Papa was a rolling stone (video) (midi)

Am - G - Am (2x) + Am - G - Am (4x)

Am - G - Am (4x) + Am - G - Am (4x)

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1. It was the third of September, that day I'll always remember, yes, I will,

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'cause that was the day that my daddy died.

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I never got a chance to see him,

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never heard nothin' but bad things about him.

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Mama I'm depending on you to tell me the truth.

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Mama just looked at him and said, "Son ....

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Papa was a rollin' stone, wherever he laid his hat was his home.

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

+ repeat CHORUS

+ Am - G - Am (2x) + Am - G - Am (2x)

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2. Hey, Mama, is it true what they say,

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that Papa never worked a day in his life ?

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And Mama, some bad talk going around town

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saying that Papa had three outside children and another wife.

And that ain't right.

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Hey, talk about Papa doing some store front preaching,

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talked about saving souls and all the time leeching,

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Dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the Lord.

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Mama just looked at him and said, "Son ....

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Papa was a rollin' stone, wherever he laid his hat was his home.

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

+ repeat CHORUS

+ Am - G - Am (2x) + Am - G - Am

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3. Hey, mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trades.

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Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave ?

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Folks say Papa would beg, borrow or steal to pay his bills.

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Hey, Mama, folks say Papa was never much on thinkin',

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spend most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'.

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Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth.

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Mama just hung her head and said, "Son ...

+ CHORUS (3x)

+ Am - G - Am (3x) ….

(orig. = capo 1st) (The Temptations)