Papa Was A Rolling Stone Chords by Rare Earth

Tempo:
121.75 bpm
Chords used:

Am

D

G

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[B] [C]
[G] [Em] [A]
[G] [C]
You
[Bm]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[Am]
[D]
[C] [Am]
[D] [C]
[D] [Am] [D] [G]
You
[D] [Am]
It was a third of September
But they are always remember yes, I will
Cuz that was the day
that my daddy died I
Never got a chance to [C] meet him
[Am] Never heard nothing but bad things about him
Mama I'm dependent on you
You tell me the truth
Mama this hunger hit me
Papa was [G] a [Am] roll of stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
When he left
All he left was alone
[D] [Am] Papa was a roll of stone
From the time he died
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
When he died
All he left was alone
[A] [B] [C] [D] Mama
[Am]
[A]
[G] [Em] [C] [G] [A]
[D] [A]
[Am] [D] [Em] [A]
[Am]
[D] [Am] Mama
[Dm] [Am] [D] [Am] Mama
[F#] [Dm] [Am]
[C]
[G] [Am]
Mama
Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama
[D]
[Am]
Mama
Rolling Stone, son, son, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
When he died, all he left was his home.
[D] [Am] Papa was a Rolling Stone, he done it, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
When he died, all he left was his home.
[D] [C] [D] [Am]
[G] [D]
[C] [G] [Am]
[C] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
Mama, I heard Papa call himself a [C] jack of all trades.
[Am] Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
Folks say Papa would make my room steel to pay his bill.
[D]
[Am] Folks say Papa never was much on banking.
Spend most of his time [C] chasing women and drinking.
[Am] Mama, I'm dependent [C] on you to tell me the [Bm] truth.
[Am] Mama just looked up at me and said,
[C#] Papa was a [G] Rolling Stone, son, [Am] son, wherever [D] he laid his [Am] hat was his home.
[A] When he died, all he left was his home.
[D]
[Am] Papa was a Rolling Stone, son, son, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
When he died, all [Em] he left [Am] was his home.
Papa was a Rolling Stone, [Em] son, [Am] son, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
When he died, all he [G] left [Am] was his home.
[G] [Am] Papa was a Rolling Stone, [Em] son, [C] son, wherever [Am] he laid his hat was [G] his home.
[Am] When he died, all he [Em] left was [Am] his home.
Papa was a Rolling Stone, [C] son, son, wherever he laid his hat was [Am] his home.
Mama said, Papa was a Rolling Stone, son, son, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
[G] [Cm] [G] [A]
Key:  
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
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To start learning Rare Earth - Papa Was A Rolling Stone chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Am, C, D, C, D, Am, D, G and Am. Begin your practice at a relaxed 60 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 122. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Minor.

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You
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_ It was a third of September _
But they are always remember yes, I will
_ Cuz that was the day
that my daddy died _ _ _ _ I
Never got a chance to [C] meet him
_ [Am] Never heard nothing but bad things about him
Mama I'm dependent on you
You tell me the truth
Mama this hunger hit me
_ Papa was [G] a [Am] roll of stone _ _ _
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
When he left
All he left was alone
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] Papa was a roll of stone
From the time he died
_ Wherever he laid his hat was his home
When he died
All he left was alone
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[A] _ [B] _ [C] _ [D] Mama
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[D] _ [Am] _ Mama _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [D] [Am] Mama _ _
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_ _ Mama _ _ _ _
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_ Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama _ _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Mama
Rolling Stone, son, son, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
When he died, all he left was his home.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ Papa was a Rolling Stone, he done it, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
When he died, all he left was his home.
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[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ Mama, I heard Papa call himself a [C] jack of all trades.
[Am] Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
_ Folks say Papa would make my room steel to pay his bill.
[D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Folks say Papa never was much on banking.
Spend most of his time [C] chasing women and drinking.
[Am] Mama, I'm dependent [C] on you to tell me the [Bm] truth.
[Am] Mama just looked up at me and said,
_ [C#] Papa was a [G] Rolling Stone, son, [Am] son, wherever [D] he laid his [Am] hat was his home.
[A] When he died, all he left was his home.
_ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ Papa was a Rolling Stone, son, son, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
When he died, all [Em] he left [Am] was his home. _ _ _
_ _ _ Papa was a Rolling Stone, [Em] son, [Am] son, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
When he died, all he [G] left [Am] was his home. _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] Papa was a Rolling Stone, [Em] son, [C] son, wherever [Am] he laid his hat was [G] his home.
[Am] When he died, all he [Em] left was [Am] his home. _ _
_ Papa was a Rolling Stone, [C] son, son, wherever he laid his hat was [Am] his _ home.
Mama said, Papa was a Rolling Stone, son, son, wherever he laid his hat was his _ _ _ _ _ _ home.
[G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was authored by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield.

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