Temptations — Papa Was A Rolling Stone Chords

...PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE... by The Temptations
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*from 'All Directions' (1972)*


Verse 1:

Em
 It was the,
Third of September; 
That day I'll,
          Am
Always re—member,
'Cos that was the day,
              Em
That my daddy died.

Em
 I never got a,
Chance to see him;
Never heard nothin' but,
Am
 Bad things about him.
Mama I'm depending on you;
               Em
To tell me the truth.

Chorus 1:

(Spoken):
 Mama just hung her head,
And said, "Son...

Em
 Papa was a,
Rollin' stone;
Wherever he,
         Am
Laid his hat,
Was his home.
    Em
And when his died;
Am
 All he left us,
      Em
Was a—lone."

Verse 2:

             Em
Hey, mama, I heard Papa,
Call himself,
A jack of all trades;
Tell me, is that,
What sent Papa.
      Am
To an early grave?
Folks say Papa,
Would beg,
Borrow or steal,
   Em
To pay his bills.
Hey, Mama, folks say;
Papa was never,
Much on thinkin';
Spend most of his time,
        Am
Chasin' women and drinkin'!
Mama I'm depending on you;
               Em
To tell me the truth.

Chorus 2:

(Spoken):
 Mama just hung her head,
And said, "Son...

Em
 Papa was a,
Rollin' stone;
Wherever he,
         Am
Laid his hat,
Was his home.
    Em
And when his died;
Am
 All he left us,
      Em
Was a—lone."

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Em      Am

 EADGBE  EADGBE
 022000  x02210


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)