Chords for Kenny Rogers-Coward of the county Subtitulado

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