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