Chord Coward Of The County by Kenny Rogers

| C | | F | C | ev’ry one con - sidered him the coward of the county | | | | G | he never stood one single time to prove the county wrong | C | | F | C | his momma named him tommy the folks just called him yellow | | | G7 | C | something always told me they were readin’ tommy wrong | | | F | C | he was only ten years old when his Daddy died in prison | | | | G | i looked after tommy ’cos he was my brothers son | C | | F | C | i still recall the final words my brother said to tommy | | | G7 | C | son my life is over but yours has just beg - un | C | | F | C | promise me son not to do the things i’ve done | F | C | G | walk away from trouble if you can | C | | F | C now it won’t mean your weak if you turn the other cheek | F | G i hope your old enough to under - stand | | G7 | C | you don’t have to fight to be a man | C | | F | C there’s someone for every one and tommys love was becky | | | | G | in her arms he didn’t have to prove he was a man | C | | F | C | one day while he was workin’ the gatlin boys came callin’ | | | G | | C they took turns at becky there was three of them | | | F | C | tommy open up the door and saw his becky cryin’ | | | | G | the torn dress the shattered look was more than he could stand | C | | F | C | he reached above the fire place and took down his Daddys picture | | | G | C as the tears fell on his Daddys face he heard these words A - gain | | | F | C | promise me son not to do the things i’ve done | F | C | G | walk away from trouble if you can | C | | F | C now it won’t mean your weak if you turn the other cheek | F | G i hope your old enough to under - stand | | G7 | C | you don’t have to fight to be a man | D | | G | D the gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room | | | | A7 | one of them got up and met him half way ’cross the floor | D | | G | D | when tommy turned around they said hey look ol’ yellows leaving | A7 D but you could - a heard a pin drop when tommy stopped and locked the door | D | | G | D | twenty years of crawlin’ was bottled up in - side him | | | | A7 | he wasn’t holdin’ nothin’ back he let ’em have it all | D | | G | D | when tommy left the bar room not a gatlin boy was standin’ | | A7 D he said this one’s for becky as he watched the last one fall and i heard him say . | D | | G | D i promised you dad not to do the things you done | G | D | A7 i walk away from trouble when i can | D | A7 | G | D | now please don’t think i’m weak i did - n’t turn the other cheek | | G | A | A7 | and popa i sure hope you understand some - times you’ve gotta fight | D | when your a man | | | G | D every one considered him the coward of the county