Coat Of Many Colors chords by Dolly Parton
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Back through the years
I go wonderin' once again
G
C
Back to the seasons of my youth
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I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
C
And how my momma put the rags to use
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There were rags of many colors
Every piece was small
G
And I didn't have a coat
D
And it was way down in the fall
G
Momma sewed the rags together
C
Sewin' every piece with love
G
She made my coat of many colors
D
G
That I was so proud of
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Verse 2
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As she sewed, she told a story
From the Bible, she had read
G
About a coat of many colors
D
Joseph wore and then she said
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Perhaps this coat will bring you
C
Good luck and happiness
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And I just couldn't wait to wear it
D
G
And momma blessed it with a kiss
Chorus 1
C
My coat of many colors
G
That my momma made for me
C
Made only from rags
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D
But I wore it so proudly
G
Although we had no money
C
I was rich as I could be
G
In my coat of many colors
D
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E
My momma made for me
Verse 3
A
So with patches on my britches
And holes in both my shoes
A
In my coat of many colors
E
I hurried off to school
A
Just to find the others laughing
D
And making fun of me
A
In my coat of many colors
E
A
My momma made for me
Verse 4
A
And oh I couldn't understand it
For I felt I was rich
A
And I told 'em of the love
E
My momma sewed in every stitch
A
And I told 'em all the story
D
Momma told me while she sewed
A
And how my coat of many colors
E
A
Was worth more than all their clothes
Chorus 2
D
But they didn't understand it
A
And I tried to make them see
D
That one is only poor
A
E
Only if they choose to be
A
Now I know we had no money
D
But I was rich as I could be
A
In my coat of many colors
E
D
My momma made for me
A
Made just for me '
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
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