Ev'ry one con-sidered him the coward of the county
SOLHe never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
DO FA DOHis momma named him Tommy the folks just called him yellow
Something always told me they were readin' Tommy wrong
He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison
SOLI looked after Tommy 'cos he was my brothers son
DO FA DOI still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy
Son my life is over but yours has just beg-un
Promise me son not to do the things I've done
FA DO SOLwalk away from trouble if you can
DO SOL7 DO FA DONow it won't mean your weak if you turn the other cheek
I hope your old enough to under-stand
REm7 SOL7 DOyou don't have to fight to be a man
RE SOL RE
There's someone for every one and Tommys love was Becky
LAIn her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man
One day while he was workin' the Gatlin boys came callin'
LA7 REThey took turns at Becky There was three of them
SOL RE
Tommy open up the door and saw his Becky cryin'
LAThe torn dress the shattered look was more than he could stand
He reached above the fire place and took down his daddys picture
LA REas the tears fell on his Daddys face he heard these words a-gain
LA RE SOL
Promise me son not to do the things I've done
REwalk away from trouble if you can
Now it don't mean your weak if you turn the other cheek
RE SOL LAI hope your old en-ough to understand
LA7 RESon you don't have to fight to be a man
RE DO RE
The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room
one of them got up and met him half way 'cross the floor
RE SOL REwhen Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol' Yellows leaving
LA7But you could-a heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked the
door
RE SOL RETwenty years of crawlin' was bottled up in-side him
he wasn't holdin' nothin' back he let 'em have it all
RE SOL REwhen Tommy left the Bar room not a Gatlin boy was standin'
LA7He said this one's for Becky as he watched the last one fall
And I heard him say.
RE LA7 RE SOL REI promised you Dad not to do the things you done
I walk away from trouble when I can
RE LA7 RE SOL REnow please don't think I'm weak I did-n't turn the other cheek
SOL LA LA7and Popa I sure hope you understand some-times you've gotta fight
when your a man
SOL REEvery one considered him the coward of the county
Ev'ry one con-sidered him the
FA DO..coward of the county
He never stood one single time to
..prove the county wrong
DOHis momma named him Tommy the
FA DO..folks just called him yellow
Something always told me they were
SOL7 DO.. readin' Tommy wrong
He was only ten years old when his
FA DO..daddy died in prison
I looked after Tommy 'cos he was
SOL..my brothers son
DOI still recall the final words my
..brother said to Tommy
Son my life is over but yours has
SOL7 DO..just beg-un
DO SOL7 DO FA
Promise me son not to do the
..things I've done
FA DO SOLwalk away from trouble if you can
Now it won't mean your weak if you
FA DO..turn the other cheek
FA SOLI hope your old enough to
..under-stand
REm7 SOL7you don't have to fight to be a
..man
There's someone for every one and
SOL RE..Tommys love was Becky
In her arms he didn't have to
..prove he was a man
REOne day while he was workin' the
SOL RE..Gatlin boys came callin'
They took turns at Becky There
LA7 RE..was three of them
SOL
Tommy open up the door and saw his
RE..Becky cryin'
The torn dress the shattered look
LA..was more than he could stand
REHe reached above the fire place
..and took down his daddys picture
as the tears fell on his Daddys
..face he heard these words a-gain
Promise me son not to do the
..things I've done
REwalk away from trouble if you can
LA RE
Now it don't mean your weak if you
SOL..turn the other cheek
I hope your old en-ough to
LA..understand
Son you don't have to fight to be
.. a man
The Gatlin boys just laughed at
DO RE..him when he walked into the bar
..room
one of them got up and met him
..half way 'cross the floor
RE
when Tommy turned around they said
SOL RE..Hey look ol' Yellows leaving
But you could-a heard a pin drop
LA7..when Tommy stopped and blocked
..the
door
Twenty years of crawlin' was
SOL RE..bottled up in-side him
he wasn't holdin' nothin' back he
..let 'em have it all
REwhen Tommy left the Bar room not a
SOL RE..Gatlin boy was standin'
He said this one's for Becky as he
LA7..watched the last one fall
And I heard him say.
RE LA7 RE SOLI promised you Dad not to do the
RE..things you done
I walk away from trouble when I
LA7..can
REnow please don't think I'm weak I
..did-n't turn the other cheek
SOLand Popa I sure hope you
LA LA7..understand some-times you've
..gotta fight
REwhen your a man
Every one considered him the
..coward of the county
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