Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone easy guitar chords by Lisa Fischer, Chris Botti

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • Am

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • Am

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • Bm

    2
    • Intro 1





    Verse 1
    It 
    was 
    the third 
    of 
    September; that 
    day 
    I'll 
    always 
    remember, 

    'Cause 
    that 
    was 
    the 
    day 

    that 
    my 
    daddy 
    died. 

    I 
    never 
    got 
    a 
    chance 
    to see 
    him; nev
    er 

    heard 
    nothin' 
    but 
    bad 
    things 
    about 
    him. 

    Mama 
    I'm 
    depending 
    on 
    you 

    to 
    tell 
    me 
    the 
    truth. 

    Verse 2
    Mama 
    just 
    looked at 
    him and said, 

    "Son, 

    Papa 
    was 
    a 
    rollin' 
    stone. 

    Wherever 
    he 
    laid 
    his 
    head 
    was 
    his 
    home. 

    And 
    when 
    he 
    died, 

    all 
    he 
    left 
    us 
    was 
    alone." 


    Verse 3
    Papa 
    was 
    a rollin' 
    stone
    . 

    Wherever 
    he 
    laid 
    his 
    head 
    was 
    his 
    home. 

    And 
    when 
    he 
    died, 
    all 
    he 
    left 
    us 
    was alone." 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 4
    Hey, 
    Mama, 
    is it 
    true 
    what the 
    say, 

    that 
    Papa 
    never 
    worked 
    a day 
    in 
    his 
    life? 

    And 
    Mama, they talk 

    all around town 
    say 
    that 

    Papa 
    had 
    three 
    outside 
    children 

    and 
    an
    other 
    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 

    And 
    stealin' 
    in 
    the name 
    of 
    the 
    Lord 

    Mama 
    just hung 
    her head 

    and 
    said, 

    Verse 5
    Papa 
    was 
    a 
    rollin' 
    stone
    . 

    Wherever 
    he 
    laid 
    his 
    head 
    was 
    his 
    home. 

    And 
    when 
    he 
    died, 

    all 
    he 
    left 
    us 
    was 
    alone." 

    Verse 6
    Papa 
    was 
    a 
    rollin' 
    stone
    . 

    Wherever 
    he 
    laid his 
    head 
    was his 
    home. 

    And 
    when 
    he 
    died, 
    all 
    he 
    left 
    us 
    was 
    alone." 

    Interlude 2


    Verse 7
    Hey, Mama, 
    I heard 
    Papa 
    call 
    himself 

    a 
    jack 
    of 
    all 
    trades. 

    Tell me, 
    is that 
    what sent 

    Papa 
    to 
    an 
    early 
    grave? 

    Folks 
    say 
    Papa 
    would 
    beg; bor

    row or steal 
    to 
    pay 
    his bills. 

    Hey, 
    Mama, 
    folks 
    say 
    Papa 

    was 
    never 
    much 
    on 
    thinkin'; 

    Spend 
    most 
    of his 
    time 
    chasin' 

    women 
    and 
    drink
    in'! 

    Mama, 
    I'm 
    depending 
    on 
    you 

    to tell 
    me 
    the 
    truth. 

    Verse 8

    Mama 
    just hung 
    her 
    head 

    and said, "Son, 

    Papa 
    was 
    a 
    rollin' 
    stone. 

    Wherever 
    he 
    laid 
    his 
    head 
    was 
    his 
    home. 

    And 
    when 
    he 
    died, 

    all 
    he 
    left 
    us 
    was alone." 

    Verse 9
    Papa 
    was 
    a 
    rollin' 
    stone. 

    Wherever 
    he 
    laid 
    his 
    head 
    was 
    his 
    home. 

    And 
    when 
    he 
    died, 
    all 
    he left 
    us 
    was 

    Interlude 3
    alone." 


    Verse 10
    Papa 
    was 
    a 
    rollin' 
    stone
    . 

    Wherever 
    he 
    laid 
    his head 

    was 
    his 
    home. 

    And 
    when 
    he 
    died, 

    all 
    he 
    left 
    us 
    was 
    alone." 


    Verse 11
    Papa 
    was 
    a 
    rollin' 
    stone
    . 

    Wherever 
    he 
    laid 
    his 
    head 

    was 
    his 
    home. 

    And 
    when 
    he 
    died, 
    all 
    he 
    left us was 
    alone." 

    Outro 1



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