C Back through the years I go wondering once again
Back to the seasons of my F youth
I reca C ll a box of rags someone gave us
And how my mamma put those rags to u F se
There were C rags of many Colors and every piece was small
And I didn't have a coat and it was G way down in the f G all
Mamma s C ewed the rags together she sewied F ever piece with love
She made my C coat of many Colors G I was so proud C of
As she C sewed she told the story from the bible she had read
About a coat of many Colors Joseph G wore and then she said
P C erhaps this coat will bring you good l F ove and happiness
And I just C couldn't wait to wear it
As mamma b G lessed it with a C kiss
My F coat of many Colors that my C mamma made for me
F Made from only rags but I C wore it so pro G udly
though we C didn't have much money oh I was F rich as I could be
In my C coat of many Colors my G mamma made for C me
C So with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many Colors well I G started off to school
Just to C find the children laughing and F makin' fun of me
In my C coat of many Colors my G mamma made for C me
N C ow I didn't understand it for I felt that I was rich
And I told them of the love my mamma G sewed in ever stitch
C All about the story mamma F told me while she sewed
And how my C coat of many Colors
WAs worth G more than all of their C gold
They F didn't under stand it and I C tried to make them see
F One's only poor only C if you choose to G be
We didnt C have no money but F I'm as rich as I could C be
In my C coat of many Colors my G mamma made for C me
In my C coat of many Colors my G mamma made just for F me C
From Emmylou Harris "Pieces Of The Sky"
Owepar Publishing(BMI)
Reprise Records 1975
Emmylou Harris
Coat of Many Colors
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