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Verse 1
(C major) Everyone considered him
the (F major) coward of the (C major) county.
He never stood one single time
to prove the county wrong. (G major)
(F sharp major) His (G major) (C major) mama named him Tommy,
but (F major) folks just called him (C major) Yellow
Something always told me
they were (G major) reading Tommy wrong (C major)
He was only ten years old
when his (F major) daddy died in (C major) prison
I looked (B major) after Tommy, (C major)
cause he was my brother's son (G major)
(F sharp major) I (G major) still (C major) recall the final words
my (F major) brother said to (C major) Tommy
Son, my life is over,
but yours has (G major) just be (C major) gun
(B major) Promise me, son,
(C major) not to (F major) do the things I've (C major) done
Just (F major) walk away from (C major) trouble if you can (G major)
It (B major) won't mean you're weak
(C major) if you turn (F major) the other cheek
(C major) I hope you're old enough (F major)
to understand (G major)
Son, (F sharp major) you don't have to fight
to be a (B major) man (C major)
There's someone (D flat major) for everyone
and (G flat major) Tommy's love was (D flat major) Becky
In her arms he didn't have
to prove he was a (A flat major) man
One (D flat major) day while he was workin',
the (G flat major) Gatlin boys came (D flat major) callin'
They took turns at Becky,
an (A flat major) d there was three of them (D flat major)
(C major) Tommy opened up (D flat major) the door
and saw (G flat major) his Becky cry (D flat major) in'
The (C major) torn dress, the shattered look
was (D flat major) more than he could (A flat major) stand
He reached (D flat major) above (C major) the fireplace,
(D flat major) took (F major) down his daddy's (D flat major) picture
As the tears fell (C major) on (D flat major) his daddy's face,
he (A flat major) heard these words again (D flat major)
(C major) Promise me, (D flat major) not to do (G flat major)
the things I've (D flat major) done
Just (G flat major) walk away from trouble if (D flat major) you (A flat major) can
Now (D flat major) if I don't mean you weak,
if you turn (G flat major) the other cheek
(D flat major) I (C major) hope you're (D flat major) old enough (G flat major)
to understand (A flat major)
Son, you don't have to fight to be a (D flat major) man
A (D major) couple boys just laughed at him
When he (G major) walked into the (D major) barroom
One of them got up
Met him halfway across the floor (A major)
When Tommy (D major) turned around
They said, hey, (G major) look, old Yeller's (D major) leaving
But you could have heard
a pin drop
(A major) Tommy's style locked (D major) the door
Twenty years of crawling
Was (G major) bottled up inside (D major)
He wasn't holding nothing back
Yeah, he let them have it (A major) all
When (D major) Tommy left the bar room
Not a (G major) Gatlin' boy was (D major) standin'
He said this one's for Becker
As he (A major) watched the last one (D major) fall
And I heard him say
I promised your dad
Not to do (G major) the things you've (D major) done
I'll (G major) walk away from (D major) trouble when I (A major) can
Now (D major) please don't (A major) think I'm (D major) weak
I didn't turn (G major) the other cheek
(D major) And Papa, I sure hope you
(G major) un derstand (A major)
Sometimes you gotta fight
when you're a (D major) man
Everyone considered him
the coward of the county
Coward Of The County
Dickie Rock
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