Chords for The Temptations Papa Was A Rolling Stone 1972 Single Version
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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_ _ [Bbm] It _ _ _ _ _ was the 3rd of September, _ _ _ 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] tell me the [Bbm] truth. _
Mama just [Dbm] hung her head and said son, [Eb] life was a roll of stone, _ _ _ [Bbm] where ever he laid his
head was his home, and when he died, all he left us was alone.
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_ _ _ _ [Bbm] Papa [Eb] was a [Bbm] roll of stone my son, _ [Ebm] where ever he laid his [Bb] head was his [Db] home, [Bb] and when he
[Bbm] died, all he left us was alone. _
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_ Hey Mama, [Db] [Bbm] is it true what they [Bb] say that Papa never was a day in his life?
And Mama, _ [Bbm] they talk going around town saying that Papa [Db] had three outside children and another
wife, and that ain't right.
And they _ talk about Papa [Bbm] doing some stove front [Db] preaching, _ talking about saving souls
and all the time we're [Bbm] stealing it, and stealing in [Ab] the name of the [Bb] Lord. _
Mama just hung her head and [Bbm] said Papa was a roll of stone my son, _ where ever he laid
[Bb] his head was his home, [Bbm] and when he died, all _ _ he left us _ _ was alone. Hey!
Papa was a roll of stone, _ _ [Bb] where ever he laid his head was [Bbm] his home, and when he died, all
he left us was alone. _
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Bbm] Mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack [Ab] of all trades, [N] tell me is that what said Papa
to an early [Bbm] grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to [Bb] pay his bills.
Hey [Bbm] Mama, _ folks say Papa never was much of a bacon, spent most of his time chasing women and drinking. _ _ _
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_ Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said, son, Papa was a roll of stone.
Well, well, well, where ever he laid his head was his home, and when he died, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ all he left _ _ _ _ _
_ was his home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This was the Lord, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that came down. _ _
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_ _ [Bbm] It _ _ _ _ _ was the 3rd of September, _ _ _ 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] tell me the [Bbm] truth. _
Mama just [Dbm] hung her head and said son, [Eb] life was a roll of stone, _ _ _ [Bbm] where ever he laid his
head was his home, and when he died, all he left us was alone.
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_ _ _ _ [Bbm] Papa [Eb] was a [Bbm] roll of stone my son, _ [Ebm] where ever he laid his [Bb] head was his [Db] home, [Bb] and when he
[Bbm] died, all he left us was alone. _
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_ Hey Mama, [Db] [Bbm] is it true what they [Bb] say that Papa never was a day in his life?
And Mama, _ [Bbm] they talk going around town saying that Papa [Db] had three outside children and another
wife, and that ain't right.
And they _ talk about Papa [Bbm] doing some stove front [Db] preaching, _ talking about saving souls
and all the time we're [Bbm] stealing it, and stealing in [Ab] the name of the [Bb] Lord. _
Mama just hung her head and [Bbm] said Papa was a roll of stone my son, _ where ever he laid
[Bb] his head was his home, [Bbm] and when he died, all _ _ he left us _ _ was alone. Hey!
Papa was a roll of stone, _ _ [Bb] where ever he laid his head was [Bbm] his home, and when he died, all
he left us was alone. _
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ Hey [Bbm] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Bbm] Mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack [Ab] of all trades, [N] tell me is that what said Papa
to an early [Bbm] grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to [Bb] pay his bills.
Hey [Bbm] Mama, _ folks say Papa never was much of a bacon, spent most of his time chasing women and drinking. _ _ _
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_ Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said, son, Papa was a roll of stone.
Well, well, well, where ever he laid his head was his home, and when he died, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ all he left _ _ _ _ _
_ was his home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This was the Lord, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that came down. _ _
The _ _ _ Lord, that _ _ came _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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