Papa Was A Rollin' Stone Chords by The Temptations

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[Verse]
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It was the third of September ■ 
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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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Momma I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
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And Momma just hung her head and said


[Chorus]
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Son Papa was a rolling stone
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home
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All he left us was alone
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Papa was a rolling stone
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home
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All he left us was alone
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Well well


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[Verse]
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Hey Momma is it true what they say
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That Papa never worked a day 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 some store front preachin'
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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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Momma just hung her head and said


[Chorus]
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Papa was a rolling stone
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home ■ 
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All he left us was alone
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Hey Papa was a rolling stone
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home
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All he left us was alone


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Uh  Hey Momma I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades


[Verse]
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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 steal to pay his bills
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Hey Momma folks say that 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 on you to tell me the truth
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And Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said


[Chorus]
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Son Papa was a rolling stone
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home ■   ■  
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Lone lone lone alone
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Papa was a rolling stone ■ 
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home
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All he left us was alone
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I said Papa was a rolling stone
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home
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All he left us was alone
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[Outro]
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