Coat Of Many Colors Song Lyrics and Chords by Dolly Parton
Coat Of Many Colors
Written and Recorded by Dolly Parton
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
Back through the years I go wondering once again
Back to the seasons of my
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
youth
I
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my momma put these rags to
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
use
There were
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
rags of many colors and every piece was small
And I didn't have a coat and it was way down in the
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
fall
Momma
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
sewed the rags together sewing
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
ever piece with love
She made my
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
coat of many colors
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
that I was so proud
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
of
As she sewed she told the story from the bible she had read
About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
said
Per
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
haps this coat will bring you much
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
love and happiness
And I just couldn't wait to
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
wear
it
And momma
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
blessed it with a
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
kiss
My
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
coat of many colors that my
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
momma made for me
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
Made only rags but I
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
wore it so prou
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
dly
Al
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
though we had no money oh
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
I was rich as I could be
In my
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
coat of many colors
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
my momma made for
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
me
So with patches on my breaches and holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors I hurried off to
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
school
Just to
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
find the others laughing and
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
making fun of me
In my
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
coat of many colors
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
my momma made for
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
me
Oh I couldn't understand it for I felt I was rich
And I told them of the love my momma sewed in ever
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
stitch
And I
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
told them all the story
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
momma told me while she sewed
And how my
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
coat of many colors
Is
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
worth more than all of their
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
clothes
They
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
didn't under stand it and I
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
tried to make them see
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
That one is only poor
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
only if they choose to
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
be
Now I
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
know we have no money but
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
I'm as rich as I could be
In my
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
coat of many colors
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
my momma made for
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
me
FAQ
Who sang the the song Coat Of Many Colors?
- The song Coat Of Many Colors was sang by Dolly Parton.
Who is Dolly Parton?
- Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her own label, Dolly Records. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Parton's music includes Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 songs reach no. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. She has garnered 11 Grammy Awards and 50 nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award ten Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award five Academy of Country Music Awards, also including Entertainer of the Year four People's Choice Awards and three American Music Awards.
In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5". She is also in a select group to have received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards. As an actress, she has starred in films such as 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), for which she earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, as well as Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Straight Talk (1992) and Joyful Noise (2012).
