Chords for Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers | Kuerdas Reggae Version

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_ _ _ _ _ Everyone considered him [D] a coward of the [A] county.
_ _ He never stood one single time to prove the county [E] wrong. _ _
[A] His mama named him Tommy, [D] but folks just called [A] him Yellow.
_ But something always told me [E] they were reading [A] Tommy wrong.
_ He was only ten years [D] old when his daddy [A] died in prison.
_ I looked after Tommy cause he was my [E] brother's son. _
[A] I still recall the final [D] words a brother [A] said to Tommy.
_ _ Son, my life is over, [E] but yours has [A] just begun.
_ _ Promise me son [D] not to do the [A] things I've done.
[D] Walk [A] away from trouble [E] if you can.
[A] Now it won't mean you're weak [D] if you turn [A] the other cheek.
I hope you're [D] old enough [E] to understand.
Son, you don't have to fight to [A] be a man.
_ [Bb] There's someone for [Eb] everyone and Tommy's [Bb] love was Becky. _ _
In her arms he didn't have to prove he [F] was a man.
_ [Bb] One day while he was [Eb] working the Gatlin [Bb] boys came calling.
_ _ They took turns at Becky [F]
and there [Bb] was three of them.
_ _ Tommy opened up the [Eb] door and saw [Bb] Becky crying. _ _
The torn dress, the shattered look was more [F] than he could stand.
_ [Bb] He reached above the fireplace [Eb] and took down [Bb] his daddy's picture.
_ As his tears fell on his daddy's [F] face he heard these [Bb] words again.
_ _ _ Promise me son [Eb] not to do the [Bb] things I've done.
[Eb] Walk [Bb] away from trouble [F] if you can.
[Bb] Now it won't mean you're weak [Eb] if you turn the [Bb] other cheek.
I hope you're [Eb] old enough to [F] understand.
_ Son, you don't have to fight to [Bb] be a man.
[B] The Gatlin boys just laughed at him [E] when he walked into [B] the bar room. _
One of them got up and met him halfway [Gb] across the floor. _
[B] When Tommy turned around they said, [E] hey look the [B] yellow's leaving.
_ But he could hear the beat drop and [Gb] Tommy stopped and [B] locked the door.
_ _ Twenty years of crawling [E] was bottled up [B] inside him.
_ He wasn't holding nothing back, he let them [Gb] have it all. _
[B] When Tommy left the bar room [E] the Gatlin boy [B] was standing.
_ He saw this once for Becky [Gb] as he watched the last [B] one fall.
Then he heard him say, I promise you dad not [E] to do the things [B] you've done.
[E] I walk away [B] from trouble when [Gb] I can.
[B] Now please don't think I'm weak, I [E] didn't turn the [B] other cheek.
And papa I [E] should hope you [Gb] understand.
_ Sometimes you gotta fight when you're [B] a man.
_ _ Everyone considered him [E] the coward [B] of the county. _ _ _
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