Coward Of The County chords by
Kenny Rogers

1979Country2.6K views

Key: C 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'd 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 Yellow

But something always told me,

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they were reading Tommy wrong

He was only ten years old

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when his daddy died in prison

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

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my brother said to Tommy

"Son, my life is over,

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but yours has just begun"

Chorus 1

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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

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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 to understand

Son, you don't have to fight

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to be a man"

Verse 2

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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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an' there was three of them

Tommy opened up the door

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and saw his Becky crying

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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and took down his daddy's picture

As his tears fell on his daddy's face,

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he heard these words again

Chorus 2

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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 to understand

Son, you don't have to fight

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to be a man"

Verse 3

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The Gatlin boys just laughed at him

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when he walked into the bar room

One of them got up

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and met him half way cross the floor

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When Tommy turned around they said,

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"Hey look! Old Yellow's leaving"

But you could've heard a pin drop when

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Tommy stopped and locked the door

Twenty years of crawling

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was 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 bar room,

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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

Chorus 3

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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 walk away from 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

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And Papa, I should hope you understand

Sometimes you gotta fight

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when you're a man"

Everyone considered him

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the coward of the county

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