Tono: G
Introducción: G G C G C
G
There were rags of many colors
G
Every piece was small
And I didn' t have a coat
D
And it was way down in the fall
G
Momma sewed the rags together
C
Sewin every piece with love
G
She made my coat of many colors
D G
That I was so proud of
G
As she sewed, she told a story
G
From the bible, she had read
About a coat of many colors
D
Joseph wore and then she said
G
Perhaps this coat will bring you
C
Good luck and happiness
G
And I just couldn' t wait to wear it
D G
And momma blessed it with a kiss
C
My coat of many colors
G
That my momma made for me
C
Made only from rags
G D
But I wore it so proudly
G
Although we had no money
C
Well I was rich as I could be
G
In my coat of many colors
D G E
My momma made for me
A
So with patches on my britches
A
and holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors
E
I hurried off to school
A
Just to find the others laughing
D
And making fun of me
A
in my coat of many colors
E A
My momma made for me
E A
And oh I couldn' t understand it
A
For I felt I was rich
And I told them of the love
E
My momma sewed in every stitch
A
And I told em all the story
D
Momma told me while she sewed
A
And how my coat of many colors
E A
Was worth more than all their clothes
D
But they didn' t understand it
A
And I tried to make them see
D
That one is only poor
A E
Only if they choose to be
A
Now I know we had no money
D
But I was rich as I could be
A
In my coat of many colors
E D
My momma made for me
A
Made just for me
*Let last note ring