Papa Was A Rolling Stone Chords
by Temptations
Papa Was A Rolling Stone by Temptations is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em Am
It was the third of September; that day I'll always remember,
Em
'cause that was the day that my daddy died.
Em
I never got a chance to see him;
Am
never heard nothin' but bad things about him.
Em
Mama I'm depending on you to tell me the truth.
(Spoken)
Mama just looked at him and said, "Son,
Em
Papa was a rollin' stone.
Em Am
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
Em
And when his died,
Am Em
All he left us was alone."
Hey, mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trades.
Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow or steal to pay his bills.
Hey, Mama, folks say Papa was never much on thinkin';
Spend most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'!
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth.
Mama just hung her head and said, "Son,
Chorus