{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1726258,"song":"Coward Of The County","artist":"Kenny Rogers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1726258-coward-of-the-county-chords-by-kenny-rogers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1726258?type=chord","rating":4.84835,"votes":155,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEveryone considered him the coward of the county[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                                 [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSomething always told me they were reading Tommy wrong.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nI looked after Tommy 'cause he was my brother's son.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G7[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Son, my life is over, but yours has just begun\".[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWalk away from trouble if you can.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow it won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI hope you're old enough to understand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G7[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon, you don't have to fight to be a man.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#[/ch]                        [ch]F#[/ch]               [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nThere's someone for everyone, and Tommy's love was Becky.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                                            [ch]G#7[/ch]\r\nIn her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#[/ch]                            [ch]F#[/ch]               [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nOne day while he was working, the Gatlin boys came calling[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                      [ch]G#7[/ch]                      [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nThey took turns at Becky (an' there was three of them).[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                            [ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nTommy opened up the door, and saw his Becky crying.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#[/ch]                                                     [ch]G#7[/ch]\r\nThe torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#[/ch]                                    [ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nHe reached above the fireplace, and took down his daddy's picture.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#[/ch]                                 [ch]G#7[/ch]                 [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nAs his tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again:[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]C#[/ch]                      [ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n\"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]             [ch]C#[/ch]              [ch]G#7[/ch]\r\nWalk away from trouble if you can.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#[/ch]                                [ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nNow it won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C#[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]           [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI hope you're old enough to understand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G#7[/ch]                              [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nSon, you don't have to fight to be a man.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                   [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nOne of them got up and met him half way 'cross the floor.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen Tommy turned around they said, \"Hey look, old yeller's leaving,\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                         [ch]A7[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTwenty years of crawling was bottled up inside him.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                                [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nHe wasn't holding nothing back - he let 'em have it all.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen Tommy left the barroom, not a Gatlin boy was standing.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]A7[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"This one's for Becky\", as he watched the last one fall. (And I heard him say,)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you've done[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI walk away from trouble when I can.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the other cheek,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd Papa, I sure hope you understand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A7[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSometimes you gotta fight when you're a man\".[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEveryone considered him the coward of the county.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nC\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","F","G7","G","C#","F#","G#7","G#","D","A7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}