Chords for Papa Was a Rollin' Stone-The Temptations-Lyrics
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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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, 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.
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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[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, 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.
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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_ [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,
wherever he laid his hat was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ And _ when he died, only _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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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,
wherever he laid his hat was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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his home.
_ _ And _ when he died, only _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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