I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) - Miranda Lambert - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Texas-born outlaw country hero Billy Joe was the brains behind country classics like “Live Forever", “Old Five and Dimers Like Me", “Georgia on a Fast Train” and this one; “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)”. In 2022, a whole host of stars joined in to celebrate his life's work for the 2022 album Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver, from Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams ("Live Forever") to Amanda Shires ("Honky Tonk Heroes"). For her offering, Miranda Lambert redrew “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)” in swinging shades with hot-footed banjo and piano. This rockabilly ruckus employs the coal-to-diamond metaphor to depict a spiritual transformation; a born again pivot to Jesus. John Anderson recorded the most popular version of this song, which went to number four on the Country chart in 1981, while Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson have also taken it on.