Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (chromatic}

PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE
By: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
The Temptations
Key: Bbm

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It was the third of Sep-tem-ber
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That day I’ll al-ways re-mem-ber
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‘Cause that was the day
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That my dad-dy died
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I nev-er got a chance to see him
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Nev-er heard noth-in’ but
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Bad things a-bout him
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Ma-ma I’m de-pend-ing on you
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To tell me the truth

(spoken)
Mama just looked at him and said son

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Pa-pa was a roll-in’ stone
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Where-ev-er he laid his hat was his home
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And when he died
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All he left us was a- lone

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Pa-pa was a roll-in’ stone
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Where-ev-er he laid his hat was his home
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And when he died
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All he left us was a- lone

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