Coward Of The County chords by
Adam Harvey
Troy Cassar-daley

N/A

Key: A major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Everyone considered him
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the coward of the county
He never stood, one single time,
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to prove the county wrong
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His mama named him Tommy,
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but folks just called him Yella
But something always told me,
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they were reading Tommy wrong

Verse 2
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He was only ten years old when his
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daddy died in prison
And I looked after Tommy,
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'cause he was my brother's son
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I still recall the final words my
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brother said to Tommy
"Son, my life is over,
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but yours has just begun"

Verse 3
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"Promise me, son,
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not to do the things I've done
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Walk away from trouble if you can
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It don't mean you're weak,
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if you turn the other cheek
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And Tommy, I sure hope you understand
Son, you don't have to fight
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to be a man"

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There's someone for everyone,
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and Tommy's love was Becky
In her arms, he didn't have
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to prove he was a man
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One day, while he was working,
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the Gatlin boys came calling
They took turns at Becky,
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and there was three of them

Verse 5
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Tommy opened up the door,
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and saw his Becky cry ing
The torn dress, the shattered look,
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was more than he could stand
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He reached above the fireplace,
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took down his daddy's picture
As the tears fell on his daddy's face,
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he heard these words again

Verse 6
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"Promise me, son,
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not to do the things I've done
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Walk away from trouble if you can
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Now, it won't mean you're weak
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if you turn the other cheek
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I hope you're old enough
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to understand
Son, you don't have
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to fight to be a man"

Verse 7
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The Gatlin boys just laughed at him
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when he walked into the barroom
One of them got up and met
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him halfway across the floor
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When Tommy turned around, they said,
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"Hey look! Old Yella's leaving"
But you could've heard a pin drop,
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when Tommy stopped, and locked the door

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20 years of crawling was
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bottled up inside him
He wasn't holding nothing back,
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he let 'em have it all
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When Tommy left the barroom,
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not a Gatlin boy was standing
He said, "This one's for Becky",
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as he watched the last one fall
And I heard him say

Verse 9
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"I promised you, Dad,
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not to do the things you've done
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I've walked away from
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trouble when I can
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Now, please don't think I'm weak,
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I didn't turn the other cheek
And Papa,
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I sure hope you understand
Sometimes, you gotta fight,
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when you're a man"