Coward of the county
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G C G Everyone considered him the coward of the county D7 He'd never stood one single time to proof the county wrong G C G His mamma named him Tommy, but folks just called him Yellow D7 G For something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong C G He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison D7 I looked after Tommy 'cause he was my brother’s son G C G I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy D7 G Son my life is over, yours has just begun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C G Promise me son, not to do the things I've done D7 Walk away from trouble if you can G C G It won't mean you're week if you turn the other cheek D7 I hope you're old enough to understand G Son, you don't have to fight to be a man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab C# Ab There's someone for everyone and Tommy's love was Becky Eb7 In her arms he didn't have to proof he was a man Ab C# Ab One day that he was working the Catlin’ boys came calling Eb7 Ab And they took terms of Becky; there were three of them C# Ab Tommy opened up his door and saw his Becky crying Eb7 The torn dress, the chattered look was more than he could stand Ab C# Ab He reached above the fireplace and took down his daddy's picture Eb7 Ab As tears fell on his daddies face he heard these words again ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C# Ab Promise me son not to do the things I've done Eb7 Walk away from trouble if you can Ab C# Ab It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek Eb7 I hope you're old enough to understand Ab Son, you don't have to fight to be a man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A D A The Catlin' boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom E7 One of them got up and met him halfway cross the floor A D A When Tommy turned around he said "Hey look old Yellow's leaving" E7 A But you could have heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door D A Twenty years of crawling barrelled up inside him E7 He wouldn't hold them nothing back, he let them have it all A D A When Tommy left the barroom not a Catlin' boy was standing E7 A (stop) He said, "This one is for Becky", when the last one's on the floor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And I heard him say: A D A I promised you dad not to do the things you've done E7 I walk away from trouble when I can A D A Now, please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turned the other cheek E7 And papa I sure hope you'll understand A (stop) Sometimes you got to fight to be a man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A D A Everyone considered him the coward of the county Coward of the county (b-version) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ G C G Everyone considered him the coward of the county D7 He'd never stood one single time to proof the county wrong G C G His mamma named him Tommy, but folks just called him Yellow D7 G For something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong C G He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison D7 I looked after Tommy 'cause he was my brother’s son G C G I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy D7 G Son, my life is over, yours has just begun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C G Promise me son, not to do the things I've done D7 Walk away from trouble if you can G C G It won't mean you're week if you turn the other cheek D7 I hope you're old enough to understand G Son, you don't have to fight to be a man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G C G There's someone for everyone and Tommy's love was Becky D7 In her arms he didn't have to proof he was a man G C G One day while he was working the Catlin' boys came calling D7 G And they took terms of Becky; there were three of them C G Tommy opened up his door and saw his Becky crying D7 The torn dress, the chattered look was more than he could stand G C G He reached above the fireplace and took down his daddy's picture D7 G As tears fell on his daddies face he heard these words again ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C G Promise me son not to do the things I've done D7 Walk away from trouble if you can G C G It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek D7 I hope you're old enough to understand G Son, you don't have to fight to be a man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A D A The Catlin' boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom E7 One of them got up and met him halfway 'cross the floor A D A When Tommy turned around he said "Hey look old Yellow's leaving" E7 A But you could have heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door D A Twenty years of crawling barrelled up inside him E7 He wouldn't hold them nothing back, he let them have it all A D A When Tommy left the barroom not a Catlin' boy was standing E7 A (stop) He said, "This one is for Becky", when the last one's on the floor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And I heard him say: A D A I promised you dad not to do the things you've done E7 I walk away from trouble when I can A D A Now, please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turned the other cheek E7 And papa I sure hope you'll understand A (stop) Sometimes you got to fight to be a man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A D A Everyone considered him the coward of the county
Zo speel je dit nummer
Leer de akkoorden van Coward of the county van Onbekend v2 op Gitaartabs. Dit country-western nummer is perfect voor gitaristen die hun speelstijl in dit authentieke genre willen uitbreiden met een accessible arrangement.
Met een moeilijkheidsgraad op amateur-niveau werk je hier aan akkoorden als G, A, C, D7, D en Ab. Het format bestaat uit duidelijke akkoordschema's, zodat je snel aan het spelen bent. Pak je gitaar en werk aan je country-feel.
Zo oefen je dit nummer
- 1
Oefen de barré-greep Ab
Ab is een barré-akkoord. Leg je wijsvinger plat over alle snaren en druk stevig; oefen 'm los tot elke snaar helder klinkt voordat je 'm in het nummer gebruikt.
Openen - 2
Wissel oefenen: Ab ↔ A
Speel elk akkoord 4 tellen, dan 2, dan 1 — met de metronoom op 60-70 bpm. Voer het tempo pas op als de wissel schoon en op tijd is.
Openen
Tab door yv. Songtekst en akkoorden worden gepubliceerd onder afdracht aan Stichting FEMU. Zie onze voorwaarden.
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