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Abbey Lincoln Coward Of The County

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Tom: C C F Everyone considered him the coward of the county C G G He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong C F C His mama named him Tommy, the folks just called him yellow C G C But someting always told me they were reading Tommy wrong C F C He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison C G G I looked after Tommy cause he was my brother's son C F C I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy C G C "Son my life is over but yours is just begun" C F C "Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done C G Walk away from trouble if you can C F It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek C G I hope you're old enough to understand G C Son you don't have to fight to be a man" D G D There's someone for everyone and Tommy's love was Becky A In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man D G D One day while he was working, the Gatlin boys came callin' A D They took turns at Becky, there was three of them D G D Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin' A The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand D G D He reached above the fireplace and took down his daddy's picture A D As his tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again G D "Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done A Walk away from trouble if you can D G D It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek A I hope you're old enough to understand D Son you don't have to fight to be a man" G D The Gatlin Boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room A One of them got up and met him halfway 'cross the floor D G D When Tommy turned areound they said, Hey look ol' yellow's leavin' A D But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked the door G D Twenty years of crawling was bottled up inside him A He wasn't holding nothin' back he let 'em have it all D G D When Tommy left the bar room not a Gatlin boy was standin' A D He said this one's for Becky," as he watched the last one fall (And I heard him say) G D I promised you Dad not to do the things you done A I walk away from trouble when I can D G D Now please don't think I'm weak I didn't turn the other cheek A And Poppa, I sure hope you understand D Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man G D Everyone considered him the coward of the county

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