Chords for Coat of Many Colors (with Lyrics) - Dolly Parton
Tempo:
89.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
F
G
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Thanks so [Bb] much.
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
And it [F] was way down in the fall.
[Bb] Mama sewed the rags together, [Eb] sewing every piece with love.
She [Bb] made my coat of many colors [F] that I was [Bb] so proud of.
Why, Mama, so she told a story from the Bible
she had read about a coat of many colors [F] Joseph wore.
And then she said, [Bb] I hope this coat will bring you [Eb] good luck and happiness.
And [Bb] I just couldn't wait to wear it.
[F] And Mama blessed it [Bb] with a kiss.
[Eb] My coat of many colors [Bb] that my Mama made for me.
[Eb] Made only [Cm] from [Bb] rags, I wore [F] it so proudly.
[Bb] And although we had no money, [Eb] I was rich as I could be.
In [Bb] my coat of many colors [F] Mama [Bb] made for me.
[G]
[C] Sewed with patches on my breeches,
holes in both the shoes.
In my coat of many colors, [G] I hurried off to school
[C] just to find the others laughing [F] and making fun of me.
And [C] my coat of many colors [G] that Mom had [C] made for me.
No, I couldn't understand that, because I felt I was rich.
And I told them of the love [G] Mama sewed in every stitch.
[C] I even told them all that story [F] that Mama told me
while she sewed and [C] why my coat of many colors
was [G] worth more than [C] all their clothes.
[F] They didn't understand it, and [C] I tried to make them see.
[F] One is only poor [C] only if they [G] choose to be.
[C] It's true we had no money, but [F] I was rich as I could be.
In [C] that coat of many colors [G] Mama [F] made for me.
Because she [C] made it just [G] for me.
[C]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
And it [F] was way down in the fall.
[Bb] Mama sewed the rags together, [Eb] sewing every piece with love.
She [Bb] made my coat of many colors [F] that I was [Bb] so proud of.
Why, Mama, so she told a story from the Bible
she had read about a coat of many colors [F] Joseph wore.
And then she said, [Bb] I hope this coat will bring you [Eb] good luck and happiness.
And [Bb] I just couldn't wait to wear it.
[F] And Mama blessed it [Bb] with a kiss.
[Eb] My coat of many colors [Bb] that my Mama made for me.
[Eb] Made only [Cm] from [Bb] rags, I wore [F] it so proudly.
[Bb] And although we had no money, [Eb] I was rich as I could be.
In [Bb] my coat of many colors [F] Mama [Bb] made for me.
[G]
[C] Sewed with patches on my breeches,
holes in both the shoes.
In my coat of many colors, [G] I hurried off to school
[C] just to find the others laughing [F] and making fun of me.
And [C] my coat of many colors [G] that Mom had [C] made for me.
No, I couldn't understand that, because I felt I was rich.
And I told them of the love [G] Mama sewed in every stitch.
[C] I even told them all that story [F] that Mama told me
while she sewed and [C] why my coat of many colors
was [G] worth more than [C] all their clothes.
[F] They didn't understand it, and [C] I tried to make them see.
[F] One is only poor [C] only if they [G] choose to be.
[C] It's true we had no money, but [F] I was rich as I could be.
In [C] that coat of many colors [G] Mama [F] made for me.
Because she [C] made it just [G] for me.
[C]
Key:
Bb
C
F
G
Eb
Bb
C
F
_ _ _ _ Thanks so [Bb] much. _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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And it [F] was way down in the fall.
[Bb] Mama sewed the rags together, [Eb] sewing every piece with love.
She [Bb] made my coat of many colors [F] that I was [Bb] so proud of.
Why, Mama, so she told a story from the Bible
she had read about a coat of many colors [F] Joseph wore.
And then she said, [Bb] I hope this coat will bring you [Eb] good luck and happiness.
And [Bb] I just couldn't wait to wear it.
[F] And Mama blessed it [Bb] with a kiss.
[Eb] My coat of many colors [Bb] that my Mama made for me.
[Eb] Made only [Cm] from [Bb] rags, I wore [F] it so proudly.
[Bb] And although we had no money, [Eb] I was rich as I could be.
In [Bb] my coat of many colors [F] Mama [Bb] made for me.
_ [G] _ _
_ [C] Sewed with patches on my breeches,
holes in both the shoes.
In my coat of many colors, [G] I hurried off to school
[C] just to find the others laughing [F] and making fun of me.
And [C] my coat of many colors [G] that Mom had [C] made for me.
No, I couldn't understand that, because I felt I was rich.
And I told them of the love [G] Mama sewed in every stitch.
[C] I even told them all that story [F] that Mama told me
while she sewed and [C] why my coat of many colors
was [G] worth more than [C] all their clothes.
_ _ [F] They didn't understand it, and [C] I tried to make them see.
[F] One is only poor [C] only if they [G] choose to be. _
[C] It's true we had no money, but [F] I was rich as I could be.
In [C] that coat of many colors [G] Mama [F] made for me.
Because she [C] made it just [G] for me.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And it [F] was way down in the fall.
[Bb] Mama sewed the rags together, [Eb] sewing every piece with love.
She [Bb] made my coat of many colors [F] that I was [Bb] so proud of.
Why, Mama, so she told a story from the Bible
she had read about a coat of many colors [F] Joseph wore.
And then she said, [Bb] I hope this coat will bring you [Eb] good luck and happiness.
And [Bb] I just couldn't wait to wear it.
[F] And Mama blessed it [Bb] with a kiss.
[Eb] My coat of many colors [Bb] that my Mama made for me.
[Eb] Made only [Cm] from [Bb] rags, I wore [F] it so proudly.
[Bb] And although we had no money, [Eb] I was rich as I could be.
In [Bb] my coat of many colors [F] Mama [Bb] made for me.
_ [G] _ _
_ [C] Sewed with patches on my breeches,
holes in both the shoes.
In my coat of many colors, [G] I hurried off to school
[C] just to find the others laughing [F] and making fun of me.
And [C] my coat of many colors [G] that Mom had [C] made for me.
No, I couldn't understand that, because I felt I was rich.
And I told them of the love [G] Mama sewed in every stitch.
[C] I even told them all that story [F] that Mama told me
while she sewed and [C] why my coat of many colors
was [G] worth more than [C] all their clothes.
_ _ [F] They didn't understand it, and [C] I tried to make them see.
[F] One is only poor [C] only if they [G] choose to be. _
[C] It's true we had no money, but [F] I was rich as I could be.
In [C] that coat of many colors [G] Mama [F] made for me.
Because she [C] made it just [G] for me.
[C] _ _ _