Coward Of The County Chords

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ECv'ry one con-sidered him the cFoward of the cCounty

He never stood one single time to prove the county wGrong

His mComma named him Tommy the fFolks just called him yCellow

Something always told me they were G7readin' Tommy Cwrong

He was only ten years old when his dFaddy died in pCrison

I looked after Tommy 'cos he was my brothers sGon

I sCtill recall the final words my bFrother said to TCommy

Son my life is over but yG7ours has just beg-uCn

PCromise me son not to dFo the things I'veC done

wFalk away from tCrouble if you cGan

Now iCt won't mean your weak if you tuFrn the other Ccheek

I hope your old enouFgh to under-sGtand

you don't have to fiG7ght to be a Cman

There's sComeone for every one and TFommys love was BCecky

In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a mGan

One dCay while he was workin' the GFatlin boys came cCallin'

They took turns at Becky TGhere was three of tChem

Tommy open up the door and sFaw his Becky cCryin'

The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could Gstand

He rCeached above the fire place and took dFown his daddys pCicture

as the tears fell on his Daddys face he hGeard these words a-gCain

Promise me son not to dFo the things I'veC done

wFalk away from tCrouble if you cGan

Now iCt won't mean your weak if you tuFrn the other Ccheek

I hope your old enouFgh to under-sGtand

you don't have to fiG7ght to be a Cman

The GDatlin boys just laughed at him when he wGalked into the bDar room

one of them got up and met him half way 'cross the floA7or

when TDommy turned around they said Hey Glook ol' Yellows Dleaving

But you could-a heard a pin drop when Tommy A7stopped and locked the Ddoor

TDwenty years of crawlin' was bGottled up in-sDide him

he wasn't holdin' nothin' back he let 'em have it aA7ll

when TDommy left the Bar room not a GGatlin boy was standiDn'

He said this one's for Becky as he wA7atched the last one Dfall

And I heard him say.

I pDromised you Dad not to dGo the things you donDe

I wGalk away from tDrouble when I cA7an

now pDlease don't think I'm A7weak I did-n't tGurn the other chDeek

and Popa I sure hope Gyou understaAnd some-tA7imes you've gotta fight

when your a mDan

Every one considered him the cGoward of the cDounty