Chords for Papa Was a Rollin' Stone-The Temptations-Lyrics

Tempo:
121.65 bpm
Chords used:

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Bb

Db

Eb

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Papa Was a Rollin' Stone-The Temptations-Lyrics chords
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[Ab]
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[Db] [B]
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[Db] It was the 3rd of [Bb] September, [Bbm]
that day [Db] I'll always [Abm] remember.
Yes, I will.
[Bbm] Cause there was a day that my daddy died, [Ab] I never [Bbm] got a chance to see him.
Never heard nothing but bad things about him.
Mama, I'm depending on you [Abm] to tell [Bbm] me the truth.
Mama just [Dbm] hung her head and said, son,
[Eb] Rockwell was a rolling stone, [Bb] wherever he laid his hat was his home.
[Bbm] And when he died, only the left us all alone.
[Eb] [Bbm] Papa [Eb] was a [Bbm] rolling stone, my son, yeah.
[N] Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
And when he died, [Bbm] only the left us all alone.
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[Fm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
Hey mama, is [Bb] it true what they say that papa [Db] never watched a day [Eb] in his life?
[Bb] And mama, [Bbm] they talk going around town saying that papa had three outside children [Bb] and another wife.
And that ain't [Db] right.
Heard them talk about papa doing some [Bb] storefront [Db] preaching,
talking about saving souls and all the time leeching,
[Bbm] stealing and [Db] stealing in the name of [Ab] the [Bb] Lord.
Mama just hung her head [Bbm] and said,
Rockwell was a rolling stone, my son,
wherever he laid [Bb] his hat was his [Bbm] home.
And when he died, only the left us all alone.
[Ab] [Bb]
[B] [Bbm] Hey mama, I heard papa call himself a jack of all [Fm] [B] trades.
Tell me, is that what [Em] sent papa [Db] to an early [Bbm] grave?
Folks say papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bills.
Hey mama, folks say papa never was much of a banker.
[Bb] Spent most of his time chasing women [Bbm] and drinking.
Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said,
Papa was a rolling stone, my son,
wherever he laid his hat was his home.
And when he died, only the left us all alone.
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12341111
Db
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Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
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13421111
Bb
12341111
Db
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To learn The Temptations - (Single Version) Papa Was A Rollin Stone chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Ab, Bb, Bbm, Bb, Bbm, Ab, Db and Bb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 60 BPM and then match the original tempo of 122 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Bb Minor.

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_ [Db] It was the 3rd of [Bb] September, [Bbm] _
_ _ that day [Db] I'll always [Abm] remember. _
Yes, I will.
_ [Bbm] Cause there was a day that my daddy died, _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I never [Bbm] got a chance to see him.
_ Never heard nothing but bad things about him.
Mama, I'm depending on you [Abm] to tell [Bbm] me the truth. _
Mama just [Dbm] hung her head and said, son,
[Eb] _ Rockwell was a rolling stone, _ _ _ [Bb] wherever he laid his hat was his home.
[Bbm] And when _ he died, only the left us all alone.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Papa [Eb] was a [Bbm] rolling stone, my son, yeah.
[N] Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
And when he died, [Bbm] only the left us all _ alone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Hey _ _ mama, is [Bb] it true what they say that papa [Db] never watched a day [Eb] in his life?
[Bb] _ _ And mama, _ [Bbm] they talk going around town saying that papa had three outside children [Bb] and another wife.
And that ain't [Db] right.
Heard them talk about papa doing some [Bb] storefront [Db] preaching,
talking about saving souls and all the time leeching,
[Bbm] stealing and [Db] stealing in the name of [Ab] the [Bb] Lord.
_ Mama just hung her head [Bbm] and said,
Rockwell was a rolling stone, my son, _ _
wherever he laid [Bb] his hat was his [Bbm] home.
And when he _ _ _ _ died, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ only the left us all alone.
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_ _ [B] _ _ [Bbm] Hey mama, I heard papa call himself a jack of all [Fm] [B] trades.
Tell me, is that what [Em] sent papa [Db] to an early [Bbm] grave?
Folks say papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bills.
Hey mama, _ folks say papa never was much of a banker.
[Bb] Spent most of his time chasing women [Bbm] and drinking. _
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_ _ Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said,
Papa was a rolling stone, _ my son,
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It's Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield who authored this song.

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