Coward Of The County
Ton : DEnglish
ECv'ry one con-sidered him the coFward of the cCounty
He never stood one single time to prove the county wrGong
His mComma named him Tommy the foFlks just called him yCellow
Something always told me they were readin'G7Tommy wCrong
He was only ten years old when his daFddy died in pCrison
I looked after Tommy 'cos he was my brothers soGn
I sCtill recall the final words my brFother said to TCommy
Son my life is over but yours has jG7ust beg-uCn
PCromise me son G7 not tCo do Fthe things I've dCone
wFalk away from tCrouble if you cGan
Now iCt won't mean your weak G7if yoCu turnF the other chCeek
I hope your old enouFgh to under-sGtand
yDm7ou don't have to fighG7t to be a maCn
There's sDomeone for every one and ToGmmys love was BDecky
In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a maAn
One dDay while he was workin'the GatGlin boys came caDllin'
They took turns at Becky There was three oA7f them D
Tommy open up the door and saGw his Becky cDryin'
The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could sAtand
He rDeached above the fire place and took doGwn his daddys pDicture
as the tears fell on his Daddys face he heard these wordsA a-gDain
Promise me son nAot tDo do Gthe things I've done
walk away from trDouble if you can
Now it don't mean your weak iAf yoDu turn tGhe other cheek
I hDope your old en-ougGh to understand A
Son you don't have to fight to be A7 Da man
The GDatlin boys just laughed at him when he waClked into the bDar room
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one of them got up and met him half way 'cross the floor
when TDommy turned around they said Hey loGok ol'Yellows leDaving
But you could-a heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and A7blocked the door
TDwenty years of crawlin'was botGtled up in-siDde him
he wasn't holdin'nothin'back he let 'em have it all A
when TDommy left the Bar room not a GaGtlin boy was standiDn'
He said this one's for Becky as he watched the laA7st one fall
And I heard him say.
I pDromised you Dad nA7ot toD do tGhe things you done D
I wGalk away from tDrouble when I can A7
now pDlease don't think I'm weak I dA7id-n'Dt turn tGhe other cheek D
and Popa I sure hope yGou understaAnd some-tA7imes you've gotta fight
when your a mDan
Every one considered him the coGward of the cDounty