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