Papa Paul Anka Chords and Lyrics for Guitar
A brilliant song from the lengendary Paul Anka.
My first tab attempt. Any questions or suggestions are welcome. [email protected]
Still more to come!
Intro
[
Em
]
[
Em
]
[
Am
]
[
B7
]
[
Em
]
Verse 1
[
Em
]
Everyday my Papa would work
To
[
Am
]
help to make ends meet
To
[
B7
]
see that we would eat
Keep those
[
Em
]
shoes upon my feet
[
Em
]
Every night my Papa would take me
And
[
Am
]
tuck me in my bed
[
B7
]
Kiss me on my head
After
[
Em
]
all my prayers were said
[
Em
]
Growing up with him was easy
[
Am
]
Time just flew on by
The
[
B7
]
years began to fly
He
[
Em
]
aged and so did I
Chorus
[
C
]
I could
[
B7
]
tell, that Mama wasn’t well
[
Em
]
[
C
]
Papa knew and
[
Am
]
deep down so did
[
Em
]
she, so did she…
[
C
]
When she
[
B7
]
died, Papa broke down and
[
Em
]
cried
[
C
]
All he said was,
[
Am
]
“God, why not take
[
Em
]
me?”
Verse 2
[
Em
]
Everynight he sat there sleeping
[
Am
]
In his rocking chair
He
[
B7
]
never went upstairs
All be
[
Em
]
cause she wasn’t there
[
Em
]
Then one day my Papa said, “Son,
I’m
[
Am
]
proud the way you’ve grown…
[
B7
]
Make it on your own…
Oh, I’ll
[
Em
]
be ok alone.”
Soloing during Verse 1
e|--------------------------10--------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------12--13---------12-10--12------------------------------------------| G|-8-11---8-9---------9-12--------------9-----------------12-11-9-9-------------------------| D|9------------------9-----------------------------------------------12-9-9-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-12-----| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------10----------------------| G|-----------------------------------------9-8-------------8----9-11----12------12---9------| D|---------7-9-10------7-9-10----7-9---10-------------9-11------------------------9---------| A|7-9-10-----------------------7------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Soloing during Verse 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------9--12-9--------------------------------------------------------8---11-9----------| D|9-11-13-----------------10-12-12\10-----------9-10--9-7/9-9--------9-11-------------------| A|-------------------------------------------12---------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
