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Papa Don't Preach Guitar Tablature
Author/Artist: Kelly Osbourne
Title: Papa Don't Preach
Album: The Osbournes : Soundtrack
Transcribed by: Rishesh Singh
Email: [email protected]

Standard Tuning


Intro:
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-----6-6--8-8--10-10--8-8--6-6------------------------------------------------
-9-9----------------------------9-9--8-8--------------------------------------
                                                                              


Chords Used:

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-|-------3-|--5--|--6--|--8--|-10--|------------------------------------------
-|--8----3-|--5--|--6--|--8--|-10--|------------------------------------------
-|--8-or-1-|--3--|--4--|--6--|--8--|------------------------------------------
-|--6------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------------------------------------------
     Bb5     C5    Db5   Eb5   F5                                                 

Pre-Verse

F5 Eb5  Db5  C5


F5
Papa I know you're going to be upset
Eb5
'Cause I was always your little girl
Db5
But you should know by now
C5
I'm not a baby


F5
You always taught me right from wrong
Eb5
I need your help, daddy please be strong
Db5
I may be young at heart
C5
But I know what I'm saying



Db5         Eb5
The one you warned me about
Db5         Eb5
The one you said I could do without
Db5         Eb5                     F5          Db5  Eb5
We're in an awful mess, and I don't mean maybe, please



F5   Eb5   Db5     Eb5
Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep
F5   Eb5   Db5     Eb5
Papa don't preach, I've been losing sleep
Ab5              Eb5       F5 Eb5 Db5
But I made up my mind, oh, I'm keeping my baby
Eb5           F5  Eb5 Db5      Eb5
Ooh, Ooh, I'm going to keep my baby, ooh


F5
He says that hes going to marry me
Eb5
We can raise a little family
Db5
Maybe we'll be alright
C5
It's a sacrifice


Db5                 Eb5
But my friends keep telling me to give it up
Db5                 Eb5
Saying I'm too young, I ought to live it up
Db5         Eb5               F5          Db5  Eb5
What I need right now is some good advice, please


F5   Eb5   Db5     Eb5
Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep
F5   Eb5   Db5     Eb5
Papa don't preach, I've been losing sleep
Ab5              Eb5       F5 Eb5 Db5
But I made up my mind, oh, I'm keeping my baby
Eb5           F5  Eb5 Db5             Eb5
Ooh, Ooh, I'm going to keep my baby, ooh


Solo: (Key: b=bend, so 11b12, means to bend 11 'til it sounds like 12)

-------------11----------------------------------------------------------8b9--
-11b12-11b12----11b12--10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11--8b9-8b9-8b9-8b9--7b8-7b8------
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Db5                 Eb5
Daddy, daddy if you could only see
Db5                 Eb5
Just how good he's been treating me
Db5                 Eb5
You'd give us a blessing right now
F5                    Db5             C5   
Cause we are in love, we are in love, so please


[Bend @ 17 on B]
F5   Eb5   Db5     Eb5
Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep
F5   Eb5   Db5     Eb5
Papa don't preach, I've been losing sleep
Ab5              Eb5       F5 Eb5 Db5
But I made up my mind, oh, I'm keeping my baby
Eb5           F5  Eb5 Db5             Eb5
Ooh, Ooh, I'm going to keep my baby, ooh


Bridge Choice #1              Bridge Choice #2 (Play either one) 
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--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-------|-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------
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----------------------------|-6--8--8--8--8--8--8-----------------------------
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Guitar One                      Guitar Two

F5 (for the rest of song)    | Db5        Eb5
Don't stop loving me daddy   | Don't stop loving me daddy 
I know, I'm keeping me baby  | Db5        Eb5
Don't stop loving me daddy   | I know, I'm keeping me baby
I know, I'm keeping my baby  | Db5        Eb5
                             | Don't stop loving me daddy
                             | Db5        Eb5
                             | I know, I'm keeping my baby




That's it. As much as I hate to admit it, I like this song.



~Rishesh
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