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Killer/Papa Was A Rollin' Stone chords by
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Key: Bb minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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So you want to be free
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To live your life the way
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you wanna be
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Will you give if
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we cry
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Will we live or will we die
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Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Tainted hearts
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heal with time
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Shoot bad love
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so we can
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Stop the bleeding
Interlude 2
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Solitary brother,
Verse 3
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is there still a part of you that
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Wants to live
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Solitary sister,
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is there still a part of you that
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Wants to give
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Solitary brother,
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is there still a part of you that
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Wants to live
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Solitary sister,
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is there still a part of you that
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Wants to give
Interlude 3
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Verse 4
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It was the third of september
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That day I'll always remember,
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yes I will
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'Cause that was the day that

my daddy died
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Verse 5
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Never had a chance to see him, no
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Never heard nothin' but
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bad things about him
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Mama, I'm depending on you
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to tell me the truth
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Mama just hung her head and said
Verse 6
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Papa was a rollin' stone
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Wherever he laid his hat

was his home
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(And when he died)
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All he left us was alone
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And my mama, she said
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Oh, my mama said
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Wherever he laid his hat

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(And when he died)
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All he left us, all he left us
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Can you believe he left us?
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All alone, yeah
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All alone, yeah
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All alone, yeah
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The original key of Killer/Papa Was A Rollin' Stone by George Michael is Bb minor.

The primary chords used in Killer/Papa Was A Rollin' Stone are Bbm, Fm, Ebm, Ab, Bb, Eb.

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