm] And some good advice.
[Eb] Please, [Ab] Papa, don't preach.
I've [Eb] been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my [Fm] mind, I'm [Eb] keeping my [Ab] baby.
[Eb] No one's [Fm] gonna take [Db] my baby.
[Ab] [Fm]
[Cm] [F]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Cm]
[Db] Daddy, Daddy, [Eb] if you could only [Db] see
Just how [Eb] good he's been treating [Db] me.
You give us [Eb] a blessing right now.
[Db] Cause we are in love.
[C] We are in [Fm] love.
Papa, don't preach.
I've [Eb] been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've [Cm] been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Cm] [Eb] No one's [Fm] gonna take my baby.
Papa, don't preach.
I've been told, Papa, don't preach.
I've [Cm] been through the [Fm] streets.
Papa, don't preach.
[Eb] I've been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've been through the streets.
[Eb] But [Fm] I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Cm]
[Fm] Papa, don't preach.
[Eb] Stop loving me, Daddy.
[Fm] I know [Eb] I'm keeping my baby.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
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[Fm] [Eb] [Fm]
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[Fm] [Cm]
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[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Fm]
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[Eb]
[Db]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Eb]
[Db] I'm [Cm] not a baby.
[Fm] You always talk, but you're not listening.
You're not listening right from [Eb] home.
I [Ab] need [Cm] your help, Dad.
Please be [Db] strong.
Maybe you're young and poor, [Cm] but I know what I'm saying.
[Db] The one [Eb] you want me [Ab] all [Db] about.
The one you [Eb] said I could do [Db] without.
There [Eb] ain't no hopeless.
[Fm] And I don't mean maybe.
[Eb] Please, [Fm] Papa, preach.
I've been [Eb] told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
[Cm] I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up [Fm] my mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] No [Fm] one's gonna take my baby.
They said he's gonna marry [Eb] me.
He's gonna raise a big [Db] family.
Maybe we'll be [Bbm] alright.
[Cm] Satisfied.
[Db] But my friends [Eb] keep telling me to give [Db] it up.
Me and I'm [Eb] too young, I don't give [Db] it up.
[Eb] I need that love.
[Fm] And some good advice.
[Eb] Please, [Ab] Papa, don't preach.
I've [Eb] been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my [Fm] mind, I'm [Eb] keeping my [Ab] baby.
[Eb] No one's [Fm] gonna take [Db] my baby.
[Ab] [Fm]
[Cm] [F]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Cm]
[Db] Daddy, Daddy, [Eb] if you could only [Db] see
Just how [Eb] good he's been treating [Db] me.
You give us [Eb] a blessing right now.
[Db] Cause we are in love.
[C] We are in [Fm] love.
Papa, don't preach.
I've [Eb] been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've [Cm] been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Cm] [Eb] No one's [Fm] gonna take my baby.
Papa, don't preach.
I've been told, Papa, don't preach.
I've [Cm] been through the [Fm] streets.
Papa, don't preach.
[Eb] I've been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've been through the streets.
[Eb] But [Fm] I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Cm]
[Fm] Papa, don't preach.
[Eb] Stop loving me, Daddy.
[Fm] I know [Eb] I'm keeping my baby.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] [Fm]
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Cm
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Eb
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[Db] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ [Bbm] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm [Cm] not a baby. _ _ _ _
[Fm] You _ always talk, but you're not listening.
You're not listening right from [Eb] home.
I [Ab] need [Cm] your help, Dad.
Please be [Db] strong.
_ Maybe you're young and poor, [Cm] but I know what I'm saying. _ _ _ _
[Db] _ The one [Eb] you want me [Ab] all [Db] about.
The one you [Eb] said I could do [Db] without.
There [Eb] ain't no hopeless.
[Fm] And I don't mean maybe.
_ _ [Eb] Please, [Fm] Papa, preach.
_ I've been [Eb] told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
[Cm] I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up _ _ [Fm] my mind, I'm keeping my baby.
_ [Eb] No [Fm] one's gonna take my baby. _ _ _ _
_ _ They said he's gonna marry [Eb] me.
He's gonna raise a big [Db] family.
_ Maybe we'll be [Bbm] alright.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ Satisfied. _ _
[Db] But my friends [Eb] keep telling me to give [Db] it up.
Me and I'm [Eb] too young, I don't give [Db] it up.
_ [Eb] I need that love.
[Fm] And some good _ advice.
_ [Eb] Please, [Ab] Papa, don't preach.
I've [Eb] been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my _ _ [Fm] mind, I'm [Eb] keeping my [Ab] baby.
_ [Eb] No one's [Fm] gonna take [Db] my baby.
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _
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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ Daddy, Daddy, [Eb] if you could only [Db] see
Just how [Eb] good he's been treating [Db] me.
You give us [Eb] a blessing right now.
[Db] Cause we are in _ love. _ _
[C] We are in _ _ _ _ [Fm] love.
Papa, don't preach.
I've [Eb] been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've [Cm] been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my _ _ [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
_ [Cm] [Eb] No one's [Fm] gonna take my baby. _ _ _ _
Papa, don't preach.
I've been told, Papa, don't preach.
I've [Cm] been through the [Fm] streets.
Papa, don't preach.
[Eb] I've been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've been through the streets.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] But [Fm] I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] Papa, don't preach.
[Eb] Stop loving me, Daddy.
[Fm] _ I know [Eb] I'm keeping my baby.
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[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
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[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm [Cm] not a baby. _ _ _ _
[Fm] You _ always talk, but you're not listening.
You're not listening right from [Eb] home.
I [Ab] need [Cm] your help, Dad.
Please be [Db] strong.
_ Maybe you're young and poor, [Cm] but I know what I'm saying. _ _ _ _
[Db] _ The one [Eb] you want me [Ab] all [Db] about.
The one you [Eb] said I could do [Db] without.
There [Eb] ain't no hopeless.
[Fm] And I don't mean maybe.
_ _ [Eb] Please, [Fm] Papa, preach.
_ I've been [Eb] told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
[Cm] I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up _ _ [Fm] my mind, I'm keeping my baby.
_ [Eb] No [Fm] one's gonna take my baby. _ _ _ _
_ _ They said he's gonna marry [Eb] me.
He's gonna raise a big [Db] family.
_ Maybe we'll be [Bbm] alright.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ Satisfied. _ _
[Db] But my friends [Eb] keep telling me to give [Db] it up.
Me and I'm [Eb] too young, I don't give [Db] it up.
_ [Eb] I need that love.
[Fm] And some good _ advice.
_ [Eb] Please, [Ab] Papa, don't preach.
I've [Eb] been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my _ _ [Fm] mind, I'm [Eb] keeping my [Ab] baby.
_ [Eb] No one's [Fm] gonna take [Db] my baby.
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _
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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ Daddy, Daddy, [Eb] if you could only [Db] see
Just how [Eb] good he's been treating [Db] me.
You give us [Eb] a blessing right now.
[Db] Cause we are in _ love. _ _
[C] We are in _ _ _ _ [Fm] love.
Papa, don't preach.
I've [Eb] been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've [Cm] been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my _ _ [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
_ [Cm] [Eb] No one's [Fm] gonna take my baby. _ _ _ _
Papa, don't preach.
I've been told, Papa, don't preach.
I've [Cm] been through the [Fm] streets.
Papa, don't preach.
[Eb] I've been told, [Fm] Papa, don't preach.
I've been through the streets.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] But [Fm] I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] Papa, don't preach.
[Eb] Stop loving me, Daddy.
[Fm] _ I know [Eb] I'm keeping my baby.
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[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _
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