|C | |F |C | Ev'ry one con-sidered him the coward of the county | | | |G | He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong |C | |F |C | His momma named him Tommy the folks just called him yellow | | | G7 |C | Something always told me they were readin' Tommy wrong
| | |F |C | He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison | | | |G | I looked after Tommy 'cos he was my brothers son |C | |F |C | I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy | | | G7 |C | Son my life is over but yours has just beg-un
|C | G7 C |F |C | Promise me son not to do the things I've done |F |C |G | walk away from trouble if you can |C | G7 C |F |C Now it won't mean your weak if you turn the other cheek |F |G I hope your old enough to under-stand |Dm7 |G7 |C | you don't have to fight to be a man
|D | |G |D There's someone for every one and Tommys 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 workin' the Gatlin boys came callin' | | | |A7 |D They took turns at Becky There was three of them
| | |G |D | Tommy open 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 fire place and took down his daddys picture | | | A |D as the tears fell on his Daddys face he heard these words a-gain
| | A D |G | Promise me son not to do the things I've done | |D | walk away from trouble if you can | | A D |G | Now it don't mean your weak if you turn the other cheek |D |G |A | I hope your old en-ough to understand | | A7 |D Son you don't have to fight to be a man
|D | |C |D 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 |D | |G |D | when Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol' Yellows leaving | A7 But you could-a heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked the door |D | |G |D | Twenty years of crawlin' was bottled up in-side him | | | |A | he wasn't holdin' nothin' back he let 'em have it all |D | |G |D | when Tommy left the Bar room not a Gatlin boy was standin' | |A7 He said this one's for Becky as he watched the last one fall And I heard him say. |D | A7 D |G |D I promised you Dad not to do the things you done |G |D |A7 I walk away from trouble when I can |D | A7 D |G |D | now please don't think I'm weak I did-n't turn the other cheek | |G |A |A7 | and Popa I sure hope you understand some-times you've gotta fight |D | when your a man | | |G |D Every one considered him the coward of the county
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