Coat of Many Colors — Dolly Parton
Chords and lyrics for Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton (key of D).
Intro
[D] [G7]
Verse 1
[D]Back through the years I go wondering once again
[G7]Back to the seasons of my youth
[D]I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
[G7]And how my mamma put these rags to use
Verse 2
[D]There were rags of many colours, and every piece was small
[A]And I didn't have a coat and it was way down in the fall
[D]Mamma sewed the rags together, sewing every piece with love
[G7]She made my coat of many colours, [D]that I was so proud of
Verse 3
[D]As she sewed she told the story from the bible she had read
[A]About a coat of many colours Joseph wore and then she said
[D]Perhaps this coat will bring you much love and happiness
[G7]And I just couldn't wait to wear it
[D]And mamma blessed it with a kiss
Chorus
[D]My coat of many colours that mamma made for me
[G7]Made only from rags, but I wore it so proudly
[D]Although we had no money, oh I was rich as I could be
[G7]In my coat of many colours, [D]my mamma made for me
Verse 4
[E]So with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes
[B7]In my coat of many colours, I hurried off to school
[E]Just to find the others laughing and makin' fun of me
[B7]In my coat of many colours, [E]my mamma made for me
Verse 5
[E]Oh, I couldn't understand it, for I felt I was rich
[B7]And I told them of the love my mamma sewed in every stitch
[E]And I told them all the story mamma told me while she sewed
[B7]And how my coat of many colours
[E]Is worth more than all of their clothes
Chorus
[E]They didn't understand it and I tried to make them see
[A]That one is only poor only if they choose to be
[E]Now I know we have no money, but I'm as rich as I could be
[B7]In my coat of many colours, [E]my mamma made for me
Outro
[A]Yeah just for me