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Coward Of The County

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Kenny Rogers

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[Estrofe]
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Everyone considered him the coward of the county
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He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong.
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His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow,
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Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong.
[Estrofe]
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He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison;
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I took care of Tommy, 'cause he was my brother's son.
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I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy,
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"Son my life is over, but yours has just begun".
[Refrão]
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"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done
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Walk away from trouble if you can.
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It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
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I hope you're old enough to understand,
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Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."
[Estrofe]
B E B
There's someone for everyone, and Tommy's love was Becky.
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In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man.
B E B
One day while he was working, the Gatlin boys came calling
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They took turns at Becky, (n' there was three of them).
[Estrofe]
B E B
Tommy opened up the door, and saw Becky crying.
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The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand.
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He reached above the fireplace, and took down his daddy's picture.
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As the tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again:
[Refrão]
B E B
"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done
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Walk away from trouble if you can.
B E B
It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
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I hope you're old enough to understand,
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Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."
[Estrofe]
C F C
The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom;
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One of them got up and met him half way cross the floor.
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When Tommy turned around they said, "Hey look! old yeller's leaving,"
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But you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door.
[Estrofe]
C F C
Twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him.
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He wasn't holding nothing back - he let 'em have it all.
C F C
When Tommy left the bar room, not a Gatlin boy was standing.
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He said, "This one's for Becky, as he watched the last one fall. (And I heard him say,)
[Refrão]
C F C
"I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you've done
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I walk away from trouble when I can
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Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the other cheek,
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And papa, I should hope you understand
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Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man".
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Everyone considered him the coward of the county.