{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":783190,"song":"Coat Of Many Colors","artist":"Dolly Parton","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11591806-coat-of-many-colors-chords-by-dolly-parton/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/783190?type=chord","rating":4.98552,"votes":1174,"content":"Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton\r\nCapo 3\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Back through the years[/tab]\r\n\r\nI go wonderin once again\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBack to the seasons of my youth[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI recall a box of rags that someone gave us[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd how my momma put the rags to use[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere were rags of many colors[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nEvery piece was small[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd I didn't have a coat\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd it was way down in the fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMomma sewed the rags together[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSewin every piece with love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe made my coat of many colors[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I was so proud of[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs she sewed, she told a story[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom the bible, she had read[/tab]\r\n\r\nAbout a coat of many colors\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJoseph wore and then she said[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPerhaps this coat will bring you[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGood luck and happiness[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I just couldn't wait to wear it[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd momma blessed it with a kiss[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy coat of many colors[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat my momma made for me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nMade only from rags[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I wore it so proudly[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAlthough we had no money[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell I was rich as I could be[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn my coat of many colors[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMy momma made for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo with patches on my britches[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand holes in both my shoes[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn my coat of many colors\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI hurried off to school[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust to find the others laughing[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd making fun of me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nin my coat of many colors[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy momma made for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd oh I couldn't understand it[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor I felt I was rich[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd I told them of the love\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMy momma sewed in every stitch[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I told em all the story[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMomma told me while she sewed[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd how my coat of many colors[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWas worth more than all their clothes[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut they didn't understand it[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I tried to make them see[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat one is only poor[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOnly if they choose to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow I know we had no money[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I was rich as I could be[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn my coat of many colors[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy momma made for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMade just for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n*Let last note ring","plain_text":"Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton\nCapo 3\n\n\n[Intro]\nG\n\n\n\nI go wonderin once again\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\nAnd I didn't have a coat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\nAbout a coat of many colors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\nIn my coat of many colors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\nAnd I told them of the love\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Let last note ring","chords":["G","C","D","E","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}