Chords for Papa Don't Preach
Tempo:
122.05 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Fm
Db
Bbm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Bbm] [Fm] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm] [C] [Eb]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Db] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Cm]
[Fm] Papa, I knew you were going to be [Eb] upset, because I was always your little [Db] girl.
You should know by now, [Cm] I'm not a baby.
[Fm] You always want me right from [Eb] wrong, and you don't help daddy please be [Db] strong.
Maybe you're not a [Bb] part, [Cm] but I know what's saying.
[Eb]
[Db] The [Eb] one you want me [Ab] all [Db] around, the one you [Eb] said I could do [Db] without.
We're in [Eb] an awful mess, [Fm] and I don't want any lady [Eb]
[Fm] please.
Papa don't preach, [Eb] I've been told [Fm] you.
Papa don't preach, [Cm] I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my [Ab]
mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] I'm [Fm] gonna keep my baby.
[Ab] [Fm]
He says that he's gonna marry [Eb] me, and we can raise a big family.
[Db] Maybe we'll be [Bbm] alright, [Cm] it's a sad goodbye.
[Db] But my friends [Eb] keep telling me to give it [Db] up.
Saying I'm too [Eb] young, I don't deserve it [Db] all.
I [Eb] need my love, [Fm] and some good advice.
[Eb]
[Fm] Papa don't preach, [Eb] I've been told [Fm] you.
Papa don't preach, I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] I'm [Ab] gonna keep my baby.
[Fm]
Daddy,
[Ab] [Fm]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Cm]
[Db] daddy, [Eb] if you could only [Db] see, just how [Eb] good he's been treating [Db] me.
You give us [Eb] your blessing right now, [Db] cause we are in love.
[C] We are in love.
[Ab] Papa don't preach, I've [Eb] been told [Ab] you.
Papa don't preach, I've [Cm] been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] I'm [Ab] gonna keep [Bbm] my baby.
[Ab]
Papa don't preach, I've been told you.
Papa don't preach, I've been through the streets.
But I [Eb] made
[Fm] up my mind, [Eb] I'm [Fm] keeping my baby.
I'm gonna keep my baby.
[Cm]
[Fm] Papa don't preach, [Eb] I've been told you.
[Fm] Papa don't preach, I've been through the streets.
But I made up my mind, [Eb] I'm keeping my [Fm]
baby.
[Eb] [Fm] [Cm]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Eb] [Bbm] [C] [Eb]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Db] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Cm]
[Fm] Papa, I knew you were going to be [Eb] upset, because I was always your little [Db] girl.
You should know by now, [Cm] I'm not a baby.
[Fm] You always want me right from [Eb] wrong, and you don't help daddy please be [Db] strong.
Maybe you're not a [Bb] part, [Cm] but I know what's saying.
[Eb]
[Db] The [Eb] one you want me [Ab] all [Db] around, the one you [Eb] said I could do [Db] without.
We're in [Eb] an awful mess, [Fm] and I don't want any lady [Eb]
[Fm] please.
Papa don't preach, [Eb] I've been told [Fm] you.
Papa don't preach, [Cm] I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my [Ab]
mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] I'm [Fm] gonna keep my baby.
[Ab] [Fm]
He says that he's gonna marry [Eb] me, and we can raise a big family.
[Db] Maybe we'll be [Bbm] alright, [Cm] it's a sad goodbye.
[Db] But my friends [Eb] keep telling me to give it [Db] up.
Saying I'm too [Eb] young, I don't deserve it [Db] all.
I [Eb] need my love, [Fm] and some good advice.
[Eb]
[Fm] Papa don't preach, [Eb] I've been told [Fm] you.
Papa don't preach, I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] I'm [Ab] gonna keep my baby.
[Fm]
Daddy,
[Ab] [Fm]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Cm]
[Db] daddy, [Eb] if you could only [Db] see, just how [Eb] good he's been treating [Db] me.
You give us [Eb] your blessing right now, [Db] cause we are in love.
[C] We are in love.
[Ab] Papa don't preach, I've [Eb] been told [Ab] you.
Papa don't preach, I've [Cm] been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] I'm [Ab] gonna keep [Bbm] my baby.
[Ab]
Papa don't preach, I've been told you.
Papa don't preach, I've been through the streets.
But I [Eb] made
[Fm] up my mind, [Eb] I'm [Fm] keeping my baby.
I'm gonna keep my baby.
[Cm]
[Fm] Papa don't preach, [Eb] I've been told you.
[Fm] Papa don't preach, I've been through the streets.
But I made up my mind, [Eb] I'm keeping my [Fm]
baby.
