Chords for The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Tempo:
121.4 bpm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It was the 3rd of September, that day [Abm] I'll always remember, yes I will.
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Cause that was the 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, [Ab] tell me the truth.
[Db] Mama just hung her head and said son, [Bbm]
Papa was a rolling stone, [Ab]
wherever he [Dbm] laid his
hat was his home, [Bbm]
but when he died, all he left was a loan.
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Hey mama, [Db]
[Bb] is it true what they say that Papa never [E] was a day in his [Bb] life?
And mama, [Bbm]
they talk going around town saying that Papa had 3 [Bb] outside children [F] and another
wife, and that ain't [Db] right.
Heard some talk about Papa doing [Bbm] some stuff like [Db] preaching, talking about saving souls
and all the time leaking, [Bbm] stealing and that, and stealing in [Ab] the name of the law.
[Bb] Mama just [Bbm]
hung her head and said son, Papa was a rolling stone, wherever he [Ebm] laid his
hat was his [Bbm] home, but when he died, all
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he left was a loan.
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[G] [E] [Bbm] Hey mama, is it true what they say that Papa never was a day in his life?
And mama, they talk going around [Ab] town [Db] saying that Papa [Bbm]
had 3 outside children and another
wife, and that ain't right.
and that ain't right.
Hey mama, is it true what they say that Papa never was a day in his life?
Mama looked up with her piano and said, son, Papa was a rolling stone, wherever he laid
his hat was his home, but when he died, all he left was a loan.
And I said, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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I [N] said, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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It was the 3rd of September, that day [Abm] I'll always remember, yes I will.
[Bbm]
Cause that was the 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, [Ab] tell me the truth.
[Db] Mama just hung her head and said son, [Bbm]
Papa was a rolling stone, [Ab]
wherever he [Dbm] laid his
hat was his home, [Bbm]
but when he died, all he left was a loan.
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Hey mama, [Db]
[Bb] is it true what they say that Papa never [E] was a day in his [Bb] life?
And mama, [Bbm]
they talk going around town saying that Papa had 3 [Bb] outside children [F] and another
wife, and that ain't [Db] right.
Heard some talk about Papa doing [Bbm] some stuff like [Db] preaching, talking about saving souls
and all the time leaking, [Bbm] stealing and that, and stealing in [Ab] the name of the law.
[Bb] Mama just [Bbm]
hung her head and said son, Papa was a rolling stone, wherever he [Ebm] laid his
hat was his [Bbm] home, but when he died, all
[Bb] [Bbm]
he left was a loan.
[Ab]
[G] [E] [Bbm] Hey mama, is it true what they say that Papa never was a day in his life?
And mama, they talk going around [Ab] town [Db] saying that Papa [Bbm]
had 3 outside children and another
wife, and that ain't right.
and that ain't right.
Hey mama, is it true what they say that Papa never was a day in his life?
Mama looked up with her piano and said, son, Papa was a rolling stone, wherever he laid
his hat was his home, but when he died, all he left was a loan.
And I said, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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I [N] said, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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_ _ _ _ It was the 3rd of September, _ _ _ that day [Abm] I'll always remember, _ yes I will.
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Cause that was the 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, [Ab] tell me the truth.
[Db] _ Mama just hung her head and said son, [Bbm]
Papa was a rolling stone, _ _ [Ab] _
wherever he [Dbm] laid his
hat was his home, [Bbm]
but when he died, all he left was a loan.
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_ _ _ _ _ Hey mama, [Db]
[Bb] is it true what they say that Papa never [E] was a day in his [Bb] life?
_ And mama, _ [Bbm]
they talk going around town saying that Papa had 3 [Bb] outside children [F] and another
wife, and that ain't [Db] right. _
Heard some talk about Papa doing [Bbm] some stuff like [Db] preaching, _ talking about saving souls
and all the time leaking, [Bbm] stealing and that, and stealing in [Ab] the name of the law.
[Bb] _ _ Mama just _ _ [Bbm]
hung her head and said son, Papa was a rolling _ _ _ _ stone, wherever he [Ebm] laid his
hat was his [Bbm] home, but when he died, all _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ he left was a loan. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bbm] Hey mama, is it true what they say that Papa never was a day in his life?
And mama, they talk going around [Ab] town [Db] saying that _ Papa _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ had 3 _ outside children and another
wife, and that ain't right.
and that ain't right.
Hey _ _ _ _ _ mama, _ is it true what they say that Papa never was a day in _ _ _ _ _ his life?
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_ _ _ Mama looked up with her piano and said, son, Papa _ _ _ _ _ was a rolling stone, wherever he laid
his hat was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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but when he died, all he left was a loan.
_ And I said, wherever he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ laid his hat was his _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ I [N] said, wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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_ _ _ _ It was the 3rd of September, _ _ _ that day [Abm] I'll always remember, _ yes I will.
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Cause that was the 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, [Ab] tell me the truth.
[Db] _ Mama just hung her head and said son, [Bbm]
Papa was a rolling stone, _ _ [Ab] _
wherever he [Dbm] laid his
hat was his home, [Bbm]
but when he died, all he left was a loan.
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_ _ _ _ _ Hey mama, [Db]
[Bb] is it true what they say that Papa never [E] was a day in his [Bb] life?
_ And mama, _ [Bbm]
they talk going around town saying that Papa had 3 [Bb] outside children [F] and another
wife, and that ain't [Db] right. _
Heard some talk about Papa doing [Bbm] some stuff like [Db] preaching, _ talking about saving souls
and all the time leaking, [Bbm] stealing and that, and stealing in [Ab] the name of the law.
[Bb] _ _ Mama just _ _ [Bbm]
hung her head and said son, Papa was a rolling _ _ _ _ stone, wherever he [Ebm] laid his
hat was his [Bbm] home, but when he died, all _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ he left was a loan. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bbm] Hey mama, is it true what they say that Papa never was a day in his life?
And mama, they talk going around [Ab] town [Db] saying that _ Papa _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ had 3 _ outside children and another
wife, and that ain't right.
and that ain't right.
Hey _ _ _ _ _ mama, _ is it true what they say that Papa never was a day in _ _ _ _ _ his life?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Mama looked up with her piano and said, son, Papa _ _ _ _ _ was a rolling stone, wherever he laid
his hat was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ his home, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
but when he died, all he left was a loan.
_ And I said, wherever he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ laid his hat was his _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ I [N] said, wherever he laid his hat was his home.