Tom: C#m
E
Hey, I'm just an old chunk of coal
G# C#m B
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
A E
I'm gonna grow and glow 'til I'm so blue pure perfect
F# B7
I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face
[VERSE 2]
E
I'm gonna kneel and pray every day
G# C#m B
Lest I should become vain along the way
A E
I'm just and old chunk of coal now Lord
E B7 E
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
[VERSE 3]
E
I'm gonna learn the best way to walk
G# C#m B
I’m gonna search and find a better way to talk
A E
I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough-edged self
F# B7
'Til I get rid of every single flaw
[VERSE 4]
E
I'm gonna be the world's best friend
G# C#m B
I'm gonna go 'round shakin' everybody's hand
A E
Hey, I’m gonna be the cotton picking rage of the age
E B7 E
I’m gonna be a diamond someday
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[VERSE 5]
E
Now, I'm just an old chunk of coal
G# C#m B
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
A E
I'm gonna grow and glow 'til I'm so blue pure perfect
F# B7
I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face
[VERSE 6]
E
I'm gonna kneel and pray every day
G# C#m B
Lest I should become vain along the way
A E
I'm just and old chunk of coal now Lord
E B7 E
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
A E
I'm just and old chunk of coal now Lord
E B7 E B7 E (slowly)
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
