Papa Was A Rolling Stone chords by Living Colour
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Intro 1
(C major) (G major)
(A minor) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (C major) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (A minor)
(G major)
Verse 1
It was the third of Septem (A minor) ber (F major) (C major)
That day I'll always (G major) remember (A minor) ,
yes (G major) I will
Cause (A minor) that was (G major) the day, (A minor)
(C major) that my (G major) daddy died
(A minor) I (C major) (G major) (A minor) never (G major) got
a chance (C major) to see him (G major)
Nev (A minor) er heard nothin' (C major) but
bad (G major) things about him
Momma I'm de (C major) pending on you,
to tell me (G major) the truth (A minor)
Momma just (G major) hung her head and (D major) said,
(G major) (A minor) son
Papa was a rolling (C major) stone,
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Verse 2
(G major) (my son)
(A minor) Wherever (C major) he laid his hat was his home (G major)
And when he died, (D major) (C major) all he left us (A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (A minor) (F major) was a loan
(C major) (G major)
Verse 3
(C major)
Hey Mom (G major) ma! (A minor) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (A minor) (D major) (C major)
Is it (A minor) true what they (G major) say that Papa (C major) never worked (G major) a day, (C major)
(G major) in his (A minor) life (G major)
And Momma, some (A minor) bad talk goin' round town
sayin' that Papa had (C major) three outside (G major) children
And another wife,
(A minor) (F major) (B flat major) and that (G major) ain't right
Heard (A minor) them talking Papa doing
some (C major) store front preach (G major) in'
(A minor) Talked about saving souls (G major) and
all the time (C major) leech (F major) in'
Dealing (A minor) in debt, (G major)
and (C major) stealing in the (G major) name of the Lord (A minor)
Momma (C major) just (G major) hun (A minor) g
her head an (G major) d said...
Verse 4
Hey Momma,
I heard (C major) Papa called himself
a jack of all (G major) trades
(A minor) Tell (C major) me is that what (G major) sent
Papa to an (A minor) early (G major) grave
Folks (C major) say Papa would beg, (G major) borrow, steal
(A minor) To pay (G major) his bills
Hey Momma,
Folks say Papa never was
much on thinking
Spent most (C major) of (G major) his time chasing
women and drinking
Momma I'm (C major) depending
on you, to tell me (G major) the truth
Momma looked up with a tear
in her eye and (C major) (G major) said, son...
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Living Colour
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