Key: C 🎸 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