Chords for Billy Joe Shaver - I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be...) (Live at Farm Aid 1994)
Tempo:
99 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#m
B
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D#] [A#] This [F] next tune's a song I wrote a long time ago.
It helped me out when I was down at the end of my rope.
I'm just an old chunk of coal, but I'm gonna be a diamond [E] someday.
[G] [A] [E]
I'm [D]
[E] just an old [C#m] chunk [G] of coal, [E] [G#] but I'm gonna be a diamond [C#m] someday.
[B] [A] I'm gonna grow that coal till [E] I'm so blue, [F#m] perfect.
Gonna put that smile on [B] everybody's face.
[E] I'm gonna kneel and pray every [B] [A] day, [C#] lest [G#] I should become vain [C#m] along the way.
[B] [A] I'm just an old [E] chunk of coal now, Lord, but I'm [B] gonna be a diamond [E]
someday.
[D] [F#] [G#m] [C#m]
[D#] [A]
[F#] [Em]
[E] I'm gonna learn to write the words to [A] talk.
[E] [G#] Gonna search and find a [D] better [C#m] way to walk.
[B] [G] [A] I'm gonna spin and polish my old [E] rough-edged self.
[F#] Till I get rid of every [D#] single [C#m] flaw.
[D#] [E] I'm gonna be the world's best friend.
[C#m] [G#] Gonna go out shaking [C#m] everybody's hand.
[A] I'm just an old [E] chunk of coal now, Lord, but I'm [D#] gonna be a diamond [E]
someday.
[C#] [E] [Em]
[G#] [N]
[A] [Em] [G#] [E]
[B] [Em]
[D] [A] I'm gonna be the cotton [E]-picking Rachel [Gm] Ye.
[F#m] [E] I'm [D] gonna be [B] a [Em] diamond [E] someday.
[G] [E] [Em]
It helped me out when I was down at the end of my rope.
I'm just an old chunk of coal, but I'm gonna be a diamond [E] someday.
[G] [A] [E]
I'm [D]
[E] just an old [C#m] chunk [G] of coal, [E] [G#] but I'm gonna be a diamond [C#m] someday.
[B] [A] I'm gonna grow that coal till [E] I'm so blue, [F#m] perfect.
Gonna put that smile on [B] everybody's face.
[E] I'm gonna kneel and pray every [B] [A] day, [C#] lest [G#] I should become vain [C#m] along the way.
[B] [A] I'm just an old [E] chunk of coal now, Lord, but I'm [B] gonna be a diamond [E]
someday.
[D] [F#] [G#m] [C#m]
[D#] [A]
[F#] [Em]
[E] I'm gonna learn to write the words to [A] talk.
[E] [G#] Gonna search and find a [D] better [C#m] way to walk.
[B] [G] [A] I'm gonna spin and polish my old [E] rough-edged self.
[F#] Till I get rid of every [D#] single [C#m] flaw.
[D#] [E] I'm gonna be the world's best friend.
[C#m] [G#] Gonna go out shaking [C#m] everybody's hand.
[A] I'm just an old [E] chunk of coal now, Lord, but I'm [D#] gonna be a diamond [E]
someday.
[C#] [E] [Em]
[G#] [N]
[A] [Em] [G#] [E]
[B] [Em]
[D] [A] I'm gonna be the cotton [E]-picking Rachel [Gm] Ye.
[F#m] [E] I'm [D] gonna be [B] a [Em] diamond [E] someday.
[G] [E] [Em]
Key:
E
A
C#m
B
G#
E
A
C#m
[D#] _ [A#] This [F] next tune's a song I wrote a long time ago.
It helped me out when I was down at the end of my rope.
I'm just an old chunk of coal, but I'm gonna be a diamond [E] someday. _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ I'm _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ just an old [C#m] chunk [G] of coal, _ [E] _ [G#] but I'm gonna be a diamond [C#m] someday.
_ [B] _ _ [A] I'm gonna grow that coal till [E] I'm so blue, [F#m] perfect.
Gonna put that smile on [B] everybody's face.
_ _ [E] I'm gonna kneel and pray every [B] [A] day, [C#] lest [G#] I should become vain [C#m] along the way.
[B] _ _ [A] I'm just an old [E] chunk of coal now, Lord, but I'm [B] gonna be a diamond [E]
someday. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [F#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] I'm gonna learn to write the words to [A] talk.
[E] _ [G#] Gonna search and find a [D] better [C#m] way to walk.
[B] _ [G] _ [A] I'm gonna spin and polish my old [E] rough-edged self.
[F#] Till I get rid of every [D#] single [C#m] flaw.
[D#] _ [E] _ I'm gonna be the world's best friend.
[C#m] _ [G#] Gonna go out shaking [C#m] everybody's hand.
_ [A] _ I'm just an old [E] chunk of coal now, Lord, but I'm [D#] gonna be a diamond [E]
someday.
_ _ [C#] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [N] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G#] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] I'm gonna be the cotton [E]-picking Rachel [Gm] Ye.
[F#m] [E] I'm [D] gonna be [B] a [Em] diamond [E] someday.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
It helped me out when I was down at the end of my rope.
I'm just an old chunk of coal, but I'm gonna be a diamond [E] someday. _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ I'm _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ just an old [C#m] chunk [G] of coal, _ [E] _ [G#] but I'm gonna be a diamond [C#m] someday.
_ [B] _ _ [A] I'm gonna grow that coal till [E] I'm so blue, [F#m] perfect.
Gonna put that smile on [B] everybody's face.
_ _ [E] I'm gonna kneel and pray every [B] [A] day, [C#] lest [G#] I should become vain [C#m] along the way.
[B] _ _ [A] I'm just an old [E] chunk of coal now, Lord, but I'm [B] gonna be a diamond [E]
someday. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [F#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] I'm gonna learn to write the words to [A] talk.
[E] _ [G#] Gonna search and find a [D] better [C#m] way to walk.
[B] _ [G] _ [A] I'm gonna spin and polish my old [E] rough-edged self.
[F#] Till I get rid of every [D#] single [C#m] flaw.
[D#] _ [E] _ I'm gonna be the world's best friend.
[C#m] _ [G#] Gonna go out shaking [C#m] everybody's hand.
_ [A] _ I'm just an old [E] chunk of coal now, Lord, but I'm [D#] gonna be a diamond [E]
someday.
_ _ [C#] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [N] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G#] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] I'm gonna be the cotton [E]-picking Rachel [Gm] Ye.
[F#m] [E] I'm [D] gonna be [B] a [Em] diamond [E] someday.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _