Chords for Coward of the County- Brad James
Tempo:
91.95 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
B
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
Everyone considered [E] him the coward [B] of the county.
He never stood one single time to prove the county [F#] wrong.
[B] His mama named him Tommy, [E] but folks just called him [B] Yellow.
Somethin' always told me [F#] they were readin' [B] Tommy wrong.
He was only ten years [E] old when his daddy [B] died in prison.
I looked after Tommy, cause he was my [F#] brother's son.
[B] I still recall the final [E] words my brother [B] said to Tommy,
Son, my life is over, [F#] yours has [B] just begun.
Promise me, son, [E] not to do the [B] things I've done.
[E] Walk [B] away from trouble [F#] if you can.
[B] Now it don't mean you're weak [E] if you turn the [B] other cheek.
I hope you're [E] old enough to [F#]
understand,
Son, you don't have to fight to [B] be a man.
[C] There's some want for [F] everyone, but Tommy's [C] love was Becky.
In her arms, he didn't have to prove he [G] was a man.
[C] One day while he was [F] workin', the Gatlin' boys came [C]
callin'.
They took turns at Becky, [G] and there was [C] three of them.
Tommy opened up the [F] door, saw his [C] Becky cryin'.
Torn dress, the shattered look was more than [G] he could stand.
[C] He reached above the fireplace, [F] took down his [C] daddy's picture.
As his tears fell on his daddy's [G] face, I heard these [C] words again.
Promise me, son, [Fm] not to do the [C] things I've done.
[F] Walk [C] away from trouble [G] if you can.
[C] Now it don't mean you're weak [F] if you turn the [C] other cheek.
I hope you're [F] old enough to [G]
understand,
Son, you don't have to fight to [C] be a man.
[C#] The Gatlin' boys just laughed at him when he [F#] walked into [C#] the bar room.
One of them got up, met him halfway [G#] across the floor.
When [C#] Tommy turned around, they [F#] said, hey, look, old [C#] yellow's leaving.
You could have heard a pin drop [G#] when Tommy stopped [C#] and locked the door.
Twenty years of crawlin' [F#]
bottled up [C#] inside him.
He wasn't holding nothing back, he let [G#] on have it all.
[C#] When Tommy left the bar room, [F#] not a Gatlin' boy [C#] was standing.
He said this once for Becky [G#] as he watched the last [C#] one fall.
And I heard it clearly.
I promised you, dad, not [F#] to do the things [C#] you've done.
[F#] I walk away [C#] from trouble when [G#] I can.
[C#] Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't [F#] turn the other [C#] cheek.
And papa, I [F#] sure hope you [G#] understand,
Sometimes you gotta fight [C#] when you're a man.
Everyone considered him [F#] the coward of the county.
[C#] [N]
Everyone considered [E] him the coward [B] of the county.
He never stood one single time to prove the county [F#] wrong.
[B] His mama named him Tommy, [E] but folks just called him [B] Yellow.
Somethin' always told me [F#] they were readin' [B] Tommy wrong.
He was only ten years [E] old when his daddy [B] died in prison.
I looked after Tommy, cause he was my [F#] brother's son.
[B] I still recall the final [E] words my brother [B] said to Tommy,
Son, my life is over, [F#] yours has [B] just begun.
Promise me, son, [E] not to do the [B] things I've done.
[E] Walk [B] away from trouble [F#] if you can.
[B] Now it don't mean you're weak [E] if you turn the [B] other cheek.
I hope you're [E] old enough to [F#]
understand,
Son, you don't have to fight to [B] be a man.
[C] There's some want for [F] everyone, but Tommy's [C] love was Becky.
In her arms, he didn't have to prove he [G] was a man.
[C] One day while he was [F] workin', the Gatlin' boys came [C]
callin'.
They took turns at Becky, [G] and there was [C] three of them.
Tommy opened up the [F] door, saw his [C] Becky cryin'.
Torn dress, the shattered look was more than [G] he could stand.
[C] He reached above the fireplace, [F] took down his [C] daddy's picture.
As his tears fell on his daddy's [G] face, I heard these [C] words again.
Promise me, son, [Fm] not to do the [C] things I've done.
[F] Walk [C] away from trouble [G] if you can.
[C] Now it don't mean you're weak [F] if you turn the [C] other cheek.
I hope you're [F] old enough to [G]
understand,
Son, you don't have to fight to [C] be a man.
[C#] The Gatlin' boys just laughed at him when he [F#] walked into [C#] the bar room.
One of them got up, met him halfway [G#] across the floor.
When [C#] Tommy turned around, they [F#] said, hey, look, old [C#] yellow's leaving.
You could have heard a pin drop [G#] when Tommy stopped [C#] and locked the door.
Twenty years of crawlin' [F#]
bottled up [C#] inside him.
He wasn't holding nothing back, he let [G#] on have it all.
[C#] When Tommy left the bar room, [F#] not a Gatlin' boy [C#] was standing.
He said this once for Becky [G#] as he watched the last [C#] one fall.
And I heard it clearly.
I promised you, dad, not [F#] to do the things [C#] you've done.
[F#] I walk away [C#] from trouble when [G#] I can.
[C#] Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't [F#] turn the other [C#] cheek.
And papa, I [F#] sure hope you [G#] understand,
Sometimes you gotta fight [C#] when you're a man.
Everyone considered him [F#] the coward of the county.
[C#] [N]
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_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Everyone considered [E] him the coward [B] of the county.
_ He never stood one single time to prove the county [F#] wrong.
