Coat of Many Colors (Bb and C)
by Dolly Parton · posted by Pharm_Gal
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
Dolly Parton: Coat of many colors - This song starts out with a Bb harmonica and then changes to C. Have fun!
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Back through the years I go wonderin' once again
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Back to the seasons of my youth
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I recall a box of rags that someone gave us5 5 5 5 -5 6 6 -5 5 -5and how my momma put the rags to use.6 -5 5 5 -4 5 -5 5 4 5 5 -5 -4 5There were rags of many colors and every piece was small6 -5 5 5 -4 5 -5 6 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -4and I didn't have a coat and it was way down in the fall6 -5 5 5 -4 5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -6Momma sewed the rags together, sewing every piece with love-6 6 -5 5 5 -4 5 -5 5 5 -4 5 -5 -4 4She made my coat of many colors that I was so proud of.6 -5 5 5 -4 5 -5 5 -4 -5 5 4 4 -4 5As she sewed she told the story from the Bible she had read.6 6 -5 5 5 -4 5 -5 5 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -4About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said6 6 5 5 6 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -6"Perhaps this coat will bring you good luck and happiness."-6 6 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 -4 5 -5 -4 4And I just couldn't wait to wear it and momma blessed it with a kiss.-6 -6 -6 -6 -7 7 7 -7 -6 -6 6 6 5 6My coat of many colors that my momma made for me.-6 -6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 6 5 4 -4Made only from rags but I wore it so proudly.6 5 5 5 6 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -6Although we had no money, oh I was rich as I could be.6 -5 5 5 -4 5 -5 5 5 -4 5 -5 -4 4In my coat of many colors, my momma made for me.Key change to C harmonica6 -5 5 5 -4 5 -5 5 4 5 5 -5 -4 5So with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes.
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In my coat of many colors, I hurried off to school.
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Just to find the others laughing and making fun of me,
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and my coat of many colors my momma made for me.
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And oh I couldn't understand that, for I thought I was rich.
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And then I told them of the love my momma sewed in every stitch.
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And I told 'em all the story, momma told me while she sewed
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And why my coat of many colors, was worth more than all their clothes.
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They didn't understand it and I tried to make them see.
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One is only poor only if you choose to be. It is true we had no money-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -6 6 -5 5 5 -4 5 -5 5
but I was rich as I could be in my coat of many colors
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my momma made for me, made just for me