Chords for Kenny Roger - coward of contry subtitulado

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_ Everyone considered him [F] a coward [C] of the county
Never _ stood one single time to prove the county [G] wrong
_ _ [C] His mama called him Tommy, [F] the folks just [C] called him yellow
_ _ Something always told them [G] they were reading [C] Tommy wrong
Now he was only ten years [F] old when his daddy [C] died in prison
_ I took care of 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] Now it don't mean you're weak if [F] you turn the [C] other cheek
And I hope you're [F] old enough to [G] understand _
Son, you don't have to fight to [C] be a man _
[C#] There's someone for everyone, [F#] Tommy's [C#] love was Becky
In _ her arms he didn't have to prove he [G#] was a man
_ _ [C#] One day while he was working, [F#] the cattle and [C#] boys came crawling
They took turns at Becky, [G#] and there were [C#] three of them _ _
Tommy opened up the [F#] door, saw his [C#] Becky crying
_ _ Torn dress, the shattered look was more than [G#] he could stand
He _ [C#] reached above the fireplace, [F#] took down his [C#] daddy's picture
_ As the tears fell on his daddy's [G#] face, I 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#] Now it don't mean you're weak [F#] if you turn the [C#] other cheek
And I hope you're [F#] old enough to [G#] understand
Son, you don't have to fight to [C#] be a man _
[D] The cattle and boys just laughed at him [G] when he walked [D] into the bar room
_ _ One of them got up and had him halfway [A] across the floor
_ _ [D] Tommy turned around and said, [G] hey look, old [D] yellow's leaving
She could have heard a pin drop, [A] but Tommy stopped and [D] locked the door _ _
Twenty years of crawling, [G] bottled [D] up inside him
He wasn't holding nothing back, he let him [A] have it all
_ _ [D] Tommy left the bar room, [G] not a cattle and [D] boy was standing
He said this once for Becky, [A] as he watched the [D] last one fall
And I heard him say, I promised you dad, [G] not to do the [D] things you've done
[G] I'll walk [D] away from trouble [A] when I can _
[D] Now please don't think I'm weak, I [G] couldn't turn [D] the other cheek
Papa, [G] I sure hope you [A] understand _
Sometimes you gotta fight to [D] be a man _ _
Everyone considered [G] him the coward of [D] the county _ _ _ _ _
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