Chords for The Temptations-Papa Was A Rolling Stone(acapella)
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [B] It was the 3rd of September, that day I'll always remember, yes I will.
Cause that was the [Dm] day [D] that my daddy [F] died.
[N] I never got [D] a chance to see him, never heard [A] nothing but [Bb] bad things [A] about him.
Mama [Eb] I'm depending on [D] you to tell [Bb] me the truth.
[F] Mama just hung her head and said son, [Bb] Papa was a [D] rolling stone.
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Gb] died, [D] all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
[Bb] Papa was a rolling [Db] stone, my [E] son yeah, [Bbm]
wherever he laid his hat was his [Bb] home, and when he [D] died,
all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
[A] Well well, [N]
[Eb] hey mama, is it true what they [D] say that Papa never worked a day in his life?
[Gb] And mama, [Db] some bad [Bb] talk going around town saying that Papa had 3 outside [A] children and another [Ab] wife, and that ain't [D] right.
[B] Heard some talk about Papa [Bbm] doing some storefront preaching, [B] talking about saving souls and all the time [A] leeching.
[Eb] Dealing in and stealing in the name of the [B] Lord.
[F] [E] Mama just hung her [Gb] head and said, [Bbm] Papa was a rolling stone, my [B] son, [Bbm]
wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he died, [Db] all he [Bbm] left us was alone.
[A] [Bb] Hey, Papa [Bbm] was a rolling stone, that garment, wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Eb] died, all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
[Db] [E] Hey, [N]
[Bb] mama, I heard Papa [B] call himself a [A] jack of all trades.
[Bb] Tell me is that what sent Papa [Bm] to an early [Db] grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his [B]
bills.
Hey, mama, [Bb] folks say Papa never [B] was much on thinking, [Bbm] spent most of his time [Bb] chasing women and drinking.
Mama, [E]
[Db] to tell [B] me the truth, mama looked up with a tear in her eye and [Bbm] said, son, Papa was a rolling stone,
[Gb] wherever [Bbm] he laid his hat was his home, and when [Bb] he died, [Bbm] all he left us was alone.
Papa was a rolling [Db] stone, [Bbm] wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Em] died, all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
[B] [Bb] Papa was a rolling [Bbm] [A] stone, [Bb] wherever he laid his [Bbm] hat was his home, [Bb] and when he died, all [D] he [A] left us was [Bbm] alone.
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Cause that was the [Dm] day [D] that my daddy [F] died.
[N] I never got [D] a chance to see him, never heard [A] nothing but [Bb] bad things [A] about him.
Mama [Eb] I'm depending on [D] you to tell [Bb] me the truth.
[F] Mama just hung her head and said son, [Bb] Papa was a [D] rolling stone.
[Bb]
Wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Gb] died, [D] all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
[Bb] Papa was a rolling [Db] stone, my [E] son yeah, [Bbm]
wherever he laid his hat was his [Bb] home, and when he [D] died,
all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
[A] Well well, [N]
[Eb] hey mama, is it true what they [D] say that Papa never worked a day in his life?
[Gb] And mama, [Db] some bad [Bb] talk going around town saying that Papa had 3 outside [A] children and another [Ab] wife, and that ain't [D] right.
[B] Heard some talk about Papa [Bbm] doing some storefront preaching, [B] talking about saving souls and all the time [A] leeching.
[Eb] Dealing in and stealing in the name of the [B] Lord.
[F] [E] Mama just hung her [Gb] head and said, [Bbm] Papa was a rolling stone, my [B] son, [Bbm]
wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he died, [Db] all he [Bbm] left us was alone.
[A] [Bb] Hey, Papa [Bbm] was a rolling stone, that garment, wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Eb] died, all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
[Db] [E] Hey, [N]
[Bb] mama, I heard Papa [B] call himself a [A] jack of all trades.
[Bb] Tell me is that what sent Papa [Bm] to an early [Db] grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his [B]
bills.
Hey, mama, [Bb] folks say Papa never [B] was much on thinking, [Bbm] spent most of his time [Bb] chasing women and drinking.
Mama, [E]
[Db] to tell [B] me the truth, mama looked up with a tear in her eye and [Bbm] said, son, Papa was a rolling stone,
[Gb] wherever [Bbm] he laid his hat was his home, and when [Bb] he died, [Bbm] all he left us was alone.
Papa was a rolling [Db] stone, [Bbm] wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Em] died, all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
[B] [Bb] Papa was a rolling [Bbm] [A] stone, [Bb] wherever he laid his [Bbm] hat was his home, [Bb] and when he died, all [D] he [A] left us was [Bbm] alone.
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[N] _ _ [B] It was the 3rd of September, _ _ _ that day I'll always remember, yes I will.
_ Cause that was the [Dm] day [D] that my daddy [F] died. _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ I never got [D] a chance to see him, _ never heard [A] nothing but [Bb] bad things [A] about him.
