What key is "Coat of Many Colors" by Dolly Parton in?

This ukulele tab is in the key of Bb Major.

What is the easiest key to play "Coat of Many Colors" by Dolly Parton on ukulele?

The easiest key to play "Coat of Many Colors" on ukulele is C Major. Transpose this tab +2 half steps from the original key of Bb Major.

What ukulele chords does "Coat of Many Colors" use?

This tab uses these chords: Bb, Eb, F, G, C.

Is "Coat of Many Colors" a good ukulele song for beginners?

UkeBuddy rates this arrangement as Intermediate difficulty for ukulele.

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Intro

^Bb

Verse 1

^Bb Back through the years

I go wonderin once again

Back to the seasons of ^Ebmy youth

I re^Bbcall a box of rags that someone gave us

And how my momma put the rags to ^Ebuse

Verse 2

There were ^Bbrags of many colors

^BbEvery piece was small

But I ^Bbwore it so ^Fproudly

And I didn't have a coat

And it was ^Fway down in the fall

Momma ^Bbsewed the rags together

Sewin ^Ebevery piece with love

She made my ^Bbcoat of many colors

That ^FI was so ^Bbproud of

Verse 3

^BbAs she sewed, she told a story

^BbFrom the bible, she had read

About a coat of many colors

Joseph ^Fwore and then she said

Per^Bbhaps this coat will bring you

For ^CI felt I was rich

Good ^Ebluck and happiness

And I just ^Bbcouldn't wait to wear it

And momma ^Fblessed it with a ^Bbkiss

Chorus

My ^Ebcoat of many colors

That my ^Bbmomma made for me

^EbMade only from rags

My ^Cmomma made for ^Gme

But I ^Bbwore it so ^Fproudly

Al^Bbthough we had no money

Well I was ^Ebrich as I could be

In my ^Bbcoat of many colors

My ^Fmomma made for ^Bbme ^G

Verse 4

So with ^Cpatches on my britches

And ^Choles in both my shoes

In my coat of many colors

I ^Ghurried off to school

Just to ^Cfind the others laughing

In my ^Ccoat of many colors

And ^Fmaking fun of me

In my ^Ccoat of many colors

My ^Gmomma made for ^Cme

Verse 5

And ^Goh I ^Ccouldn't understand it

For ^CI felt I was rich

And I told them of the love

My momma ^Gsewed in every stitch

^BbEvery piece was small

And I ^Ctold em all the story

Momma ^Ftold me while she sewed

And how my ^Ccoat of many colors

Was worth ^Gmore than all ^Ctheir clothes

Chorus

But they ^Fdidn't understand it

Per^Bbhaps this coat will bring you

And I ^Ctried to make them see

That ^Fone is only poor

Only ^Cif they choose to ^Gbe

Now I ^Cknow we had no money

But I was ^Frich as I could be

In my ^Ccoat of many colors

My ^Gmomma made for ^Fme

Made just ^Cfor me

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Original 1971 recording from the album Coat of Many Colors.

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