Papa Was A Rollin' Stone Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Am][C][Am][C][G][Am][C]
[Am][Em][C][Am][C][Am][G][Am][C]
[Am][C][Am][C]
[Am][C][Am]
[C][G][Am]

[Verse 1]
It was the third [Am]of Se[C]ptember; that day I'll always reme[Am]mber,
'Cause that was the day
[C]that my daddy die[Am]d.
I never got a chance [C]to see [G]him; never[Am]
heard nothin' but bad things about him.
Mama I'm depending on you
[C]to tell me [G]the [Am]truth.

[Verse 2]
Mama [Am]just looked at him and said,
[C]"Son,
[Am]Papa [C]was a [Am]rollin' [C]stone.[G]
[Am]Wherever he laid his head was his home.
[Bm]And when[Am] he died,
all [C]he left us [G]was alone."
[Am]

[Verse 3]
[Am]Papa was a rollin' [C]stone[G].
[Am]Wherever he laid his head was his home.
[Bm]And when[Am] he died, all [C]he left us was a[G]lone."[Am]
[C]

[Interlude 1]
[Am][C][G][Am][G][Am][C]
[Am]

[Verse 4]
Hey, [Am]Mama, is it true what the say,
[C]that Papa never [G]worked [Am]a day in his life?
And Mama, they talk
all around town [G]say that
[Am]Papa had three outside children
and an[C]other [G]wif[Am]e
And that ain't right.
Heard them talkin' about Papa doing
some storefront preachin'
Talkin' about saving your souls and all the time weak,
dealin' in death
And stealin' [C]in [G]the name of the Lord
[Am]Mama just hung her head
[C]and[Am] said,

[Verse 5]
[Am]Papa was a rollin' stone[C].[G]
[Am]Wherever he laid his head was his [C]home[G].
And [Am]when he died,
all [C]he left us [Am]was alone."

[Verse 6]
[Am]Papa was a rollin' stone[C].[G]
[Am]Wherever he laid his head was his home[G].
And when he [Am]died, all he [C]left us was alone."

[Interlude 2]
[Am][C][Am]
[C][G][Am][G][Bm][Am][C][Am]

[Verse 7]
Hey, Mama, [Am]I heard Papa call himself
a jack of [C]all trades.
[G]Tell me, [Am]is that what sent
Papa to [G]an early grave?
[Am]Folks say Papa would beg; bor
[C]row or steal [Am]to pay his bills.
Hey, [G]Mama, [Am]folks say Papa
was never much on thinkin';
Spend most of his time chasin'
women and drink[C]in'!
[G]Mam[Am]a, I'm depending on you
[C]to tell me the truth.
[Am]

[Verse 8]
[C]
Mama just hung [Am]her head
and said, "Son,
Papa was a rollin' [C]stone.[G]
[Am]Wherever he laid his head was his [C]home[G].
And [Am]when he died,
[C]all[Am] he left us was alone."

[Verse 9]
[Am]Papa was a rollin' [C]stone.[G]
[Am]Wherever he laid his head was his [C]home[G].
And [Am]when he [C]died, all he left us [Am]was[C]

[Interlude 3]
alone."
[C][G][Am][G][Am][C][Am]

[Verse 10]
[Am]Papa was a rollin' [C]stone.
[G]Whe[Am]rever he laid his hea[C]d
was [G]his home.
And [Am]when he died,
all he left us [C]was alone."
[Am][Em][G][Am]

[Verse 11]
Papa was a rollin' stone[C].[G]
[Am]Wherever he laid his head[C]
was [Am]his [G]home.
And [Am]when he [C]died, [Am]all he left us was alone."

[Outro 1]
[Am][Am][Am][C]
[C][Am][Am][Am]