Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County, аккорды

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Everyone considered him the coward of the county 
 
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He 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 
 
   
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He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison 
   
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I looked after 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 is just begun  
 
  
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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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Now it don'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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You don't have to fight to be a man 
 
 
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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 
 
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One day while he was working  the Gatlin Boys came calling 
  
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They took turns at Becky  there were three of them 
 
  
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Tommy opened up the door and saw his 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 his tears fell on his daddy's face he heard these words again 
 
   
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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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Now it don'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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You don't have to fight to be a man 
 
   
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The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom  
  
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One of the got up and hit him halfway cross the floor 
 
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Tommy turned around they said  hey look  ole Yellow's leaving 
   
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But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped 
                
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and locked the door 
  
   
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Twenty years of crawling was bottled up inside him 
  
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He wasn't holding nothing back  he let 'em have it all 
      
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When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standing 
  
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He said this one's for Becky  as he watched the last one fall 
  
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And I heard him say 
  
 
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I promised you Dad not to do the things you've done 
      
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I'll walk away from trouble if I can 
     
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Now Please don't think I'm weak I couldn't turn the other cheek 
   
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Papa I sure 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