Chords for The Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone - 1972

Tempo:
122.15 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Eb

Db

Bb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone - 1972 chords
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[Fm] [Db]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Fm] [Db]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Bbm]
[Bb]
[Fm] [Gm] It was [Db] the 3rd of September, that day [Gm] I'll always [F] remember.
[Bbm] Yes I [Abm] will, [Bb] cause that [Eb] was the day that my daddy died.
I never got a chance to see him, [Fm] never heard nothing but bad [Bb] things about him.
Mama I'm depending [N] on you to tell me the truth.
Mama just hung her head and said, son.
Waffle [Bbm] Waffle Rolling stone, my son.
Wherever he laid [Eb] his hat, [Db] he was home when he died.
[Ebm] The [Bb] wolf was lone [Eb] now listen to me.
[G] Waffle Waffle Rolling [Bbm] stone, [Bb]
wherever he laid his [E] hat, he was home [Bbm]
when he died.
[Gm] The wolf was lone [Ab] [Db] now
[Eb] [Bbm]
listen to me.
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
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Let's start jamming The Temptations - (Edited) Papa Was A Rollin Stone chords, practice the chord sequence Eb, Bbm, Eb, Bbm, Db, Ab and Bbm. Set your pace at 61 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 122. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Minor.

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[Fm] _ [Gm] It was [Db] the 3rd of September, _ _ _ that day [Gm] I'll always [F] remember. _
[Bbm] Yes I [Abm] will, [Bb] cause that [Eb] was the day _ that my daddy died.
_ I _ _ _ never got a chance to see him, _ _ [Fm] never heard nothing but bad [Bb] things about him.
Mama I'm depending [N] on you to tell me the truth.
_ Mama just hung her head and said, son. _
Waffle [Bbm] Waffle Rolling stone, my son.
Wherever he laid [Eb] his hat, [Db] he was home when he died.
_ _ [Ebm] The [Bb] wolf was lone _ _ [Eb] now listen to me.
[G] Waffle Waffle Rolling [Bbm] _ stone, [Bb]
wherever he laid his [E] hat, he was home [Bbm]
when he died.
_ _ _ [Gm] The wolf was lone _ _ [Ab] [Db] now _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ listen to me.

Facts about this song

It's Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield who authored this song.