Coward of county

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  1. bsharp

    bsharp New Member

    Heys frnds,

    If any of u interested in country songs then this is a must..
    Check it out...!!!!
    The song is called Coward of county...



    A D E E7
    E ---0------2------0------0-----
    B ---2------3------0------3-----
    G ---2------2------1------1-----
    D ---2------0------2------2-----
    A ---0-------------2------2-----
    E -----------------0------0-----




    A D A
    Ev'ryone considered him the coward of the county.
    E
    He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong.
    A D A
    His mama named him Tommy, the folks just called him yellow,
    E A
    but something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong.


    A D A
    He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison.
    E
    I looked after Tommy 'cause he was my brother's son.
    A D A
    I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy:
    E A
    "Son, my life is over, but yours is just begun.


    A E A
    Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done.
    D A E
    Walk away from trouble if you can.
    A D A
    It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek.
    D E
    I hope you're old enough to understand:
    E7 A
    Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."

    [Slide capo to 4th fret]



    A D A
    There's someone for ev'ryone and Tommy's love was Becky.
    E
    In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man.
    A D A
    One day while he was workin' the Gatlin boys came callin'.
    E [Spoken] A
    They took turns at Becky.... There was three of them!


    A D A
    Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin'.
    E
    The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand.
    A D A
    He reached above the fireplace and took down his daddy's picture.
    E A
    As his tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again:


    A E A
    "Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done.
    D A E
    Walk away from trouble if you can.
    A D A
    It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek.
    D E
    I hope you're old enough to understand:
    E7 A
    Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."

    [Slide capo to 5th fret]


    A D A
    The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom.
    E
    One of them got up and met him halfway 'cross the floor.
    A D A
    When Tommy turned around they said, "Hey look! ol' yellow's leavin'."
    [Whole line spoken] E A
    But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked the door.


    A D A
    Twenty years of crawlin' was bottled up inside him.
    E
    He wasn't holdin' nothin' back; he let 'em have it all.
    A D A
    When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin'.
    E A
    He said, "This one's for Becky," as he watched the last one fall.
    [Spoken]
    And I heard him say,


    A D A
    "I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you done.
    E
    I walk away from trouble when I can.
    A D A
    Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the other cheek,
    D E
    and Papa, I sure hope you understand:
    E7 A
    Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man."


    A D [No chords] A
    Ev'ryone considered him the coward of the county.




    Cheers!!!!!!!
     
  2. zing

    zing Machine Head

    nice song - i also like the gambler
     

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