{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":345349,"song":"Papa","artist":"Paul Anka","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/345349-papa-chords-by-paul-anka/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/345349?type=chord","rating":4.96119,"votes":53,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nEvery day my Papa would work[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTo help to make ends meet[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nTo see that we would eat[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nKeep those shoes upon my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nEvery night my Papa would take me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd tuck me in my bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]\r\nKiss me on my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAfter all my prayers were said[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGrowing up with him was easy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTime just flew on by[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThe years began to fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe aged and so did I[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]B7[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI could tell, that Mama wasn't well[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPapa knew and deep down so did she, so did she...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]B7[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen she died, Papa broke down and cried[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAll he said was, \"God, why not take me?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nEvery night he sat there sleeping [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn his rocking chair[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nHe never went upstairs[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAll because she wasn't there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThen one day my Papa said, \"Son,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm proud the way you've grown...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]\r\nMake it on your own...[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh, I'll be ok alone.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Soloing during Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|--------------------------10--------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|------------------------12--13---------12-10--12------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-8-11---8-9---------9-12--------------9-----------------12-11-9-9-------------------------|\r\nD|9------------------9-----------------------------------------------12-9-9-----------------|\r\nA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10----------|\r\nE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-12-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|------------------------------------------------------------------10----------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------------------9-8-------------8----9-11----12------12---9------|\r\nD|---------7-9-10------7-9-10----7-9---10-------------9-11------------------------9---------|\r\nA|7-9-10-----------------------7------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Soloing during Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|---------9--12-9--------------------------------------------------------8---11-9----------|\r\nD|9-11-13-----------------10-12-12\\10-----------9-10--9-7/9-9--------9-11-------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------------12---------------------------------------------|\r\nE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n************************************\r\n\r\n| /  Slide up\r\n| \\  Slide down\r\n\r\n************************************","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nEm   Em Am B7 Em\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Soloing during Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Soloing during Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n************************************\n\n| /  Slide up\n| \\  Slide down\n\n************************************","chords":["Em","Am","B7","C","B","G","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}