Like Father, Like Son (Papa's Song) chords by Gym Class Heroes
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Intro 1
(A major)
(D major) (A major) (G major) (E minor)
(A major)
Verse 1
(D major) Papa was
a (A major) rolling stone (G major)
But I (E minor) wanna be a (A major) cover of the rolling stone
Only if I know (D major) that I can
(A major) do it alone (G major) (E minor)
Only if I know (A major) that I can do it alone.
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Verse 2
(D major) August (A major) 6th, 1981 I took my first breath
(G major) They said I (E minor) smiled and
cried until it was none left
(A major) I guess I knew what I was
in for before hand
Miniature grown man ha.
Third (D major) of three sons
Big (A major) bird and squirt guns Aunt
Verse 3
(G major)
Tammy dressed (E minor) up as a clown
when I turned one
(A major) Scared the s*** out of me
but thanks for trying
Sitting in my highchair throwing
Verse 4
cake and crying
(D major) I remember everything,
(A major) every single detail
(G major) Clinging on (E minor) daddy's leg like don't
leave I'll be good. I (A major) promise
I'll do anything honest
But he had to go to work and bust
his a** for those dollars
Verse 5
Now (D major) it all makes sense,
back (A major) then I wasn't havin it
(G major) Ob sessed with (E minor) [heatin' it?] so
young and so admit
(A major) Walking [Sir Castle] grade
school and baseball
And I learned that if I worked a little
that I could have it all
Verse 6
All of my (D major) friend's had allowances,
(A major) I had a paper route
(G major) And when (E minor) no one was looking
I threw the papers out
(A major) I got caught, made dad furious
And if your gonna do
something do it right
Verse 7
That's what earnest is
(D major) Papa was a (A major) rolling stone (G major)
But I (E minor) wanna be a (A major) cover of the rolling stone
Only if I know (D major) that I can
(A major) do it alone (G major) (E minor)
Only if I know (A major) that I can do it alone (D major) (A major)
Verse 8
(A major) Papa was a rolling stone,
working hard while I was (E minor) home alone
This is some Macaulay (A major)
Culkin s*** so bit
Little man had a plan and
had to follow through with it
But moms was (D major) so inconsiderate,
illiterate?
Nope. I (A major) read the dictionary daily
Verse 9
(G major)
Give (E minor) the gap the rap and set sailing
Step (A major) moms get the poop end of
the stick nothing new to me
Don't act like my momma because my
Verse 10
dad bought you jewelery
(D major) Oh and time (A major) [coolery?] I sat
back
And watched (E minor) pops play with women like chess,
check mate
Six (A major) siblings, three different moms
Can you imagine seeing your paycheck
Verse 11
get broken down into fractions
(D major) Papa was a pimp, (A major) married four time, (G major)
inde (E minor) cisive, (G major) trynna strike a (E minor) gold mine
(A major) Sittin' in the truth of sand,
something like a forty nine
Up to the point where my chest
becomes a cold mine
(D major) But when they come and go, (A major)
I'll be here at the (G major) bitter end
(E minor) Just letting you know, I never
Verse 12
(A major)
understood temptation
I guess we both got a little
David Rufus in us
Verse 13
Everybody sing it with us now
(D major) Papa was a (A major) rolling stone (G major)
(A major) But I wanna (E minor) be a (A major) cover
of the rolling stone
Only if I know (D major) that I can (A major) do it alone (G major) (E minor)
Only if I know (A major) that I can do it alone (D major)
(A major) Papa
Verse 14
(D major) was a (A major) rolling stone (G major)
But (E minor) I wanna be a (A major) cover
of the rolling stone
Only if I know (D major) that I can (A major) do it (G major) alone (E minor)
Only if I (A major) know that I can do it alone
Outro 1
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(G major) (E minor) (A major)
(D major)
(A major) (G major) (E minor) (A major)
(D major)
(A major) (E minor) (A major)
(D major)
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Like Father, Like Son (Papa's Song)
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