Jennifer King Added by Jennifer King
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[Intro]
| G | - | - | - |
[Verse 1]
G
Back through the years I go wandering once again
C
Back to the seasons of my youth
G
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
C
And how my mama put the rags to use
[Verse 2]
G
There were rags of many colors,
every piece was small
D7
And I didn't have a coat and it was way down in the fall
G C
Mama sewed the rags together sewing every piece with love
G D7 G
She made my coat of many colors that I was so proud of
[Verse 3]
G
As she sewed,
she told a story from the Bible she had read
D7
About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said
G C
Perhaps this coat will bring you good luck and happiness
G D7
And I just couldn't wait to wear it and momma blessed it
G
with a kiss
[Bridge]
C G
My coat of many colors that my mama made for me
C G D7
Made only from rags but I wore it so proudly
G C
Although we had no money I was rich as I could be
G D7 G
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me
[Verse 4]
E7 A
So with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes
E7
In my coat of many colors I hurried off to school
A D
Just to find the others laughing and making fun of me
A E7 A
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me
[Verse 5]
And oh,
I couldn't understand it for I felt I was rich
E7
And I told them of the love my mama sewed in every stitch
A A7 D
And I told them all the story mama told me while she sewed
A E7
And how my coat of many colors was worth more than all
A
their clothes
[Bridge]
A7 D A
But they didn't understand it and I tried to make them
A7
see
D A E7
That one is only poor only if they choose to be
A A7 D
Now I know we had no money but I was rich as I could be
A E7 D
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me
A
Made just for me
[Intro]
| G | - | - | - |
[Verse 1]
| G | - | - | - |
| - | - | C | - |
| G | - | - | - |
| - | - | C | - |
Back through the years I go wandering once again
Back to the seasons of my youth
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my mama put the rags to use
[Verse 2]
| G | - | - | - |
| - | - | D7 | - |
| G | - | C | - |
| G | - | D7 | G |
| - |
There were rags of many colors,
every piece was small
And I didn't have a coat and it was way down in the fall
Mama sewed the rags together sewing every piece with love
She made my coat of many colors that I was so proud of
[Verse 3]
| G | - | - |
| - | - | - | D7 |
| - | G | - | C |
| - | G | - | D7 |
| G | - |
As she sewed,
she told a story from the Bible she had read
About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said
Perhaps this coat will bring you good luck and happiness
And I just couldn't wait to wear it and momma blessed it
with a kiss
[Bridge]
| C | - |
| G | - | C | - |
| G | D7 | - | G |
| - | C | - | G |
| - | D7 | G | - |
My coat of many colors that my mama made for me
Made only from rags but I wore it so proudly
Although we had no money I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me
[Verse 4]
| E7 | - | A | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| E7 | - | A | - |
| D | - | A | - |
| E7 | A | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| - |
So with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors I hurried off to school
Just to find the others laughing and making fun of me
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me
[Verse 5]
| E7 | - | A |
| A7 | D | - | A |
| - | E7 | A |
And oh,
I couldn't understand it for I felt I was rich
And I told them of the love my mama sewed in every stitch
And I told them all the story mama told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors was worth more than all
their clothes
[Bridge]
| A7 |
| D | - | A | A7 |
| D | - | A | E7 |
| - | A | A7 | D |
| - | A | - | E7 |
| D | - | A |
But they didn't understand it and I tried to make them
see
That one is only poor only if they choose to be
Now I know we had no money but I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me
Made just for me
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