[Eb] [Fm] [Cm]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
Key:
Eb
Fm
Db
Bbm
Cm
Eb
Fm
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[Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
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[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Papa, I knew you were going to be [Eb] upset, because I was always your little [Db] girl.
_ You should know by now, [Cm] I'm not a baby. _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ You always want me right from [Eb] wrong, and you don't help daddy please be [Db] strong.
_ Maybe you're not a [Bb] part, [Cm] but I know what's saying.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
[Db] _ The [Eb] one you want me [Ab] all [Db] around, the one you [Eb] said I could do [Db] without.
We're in [Eb] an awful mess, [Fm] and I don't want any _ lady [Eb] _
[Fm] please.
Papa don't preach, _ [Eb] I've been told [Fm] you.
Papa don't preach, [Cm] I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my _ _ [Ab]
mind, I'm keeping my baby.
_ _ [Eb] I'm [Fm] gonna keep my baby.
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ He says that he's gonna marry [Eb] me, and we can raise a big family.
[Db] _ _ Maybe we'll be [Bbm] alright, [Cm] it's a sad goodbye. _ _ _ _
[Db] But my friends [Eb] keep telling me to give it [Db] up.
Saying I'm too [Eb] young, I don't deserve it [Db] all.
I [Eb] need my love, [Fm] and some good advice.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] Papa don't preach, _ [Eb] I've been told [Fm] you.
Papa don't preach, I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my _ _ [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] _ _ I'm [Ab] gonna keep my baby.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ Daddy, _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ daddy, [Eb] if you could only [Db] see, just how [Eb] good he's been treating [Db] me.
You give us [Eb] your blessing right now, [Db] cause we are in love. _ _
[C] We are in love. _ _ _ _
[Ab] Papa don't preach, I've [Eb] been told [Ab] you.
Papa don't preach, I've [Cm] been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my _ _ [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] _ _ I'm [Ab] gonna keep [Bbm] my baby.
[Ab] _ _ _ _
Papa don't preach, _ I've been told you.
Papa don't preach, _ _ I've been through the streets.
But I _ _ [Eb] made _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ up my _ mind, _ _ [Eb] I'm [Fm] keeping my baby.
I'm gonna keep my baby.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] Papa don't preach, [Eb] I've been told you. _
[Fm] Papa don't preach, I've been through the streets.
But I made up my mind, [Eb] I'm keeping my [Fm]
baby.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
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[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Papa, I knew you were going to be [Eb] upset, because I was always your little [Db] girl.
_ You should know by now, [Cm] I'm not a baby. _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ You always want me right from [Eb] wrong, and you don't help daddy please be [Db] strong.
_ Maybe you're not a [Bb] part, [Cm] but I know what's saying.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
[Db] _ The [Eb] one you want me [Ab] all [Db] around, the one you [Eb] said I could do [Db] without.
We're in [Eb] an awful mess, [Fm] and I don't want any _ lady [Eb] _
[Fm] please.
Papa don't preach, _ [Eb] I've been told [Fm] you.
Papa don't preach, [Cm] I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my _ _ [Ab]
mind, I'm keeping my baby.
_ _ [Eb] I'm [Fm] gonna keep my baby.
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ He says that he's gonna marry [Eb] me, and we can raise a big family.
[Db] _ _ Maybe we'll be [Bbm] alright, [Cm] it's a sad goodbye. _ _ _ _
[Db] But my friends [Eb] keep telling me to give it [Db] up.
Saying I'm too [Eb] young, I don't deserve it [Db] all.
I [Eb] need my love, [Fm] and some good advice.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] Papa don't preach, _ [Eb] I've been told [Fm] you.
Papa don't preach, I've been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my _ _ [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] _ _ I'm [Ab] gonna keep my baby.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ Daddy, _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ daddy, [Eb] if you could only [Db] see, just how [Eb] good he's been treating [Db] me.
You give us [Eb] your blessing right now, [Db] cause we are in love. _ _
[C] We are in love. _ _ _ _
[Ab] Papa don't preach, I've [Eb] been told [Ab] you.
Papa don't preach, I've [Cm] been through the [Bbm] streets.
But I made up my _ _ [Fm] mind, I'm keeping my baby.
[Eb] _ _ I'm [Ab] gonna keep [Bbm] my baby.
[Ab] _ _ _ _
Papa don't preach, _ I've been told you.
Papa don't preach, _ _ I've been through the streets.
But I _ _ [Eb] made _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ up my _ mind, _ _ [Eb] I'm [Fm] keeping my baby.
I'm gonna keep my baby.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] Papa don't preach, [Eb] I've been told you. _
[Fm] Papa don't preach, I've been through the streets.
But I made up my mind, [Eb] I'm keeping my [Fm]
baby.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
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[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _