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Papa Was A Rollin' Stone easy guitar chords by 
Lisa FischerChris Botti
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Intro 1
Am
G
Am
C
Am
C
G
Am
C
Am
Em
C
Am
C
Am
G
Am
C
Am
C
Am
C
Am
C
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C
G
Am
Verse 1
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C
Am
It was the third of September; that day I'll always remember,
'Cause that was the day
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Am
that my daddy died.
C
G
Am
I never got a chance to see him; never
heard nothin' but bad things about him.
Mama I'm depending on you
C
G
Am
to tell me the truth.
Verse 2
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Mama just looked at him and said,
C
"Son,
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C
Am
C
G
Papa was a rollin' stone.
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Wherever he laid his head was his home.
Bm
Am
And when he died,
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G
all he left us was alone."
Am
Verse 3
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C
G
Papa was a rollin' stone.
Am
Wherever he laid his head was his home.
Bm
Am
C
G
Am
And when he died, all he left us was alone."
C
Interlude 1
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C
G
Am
G
Am
C
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Verse 4
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Hey, Mama, is it true what the say,
C
G
Am
that Papa never worked a day in his life?
And Mama, they talk
G
all around town say that
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Papa had three outside children
C
G
Am
and another wife
And that ain't right.
Heard them talkin' about Papa doing
some storefront preachin'
Talkin' about saving your souls and all the time weak,
dealin' in death
C
G
And stealin' in the name of the Lord
Am
Mama just hung her head
C
Am
and said,
Verse 5
Am
C
G
Papa was a rollin' stone.
Am
C
G
Wherever he laid his head was his home.
Am
And when he died,
C
Am
all he left us was alone."
Verse 6
Am
C
G
Papa was a rollin' stone.
Am
G
Wherever he laid his head was his home.
Am
C
And when he died, all he left us was alone."
Interlude 2
Am
C
Am
C
G
Am
G
Bm
Am
C
Am
Verse 7
Am
Hey, Mama, I heard Papa call himself
C
a jack of all trades.
G
Am
Tell me, is that what sent
G
Papa to an early grave?
Am
Folks say Papa would beg; bor
C
Am
row or steal to pay his bills.
G
Am
Hey, Mama, folks say Papa
was never much on thinkin';
Spend most of his time chasin'
C
women and drinkin'!
G
Am
Mama, I'm depending on you
C
to tell me the truth.
Am
Verse 8
C
Am
Mama just hung her head
and said, "Son,
C
G
Papa was a rollin' stone.
Am
C
G
Wherever he laid his head was his home.
Am
And when he died,
C
Am
all he left us was alone."
Verse 9
Am
C
G
Papa was a rollin' stone.
Am
C
G
Wherever he laid his head was his home.
Am
C
Am
C
And when he died, all he left us was
Interlude 3
alone."
C
G
Am
G
Am
C
Am
Verse 10
Am
C
Papa was a rollin' stone.
G
Am
C
Wherever he laid his head
G
was his home.
Am
And when he died,
C
all he left us was alone."
Am
Em
G
Am
Verse 11
C
G
Papa was a rollin' stone.
Am
C
Wherever he laid his head
Am
G
was his home.
Am
C
Am
And when he died, all he left us was alone."
Outro 1
Am
Am
Am
C
C
Am
Am
Am
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