Coward Of The County chords by Judy Garland

Chords with lyrics

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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, the folks just called him yellow
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But someting 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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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"
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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 callin'
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They took turns at Becky, there was three of them
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Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin'
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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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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"
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The Gatlin Boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room
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One of them got up and met him halfway 'cross the floor
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When Tommy turned areound they said
Hey look ol' yellow's leavin'
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But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked the door
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Twenty years of crawling was bottled up inside him
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He wasn't holding nothin' back he let 'em have it all
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When Tommy left the bar room not a Gatlin boy was standin'
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He said this one's for Becky," as he watched the last one fall (And I heard him say)
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I promised you Dad not to do the things you 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 Poppa
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