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Trace Adkins - This Old Grey Coat
Well they Ggave me this old coat
Said it will Ckeep you might Gwarm
It will Csee you through the Gwinter
It's your Aby god uniDform
So I Gwear it everyday
And I Csleep in it at Gnight
Now it's Ctwenty shade of Ggrey
And the Awaist has shrunk too Dtight
And the Bbottom's caked and Emmuddy
And the Bbuttons are half Emgone
But Ajust Blike you and Cme
This C#mOld Grey Coat wears onD  
Chorus:
And when I Gdie in this grey Bcoat
I'm gonna Emmarch though Heaven's Adoor
I'm gonna walk up to Saint BPeter
And tell him, Csend me back for Dmore
Cause I'll be Gdamn if I'll just Bsit around
Why Emyou boys win the Awar
Cause even, Gwhen BI'm Emdead
Shot full of, GYankBee's Emlead
And every Apart of Bme keeps Changin' C#mby a Dthread
Of This Old Grey GCoatC  G  C  
When I Gthink of all the places
This old Ccoat and me have Gbeen
Through the Cfat and lean and Gin between
In the Aweak through thick and Dthin
From the Gballrooms down in Richmond
To the Ctop of Mary's GHeight
From CManasas to The GWilderness
And a Ahundred other Dfights
Now the Bcollars torn and Emtattered
And the Belbow's wore clean Emthrough
But Aput me Bin a Cpinch 
This C#mOld Grey DCoat will do
And when I Gdie in this grey Bcoat
And when they Emcome to bury Ame
They commenced a speak of Bfightin'
And Csingin', Mirror Lord DThieves
Well be damn Gsure I ain't just Bsleepin'
Cause I Emflat out guaranAtee 
That even, Gwhen BI'm Emdead
Shot full of, GYankBee's Emlead
That the Atoughest Bpart of lives Con in C#mevery Dshred
Of This Old Grey GCoatC  G  C  
Well you can, Gcut Bmy Emthroat
You can, Gsink Bmy Emboat
But Ayou can Bnever Cstop This Old C#mGrey CoatD  
When my Gbones Bdo Emtoll
When that's, Gall Bshe Emwrote
AI'll fight Bon inCside This Old C#mGrey Coat.D  
Chorus:
And when I Gdie in this grey Bcoat
I'm gonna Emmarch though Heaven's Adoor
I'm gonna walk up to Saint BPeter
And tell him, Csend me back for Dmore
Cause I'll be Gdamn if I'll just Bsit around
Why Emyou boys win the Awar
Cause even, Gwhen BI'm Emdead
Shot full of, GYankBee's Emlead
There ain't Anothin' Bthat I'd Crather C#mwear inDstead
Than This Old Grey GCoatC  
This Old Grey GCoatC  
I'll go GdownC  
In This Old Grey GCoatC  
This Old Grey GCoatF  C  G  

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This Old Grey Coat

by Trace Adkins

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Trace Adkins - This Old Grey Coat

Well they gave me this old coat

C G

Said it will keep you might warm

C G

It will see you through the winter

A D

It's your by god uniform

So I wear it everyday

C G

And I sleep in it at night

C G

Now it's twenty shade of grey

A D

And the waist has shrunk too tight

B Em

And the bottom's caked and muddy

B Em

And the buttons are half gone

A B C

But just like you and me

C#m D

This Old Grey Coat wears on

Chorus:

G B

And when I die in this grey coat

Em A

I'm gonna march though Heaven's door

I'm gonna walk up to Saint Peter

C D

And tell him, send me back for more

G B

Cause I'll be damn if I'll just sit around

Em A

Why you boys win the war

G B Em

Cause even, when I'm dead

G B Em

Shot full of, Yankee's lead

A B C C#m D

And every part of me keeps hangin' by a thread

G C G C

Of This Old Grey Coat

When I think of all the places

C G

This old coat and me have been

C G

Through the fat and lean and in between

A D

In the weak through thick and thin

From the ballrooms down in Richmond

C G

To the top of Mary's Height

C G

From Manasas to The Wilderness

A D

And a hundred other fights

B Em

Now the collars torn and tattered

B Em

And the elbow's wore clean through

A B C

But put me in a pinch

C#m D

This Old Grey Coat will do

G B

And when I die in this grey coat

Em A

And when they come to bury me

They commenced a speak of fightin'

C D

And singin', Mirror Lord Thieves

G B

Well be damn sure I ain't just sleepin'

Em A

Cause I flat out guarantee

G B Em

That even, when I'm dead

G B Em

Shot full of, Yankee's lead

A B C C#m D

That the toughest part of lives on in every shred

G C G C

Of This Old Grey Coat

G B Em

Well you can, cut my throat

G B Em

You can, sink my boat

A B C C#m D

But you can never stop This Old Grey Coat

G B Em

When my bones do toll

G B Em

When that's, all she wrote

A B C C#m D

I'll fight on inside This Old Grey Coat.

Chorus:

G B

And when I die in this grey coat

Em A

I'm gonna march though Heaven's door

I'm gonna walk up to Saint Peter

C D

And tell him, send me back for more

G B

Cause I'll be damn if I'll just sit around

Em A

Why you boys win the war

G B Em

Cause even, when I'm dead

G B Em

Shot full of, Yankee's lead

A B C C#m D

There ain't nothin' that I'd rather wear instead

G C

Than This Old Grey Coat

G C

This Old Grey Coat

G C

I'll go down

G C

In This Old Grey Coat

G F C G

This Old Grey Coat

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