Miranda Lambert – Im Just An Old Chunk Of Coal But Im Gonna Be A Diamond Someday (Guitar)

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As recorded by Miranda Lambert (From the 2022 Album LIVE FOREVER: A TRIBUTE TO BILLY JOE SHAVER) [Chorus] F C G C [Verse 1]
C
Hey, I'm just an old chunk of coal

    E                          Am
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday

F                                   C
I'm gonna grow and glow 'til I'm so blue pure perfect

D                          G
Put a smile on everybody's face

C
I'm gonna kneel and pray every day

     E7                             Am
Lest I should become vain along the way

F                        C
I'm just an old chunk of coal, oh Lord

                   G           C
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
[Verse 2]
C
I'm gonna learn the best way to walk

          E7                              Am
I'm gonna search and find a better way to talk

    F                                C
And I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough-edged self

     D                         G
'Til I get rid of every single flaw

C
I'm gonna be the world's best friend

          E7                            Am
I'm gonna go 'round shaking everybody's hand

     F                               C
Hey, I'm gonna be the cotton pickin' rage of the age

               G           C    G
I'm gonna be a diamond someday, alright
[Guitar & Piano Solo] C E7 Am F C G C G [Verse 3]
C
Yeah I'm just an old chunk of coal

    E7                     Am
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday

F                                   C
I'm gonna grow and glow 'til I'm so blue pure perfect

          D7                         G
I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face

C
I'm gonna kneel and pray every day

       E7                             Am  C
Unless I should become vain along the way

     F                        C
Hey, I'm just an old chunk of coal, oh Lord

                   G           C
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday

      F                               C
Yeah, I'm gonna be the cotton pickin' rage of the age

               G           C
I'm gonna be a diamond someday
[Outro] C E7 Am F C D7 G C E7 Am F C G C E7 Am F C