Coward of the County Kenny Rogers
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 1995 04:51:14 GMT
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COWARD OF THE COUNTY
E[C]v'ry one con-sidered him the c[F]oward of the c[C]ounty
He never stood one single time to prove the county w[G]rong
His m[C]omma named him Tommy the f[F]olks just called him y[C]ellow
Something always told me they were readin'[G7] Tommy [C]wrong
He was only ten years old when his d[F]addy died in p[C]rison
I looked after Tommy 'cos he was my brothers s[G]on
I s[C]till recall the final words my b[F]rother said to T[C]ommy
Son my life is over but yours has j[G7]ust beg-u[C]n
P[C]romise me son [G7]not [C]to do [F]the things I've d[C]one
w[F]alk away from t[C]rouble if you c[G]an
Now i[C]t won't mean your weak [G7]if [C]you tur[F]n the other c[C]heek
I hope your old enou[F]gh to under-s[G]tand
y[Dm7]ou don't have to fig[G7]ht to be a m[C]an
There's s[D]omeone for every one and T[G]ommys love was B[D]ecky
In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a m[A]an
One d[D]ay while he was workin' the G[G]atlin boys came c[D]allin'
They took turns at Becky There was three [A7]of them[D]
Tommy open up the door and s[G]aw his Becky c[D]ryin'
The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could [A]stand
He r[D]eached above the fire place and took d[G]own his daddys p[D]icture
as the tears fell on his Daddys face he heard these word[A]s a-g[D]ain
Promise me son [A]not [D]to do [G]the things I've done
walk away from t[D]rouble if you can
Now it don't mean your weak [A]if [D]you turn [G]the other cheek
I h[D]ope your old en-oug[G]h to understand[A]
Son you don't have to fight to be[A7] a m[D]an
The G[D]atlin boys just laughed at him when he w[C]alked into the b[D]ar room
one of them got up and met him half way 'cross the floor
when T[D]ommy turned around they said Hey l[G]ook ol' Yellows l[D]eaving
But you could-a heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and [A7]blocked the
door
T[D]wenty years of crawlin' was b[G]ottled up in-s[D]ide him
he wasn't holdin' nothin' back he let 'em have it a[A]ll
when T[D]ommy left the Bar room not a G[G]atlin boy was standi[D]n'
He said this one's for Becky as he watched the l[A7]ast one fall
And I heard him say.
I p[D]romised you Dad [A7]not [D]to do [G]the things you done[D]
I w[G]alk away from t[D]rouble when I can[A7]
now p[D]lease don't think I'm weak I [A7]did-[D]n't turn [G]the other cheek[D]
and Popa I sure hope [G]you understa[A]nd some-t[A7]imes you've gotta fight
when your a m[D]an
Every one considered him the c[G]oward of the c[D]ounty
Ray From Sussex England.
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