—Billy Joe Shaver
Chorus:
I'm just an old chunk of coal,
But I'm gonna be a diamond some day,
I'm gonna grow and glow 'til I'm so plu pure perfect,
I'm gonna put a smile on ev'rybody's face.
Verse:
I'm gonna kneel and pray ev'ry day,
Lest I should become vain along the way.
I'm just and old chunk of coal now Lord,
But I'm gonna be a diamond some day.
Chorus:
I'm gonna learn the best words to talk,
Gonna search and find a better way to walk, yeah!
I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough-edged self,
'Til I get rid of ev'ry single flaw.
Verse:
Well I'm gonna be the world's best friend,
Gonna go 'round shakin' ev'rybody's hand, yeah!
I'm just an old chunk of coal now Lord,
But I'm gonna be a diamond some day,
Oh, I'm gonna be the cotton-pickin' rage of the age,
I'm gonna be a diamond some day.
Chorus:
| I | I | I | I |
| III7 | III7 | VIm | VIm |
| IV | IV | I | I |
| II | II | V | V |
Verse:
| I | I | I | I |
| III7 | III7 | VIm | VIm |
| IV | IV | I | I |
| I | V | I | I |