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

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