Coat of Many Colors Chords by Dolly Parton

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Back through the years I go wondering once again _
Back to the seasons [Eb] of my youth
I [Bb] recall a box of rags that someone gave us _
And how my mama put the [Eb] rags to use
There [Bb] were rags of many colors
But every piece was small
And I didn't have a coat
And it [F] was a way down in the fall
[Bb] Mama sewed the rags together
[Eb] So in every piece with love
She made my [Bb] coat of many colors
That [F] I was so proud of
As she sewed she told a story
From the Bible she had read
About a coat of many colors
[F] Joseph Warren then she said
[Bb] Perhaps this coat will bring you
Good [Eb] luck and happiness
And I [Bb] just couldn't wait to wear it
And [F] mama blessed it [Bb] with a kiss
_ [Eb] My coat of many colors
That [Bb] my mama made for me
[Eb] Made only from bread
[Bb] I wore it so [F] proudly
_ _ [Bb] Although we had no money
[Eb] While I was rich as I could be
In [Bb] my coat of many colors
[F] My mama made [Bb] for me
_ [G] _ _ So [C] with patches on my breeches
And holes in both my 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
In [C] my coat of many colors
[G] My mama made [C] for me
And oh I couldn't understand it
For I felt I was rich
And I told them all the love
My mama [G] sewed in every stitch
And [C] I told them all the story
Mama [F] told me while she sewed
[C] And how my coat of many colors
Was [G] worth more than all [C] their clothes
But [F] they didn't understand it
And [C] I tried to make them see
That one is only poor
[C] Only if they choose [G] to be
Now I [C] know we had no money
But I [F] was rich as I could be
In [C] my coat of many colors
[G] My mama made [F] for me
Made just [C] for me _