Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Single Version — The Temptations
Chords and lyrics for Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Single Version by The Temptations (key of A#).
Verse 1
*from 'All Directions' (1972)*
Intro
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Verse 1
[Bbm] It was the third of September; that day I'll always re-member, yes I will
[Bbm]'Cos that was the day, that my daddy died.
[Bbm]I never got a chance to see him;
[Bbm]Never heard nothin' but bad things about him.
[Bbm]Mama, I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth.
[Bbm](Spoken): Mama just hung her head and said; son...
Chorus
[Bbm] Papa was a rollin' stone;
[Bbm]wherever he laid his hat, was his home.
And [Bbm]when he died, all he left us was alone.
[Bbm] Papa was a rollin' stone, my son, yeah;
[Bbm]wherever he laid his hat, was his home.
[Bbm]And when he died, all he left us was alo-o-o-ne.
Instrumental
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Verse 2
[Bbm]Hey, Mama, is it true what they say that Papa never worked a day in his
life?
[Bbm]And mama, some bad talk going around town saying that Papa had three
outside children,
[Bbm]and another wife....and that ain't right
[Bbm]Hey, I heard 'em talk about Papa doin' some store-front preaching
[Bbm]Talkin' about saving souls and all the time leeching,
[Bbm]Dealing in dirt, and stealing in the name of the Lord
[Bbm](Spoken) And mama just hung her head and said:
Chorus
[Bbm] Papa was a rollin' stone, my son;
[Bbm]wherever he laid his hat, was his home.
[Bbm]And when he died, all he left us was alone.
[Bbm]Hey, Papa was a rollin' stone, naturally
[Bbm]wherever he laid his hat, was his home.
[Bbm]And when he died, all he left us was alo-o-o-ne.
Instrumental
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Verse 3
[Bbm]Hey, Mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trades;
[Bbm]Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
[Bbm]Folks say Papa would beg borrow or steal to pay his bills.
[Bbm]Hey, Mama, folks say Papa never was much on thinkin';
[Bbm]Spend most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'
[Bbm]Mama, I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth.
[Bbm](Spoken) Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said; "son...
Chorus
[Bbm]Papa was a rollin' stone, my son;
[Bbm]wherever he laid his hat, was his home.
[Bbm]And when he died, all he left us was alone, 'lone, 'lone, 'lone alone
[Bbm]Papa was a rollin' stone,
[Bbm]wherever he laid his hat, was his home.
[Bbm]And when he died, all he left us was alone, I said..
Chorus
[Bbm]Papa was a rollin' stone,
[Bbm]wherever he laid his hat, was his home.
[Bbm]And when he died, all he left us was alo-o-o-ne.
[Bbm]Hey, Papa was a rollin' stone,
[Bbm]wherever he laid his hat, was his home.
[Bbm]Papa was a rolling stone
Instrumental To Fade
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