Mama [Eb] I'm depending on [D] you to tell [Bb] me the truth. _
[F] Mama just hung her head and said son, [Bb] Papa was a [D] rolling stone.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
Wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Gb] died, [D] all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Papa was a rolling [Db] stone, my [E] son yeah, [Bbm] _
wherever he laid his hat was his [Bb] home, and when he [D] died,
all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
_ _ _ [A] Well well, [N] _
_ [Eb] _ hey mama, is it true what they [D] say that Papa never worked a day in his life?
_ [Gb] And mama, [Db] some bad [Bb] talk going around town saying that Papa had 3 outside [A] children and another [Ab] wife, and that ain't [D] right.
_ [B] Heard some talk about Papa [Bbm] doing some storefront preaching, [B] _ talking about saving souls and all the time [A] leeching.
_ [Eb] Dealing in and stealing in the name of the [B] Lord.
[F] _ [E] Mama just hung her [Gb] head and said, [Bbm] Papa was a rolling stone, my [B] son, [Bbm] _
wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he died, [Db] all he [Bbm] left us was alone.
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] Hey, Papa [Bbm] was a rolling stone, _ that garment, wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Eb] died, all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
_ _ [Db] _ _ [E] Hey, _ [N] _
_ _ _ [Bb] mama, I heard Papa [B] call himself a [A] jack of all trades.
[Bb] Tell me is that what sent Papa [Bm] to an early [Db] grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his [B] _
bills.
Hey, mama, [Bb] _ folks say Papa never [B] was much on thinking, [Bbm] spent most of his time [Bb] chasing women and drinking.
Mama, [E] _ _
[Db] _ to tell [B] me the truth, _ mama looked up with a tear in her eye and [Bbm] said, son, Papa was a rolling stone,
[Gb] _ wherever [Bbm] _ he laid his hat was his home, and when [Bb] he died, _ [Bbm] _ all he left us was alone. _
_ _ _ _ _ Papa was a rolling [Db] stone, _ [Bbm] _ _ wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Em] died, _ _ all he left us [Bbm] was alone. _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Papa was a rolling [Bbm] _ [A] stone, _ [Bb] _ wherever he laid his [Bbm] hat was his home, [Bb] and when he died, all [D] he [A] left us was [Bbm] alone.
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_ Cause that was the [Dm] day [D] that my daddy [F] died. _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ I never got [D] a chance to see him, _ never heard [A] nothing but [Bb] bad things [A] about him.
Mama [Eb] I'm depending on [D] you to tell [Bb] me the truth. _
[F] Mama just hung her head and said son, [Bb] Papa was a [D] rolling stone.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
Wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Gb] died, [D] all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Papa was a rolling [Db] stone, my [E] son yeah, [Bbm] _
wherever he laid his hat was his [Bb] home, and when he [D] died,
all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
_ _ _ [A] Well well, [N] _
_ [Eb] _ hey mama, is it true what they [D] say that Papa never worked a day in his life?
_ [Gb] And mama, [Db] some bad [Bb] talk going around town saying that Papa had 3 outside [A] children and another [Ab] wife, and that ain't [D] right.
_ [B] Heard some talk about Papa [Bbm] doing some storefront preaching, [B] _ talking about saving souls and all the time [A] leeching.
_ [Eb] Dealing in and stealing in the name of the [B] Lord.
[F] _ [E] Mama just hung her [Gb] head and said, [Bbm] Papa was a rolling stone, my [B] son, [Bbm] _
wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he died, [Db] all he [Bbm] left us was alone.
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] Hey, Papa [Bbm] was a rolling stone, _ that garment, wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Eb] died, all he left us [Bbm] was alone.
_ _ [Db] _ _ [E] Hey, _ [N] _
_ _ _ [Bb] mama, I heard Papa [B] call himself a [A] jack of all trades.
[Bb] Tell me is that what sent Papa [Bm] to an early [Db] grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his [B] _
bills.
Hey, mama, [Bb] _ folks say Papa never [B] was much on thinking, [Bbm] spent most of his time [Bb] chasing women and drinking.
Mama, [E] _ _
[Db] _ to tell [B] me the truth, _ mama looked up with a tear in her eye and [Bbm] said, son, Papa was a rolling stone,
[Gb] _ wherever [Bbm] _ he laid his hat was his home, and when [Bb] he died, _ [Bbm] _ all he left us was alone. _
_ _ _ _ _ Papa was a rolling [Db] stone, _ [Bbm] _ _ wherever he laid his hat was his home, and when he [Em] died, _ _ all he left us [Bbm] was alone. _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Papa was a rolling [Bbm] _ [A] stone, _ [Bb] _ wherever he laid his [Bbm] hat was his home, [Bb] and when he died, all [D] he [A] left us was [Bbm] alone.
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