_ [B] His mama named him Tommy, [E] but folks just called him [B] Yellow. _
_ Somethin' always told me [F#] they were readin' [B] Tommy wrong.
_ _ He was only ten years [E] old when his daddy [B] died in prison.
_ _ I looked after Tommy, cause he was my [F#] brother's son.
_ [B] I still recall the final [E] words my brother [B] said to Tommy, _
_ Son, my life is over, [F#] yours has [B] just begun.
_ _ Promise me, son, [E] not to do the [B] things I've done.
[E] Walk [B] away from trouble [F#] if you can.
_ [B] Now it don't mean you're weak [E] if you turn the [B] other cheek.
I hope you're [E] old enough to [F#]
understand,
_ Son, you don't have to fight to [B] be a man.
_ [C] There's some want for [F] everyone, but Tommy's [C] love was Becky.
_ _ In her arms, he didn't have to prove he [G] was a man.
_ [C] One day while he was [F] workin', the Gatlin' boys came [C] _
callin'.
They took turns at Becky, [G] and there was [C] three of them.
_ _ Tommy opened up the [F] door, saw his [C] Becky _ cryin'.
Torn dress, the shattered look was more than [G] he could stand.
_ [C] He reached above the fireplace, [F] took down his [C] daddy's picture. _
As his tears fell on his daddy's [G] face, I heard these [C] words again.
_ _ Promise me, son, [Fm] not to do the [C] things I've done.
[F] Walk [C] away from trouble [G] if you can.
_ [C] Now it don't mean you're weak [F] if you turn the [C] other cheek.
I hope you're [F] old enough to [G]
understand,
_ Son, you don't have to fight to [C] be a man.
_ [C#] The Gatlin' boys just laughed at him when he [F#] walked into [C#] the bar room.
_ _ One of them got up, met him halfway [G#] across the floor.
_ When [C#] Tommy turned around, they [F#] said, hey, look, old [C#] yellow's leaving. _
_ You could have heard a pin drop [G#] when Tommy stopped [C#] and locked the door.
_ Twenty years of crawlin' [F#]
bottled up [C#] inside him.
_ He wasn't holding nothing back, he let [G#] on have it all.
_ [C#] When Tommy left the bar room, [F#] not a Gatlin' boy [C#] was standing. _ _
He said this once for Becky [G#] as he watched the last [C#] one fall.
And I heard it clearly.
I promised you, dad, not [F#] to do the things [C#] you've done.
[F#] I walk away [C#] from trouble when [G#] I can.
_ _ [C#] Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't [F#] turn the other [C#] cheek.
And papa, I [F#] sure hope you [G#] understand,
_ _ Sometimes you gotta fight [C#] when you're a man.
_ _ Everyone considered him [F#] the coward of the county.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Everyone considered [E] him the coward [B] of the county.
_ He never stood one single time to prove the county [F#] wrong.
_ [B] His mama named him Tommy, [E] but folks just called him [B] Yellow. _
_ Somethin' always told me [F#] they were readin' [B] Tommy wrong.
_ _ He was only ten years [E] old when his daddy [B] died in prison.
_ _ I looked after Tommy, cause he was my [F#] brother's son.
_ [B] I still recall the final [E] words my brother [B] said to Tommy, _
_ Son, my life is over, [F#] yours has [B] just begun.
_ _ Promise me, son, [E] not to do the [B] things I've done.
[E] Walk [B] away from trouble [F#] if you can.
_ [B] Now it don't mean you're weak [E] if you turn the [B] other cheek.
I hope you're [E] old enough to [F#]
understand,
_ Son, you don't have to fight to [B] be a man.
_ [C] There's some want for [F] everyone, but Tommy's [C] love was Becky.
_ _ In her arms, he didn't have to prove he [G] was a man.
_ [C] One day while he was [F] workin', the Gatlin' boys came [C] _
callin'.
They took turns at Becky, [G] and there was [C] three of them.
_ _ Tommy opened up the [F] door, saw his [C] Becky _ cryin'.
Torn dress, the shattered look was more than [G] he could stand.
_ [C] He reached above the fireplace, [F] took down his [C] daddy's picture. _
As his tears fell on his daddy's [G] face, I heard these [C] words again.
_ _ Promise me, son, [Fm] not to do the [C] things I've done.
[F] Walk [C] away from trouble [G] if you can.
_ [C] Now it don't mean you're weak [F] if you turn the [C] other cheek.
I hope you're [F] old enough to [G]
understand,
_ Son, you don't have to fight to [C] be a man.
_ [C#] The Gatlin' boys just laughed at him when he [F#] walked into [C#] the bar room.
_ _ One of them got up, met him halfway [G#] across the floor.
_ When [C#] Tommy turned around, they [F#] said, hey, look, old [C#] yellow's leaving. _
_ You could have heard a pin drop [G#] when Tommy stopped [C#] and locked the door.
_ Twenty years of crawlin' [F#]
bottled up [C#] inside him.
_ He wasn't holding nothing back, he let [G#] on have it all.
_ [C#] When Tommy left the bar room, [F#] not a Gatlin' boy [C#] was standing. _ _
He said this once for Becky [G#] as he watched the last [C#] one fall.
And I heard it clearly.
I promised you, dad, not [F#] to do the things [C#] you've done.
[F#] I walk away [C#] from trouble when [G#] I can.
_ _ [C#] Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't [F#] turn the other [C#] cheek.
And papa, I [F#] sure hope you [G#] understand,
_ _ Sometimes you gotta fight [C#] when you're a man.
_ _ Everyone considered him [F#] the coward of the county.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _