A
Back through the years
I go wonderin once again
D
Back to the seasons of my youth
A
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
D
And how my momma put the rags to use
A
There were rags of many colors
Every piece was small
And I didnt have a coat
E
And it was way down in the fall
A
Momma sewed the rags together
D
Sewin every piece with love
A
She made my coat of many colors
E A
That I was so proud of
As she sewed, she told a story
From the bible, she had read
About a coat of many colors
E
Joseph wore and then she said
A
Perhaps this coat will bring you
D
Good luck and happiness
A
And I just couldnt wait to wear it
E A
And momma blessed it with a kiss
D
My coat of many colors
A
That my momma made for me
D
Made only from rags
A E
But I wore it so proudly
A
Although we had no money
D
I was rich as I could be
A
In my coat of many colors
E A
My momma made for me
B
So with patches on my britches
Holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors
Gb
I hurried off to school
B
Just to find the others laughing
E
And making fun of me
B
In my coat of many colors
Gb E
My momma made for me
B
And oh I couldnt understand it
For I felt I was rich
And I told them of the love
Gb
My momma sewed in every stitch
B
And I told em all the story
E
Momma told me while she sewed
B
And how my coat of many colors
Gb B
Was worth more than all their clothes
E
But they didnt understand it
B
And I tried to make them see
E
That one is only poor
B Gb
Only if they choose to be
B
Now I know we had no money
E
But I was rich as I could be
B
In my coat of many colors
Gb E B
My momma made for me