Chords for Kenny Rogers coward of the country Lyrics
Tempo:
90.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
C#
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
Everyone considered him [F] a coward of [C] the county.
He'd never stood one single time to prove the [G] county wrong.
[C] His mama named him Tommy.
[F] The folks just called [C] him Yellow.
Something always told [G] me they were reading Tommy [C] wrong.
He was only ten years old when [F] his daddy died [C] in prison.
I looked after Tommy, cause he was my [G] brother's son.
[C] I still recall the final words [F] my brother said [C] 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 be too weak [F] if you turn it [C] up too.
I hope [F] you're old enough to [G] understand.
Son, you don't have to fight to [C] be a man.
[C#] There's someone for everyone, [F#] and Tommy's [C#] love was Becky.
In her arms he didn't have the food, he [G#] was a man.
[C#] One day while he was working, [F#] the Gatlin [C#] boys came calling.
They took turns at Becky, [G#] there was [C#] three of them.
Tommy opened up the [F#] door and saw his Becky [C#] crying.
His horn dress, the shattered look, was more than [G#] 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 be too weak [F#] if you turn it [C#] up too.
I hope [F#] you're old enough to [G#] understand.
Son, you don't have to fight to [C#] be a man.
[D] The Gatlin boys just laughed at him [G] 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 her pin drop [A] when Tommy stopped [D] and locked the door.
Twenty years of crawling [G] bottled up [D] inside him.
He wasn't holding nothing back, he let them have [A] it all.
[D] When Tommy left the bar room, [G] not a Gatlin boy [D] was standing.
He said this one's for Becky [A] as he watched the last [D] one fall.
And I heard him say, I promised your dad not [G] to do the things [D] 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 cheap.
And Papa I [G] 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]
Everyone considered him [F] a coward of [C] the county.
He'd never stood one single time to prove the [G] county wrong.
[C] His mama named him Tommy.
[F] The folks just called [C] him Yellow.
Something always told [G] me they were reading Tommy [C] wrong.
He was only ten years old when [F] his daddy died [C] in prison.
I looked after Tommy, cause he was my [G] brother's son.
[C] I still recall the final words [F] my brother said [C] 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 be too weak [F] if you turn it [C] up too.
I hope [F] you're old enough to [G] understand.
Son, you don't have to fight to [C] be a man.
[C#] There's someone for everyone, [F#] and Tommy's [C#] love was Becky.
In her arms he didn't have the food, he [G#] was a man.
[C#] One day while he was working, [F#] the Gatlin [C#] boys came calling.
They took turns at Becky, [G#] there was [C#] three of them.
Tommy opened up the [F#] door and saw his Becky [C#] crying.
His horn dress, the shattered look, was more than [G#] 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 be too weak [F#] if you turn it [C#] up too.
I hope [F#] you're old enough to [G#] understand.
Son, you don't have to fight to [C#] be a man.
[D] The Gatlin boys just laughed at him [G] 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 her pin drop [A] when Tommy stopped [D] and locked the door.
Twenty years of crawling [G] bottled up [D] inside him.
He wasn't holding nothing back, he let them have [A] it all.
[D] When Tommy left the bar room, [G] not a Gatlin boy [D] was standing.
He said this one's for Becky [A] as he watched the last [D] one fall.
And I heard him say, I promised your dad not [G] to do the things [D] 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 cheap.
And Papa I [G] 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]
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Everyone considered him [F] a coward of [C] the county.
_ He'd never stood one single time to prove the [G] county wrong.
_ [C] His mama named him Tommy.
[F] The folks just called [C] him Yellow. _ _
Something always told [G] me they were reading Tommy [C] wrong. _
_ He was only ten years old when [F] his daddy died [C] in prison.
_ _ I looked after Tommy, cause he was my [G] brother's son.
_ _ [C] I still recall the final words [F] my brother said [C] 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 be too weak [F] if you turn it [C] up too.
I hope [F] you're old enough to [G] understand.
_ Son, you don't have to fight to [C] be a man.
_ [C#] There's someone for everyone, [F#] and Tommy's [C#] love was Becky.
_ _ In her arms he didn't have the food, he [G#] was a man.
_ [C#] One day while he was working, [F#] the Gatlin [C#] boys came calling. _
They took turns at Becky, [G#] there was [C#] three of them. _
_ _ Tommy opened up the [F#] door and saw his Becky [C#] crying.
_ His horn dress, the shattered look, was more than [G#] 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 be too weak [F#] if you turn it [C#] up too.
I hope [F#] you're old enough to [G#] understand.
_ Son, you don't have to fight to [C#] be a man.
_ [D] The Gatlin boys just laughed at him [G] 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 her pin drop [A] when Tommy stopped [D] and locked the door.
_ _ Twenty years of crawling _ [G] bottled up [D] inside him.
_ He wasn't holding nothing back, he let them have [A] it all.
_ [D] When Tommy left the bar room, [G] not a Gatlin boy [D] was standing. _ _
He said this one's for Becky [A] as he watched the last [D] one fall.
And I heard him say, I promised your dad not [G] to do the things [D] 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 cheap.
And Papa I [G] 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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Everyone considered him [F] a coward of [C] the county.
_ He'd never stood one single time to prove the [G] county wrong.
_ [C] His mama named him Tommy.
[F] The folks just called [C] him Yellow. _ _
Something always told [G] me they were reading Tommy [C] wrong. _
_ He was only ten years old when [F] his daddy died [C] in prison.
_ _ I looked after Tommy, cause he was my [G] brother's son.
_ _ [C] I still recall the final words [F] my brother said [C] 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 be too weak [F] if you turn it [C] up too.
I hope [F] you're old enough to [G] understand.
_ Son, you don't have to fight to [C] be a man.
_ [C#] There's someone for everyone, [F#] and Tommy's [C#] love was Becky.
_ _ In her arms he didn't have the food, he [G#] was a man.
_ [C#] One day while he was working, [F#] the Gatlin [C#] boys came calling. _
They took turns at Becky, [G#] there was [C#] three of them. _
_ _ Tommy opened up the [F#] door and saw his Becky [C#] crying.
_ His horn dress, the shattered look, was more than [G#] 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 be too weak [F#] if you turn it [C#] up too.
I hope [F#] you're old enough to [G#] understand.
_ Son, you don't have to fight to [C#] be a man.
_ [D] The Gatlin boys just laughed at him [G] 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 her pin drop [A] when Tommy stopped [D] and locked the door.
_ _ Twenty years of crawling _ [G] bottled up [D] inside him.
_ He wasn't holding nothing back, he let them have [A] it all.
_ [D] When Tommy left the bar room, [G] not a Gatlin boy [D] was standing. _ _
He said this one's for Becky [A] as he watched the last [D] one fall.
And I heard him say, I promised your dad not [G] to do the things [D] 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 cheap.
And Papa I [G] 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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