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Coward Of The County chords by
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
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1979Country
4.7 (16)
Intro 1
C
C
C
C

Verse 1
C

Everyone considered him
F
C

the coward of the county

He'd never stood one single time
G

to prove the county wrong
C

His mama named him Tommy,
F
C

but folks just called him Yellow

But something always told me,
G
C

they were reading Tommy wrong

He was only ten years old
F
C

when his daddy died in prison

I looked after Tommy,
G

'cause he was my brother's son
C

I still recall the final words
F
C

my brother said to Tommy

"Son, my life is over,
G
C

but yours has just begun"
Chorus 1
C

"Promise me, son,
F
C

not to do the things I've done
F
C

Walk away from trouble
G

if you can
C

Now it won't mean you're weak
F
C

if you turn the other cheek
F
G

I hope you're old enough to understand

Son, you don't have to fight
C

to be a man"
Verse 2
Db

There's someone for everyone
Gb
Db

and Tommy's love was Becky

In her arms, he didn't have
Ab

to prove he was a man
Db

One day while he was working,
Gb
Db

the Gatlin boys came calling

They took turns at Becky
Ab
Db

an' there was three of them

Tommy opened up the door
Gb
Db

and saw his Becky crying

The torn dress, the shattered look
Ab

was more than he could stand
Db

He reached above the fireplace
Gb
Db

and took down his daddy's picture

As his tears fell on his daddy's face,
Ab
Db

he heard these words again
Chorus 2
Db

"Promise me, son,
Gb
Db

not to do the things I've done
Gb
Db
Ab

Walk away from trouble if you can
Db

Now it won't mean you're weak
Gb
Db

if you turn the other cheek
Gb
Ab

I hope you're old enough to understand

Son, you don't have to fight
Db

to be a man"
Verse 3
D

The Gatlin boys just laughed at him
G
D

when he walked into the bar room

One of them got up
A

and met him half way cross the floor
D

When Tommy turned around they said,
G
D

"Hey look! Old Yellow's leaving"

But you could've heard a pin drop when
A
D

Tommy stopped and locked the door

Twenty years of crawling
G
D

was bottled up inside him

He wasn't holding nothing back,
A

he let 'em have it all
D

When Tommy left the bar room,
G
D

not a Gatlin boy was standing

He said, "This one's for Becky",
A
D

as he watched the last one fall

And I heard him say
Chorus 3
D

"I promised you, Dad,
G
D

not to do the things you've done
G
D
A

I walk away from trouble when I can
D

Now please don't think I'm weak,
G
D

I didn't turn the other cheek
G
A

And Papa, I should hope you understand

Sometimes you gotta fight
D

when you're a man"

Everyone considered him
G
D

the coward of the county

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  • Ab

    4
  • D

  • A

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