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