Tonart: B major•
Verse 1
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Everyone considered him
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the coward of the county.
He never stood one single time
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to prove the county wrong.
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His mama named him Tommy.
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Folks just called him yellow
But something always told me
They were reading Tommy wrong
He was only ten years old
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When his daddy died in prison
I looked after Tommy
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Cause he was my brother's son
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I still recall the final words
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My brother said to Tommy,
he said, son, my life is over
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but yours has just begun.
Promise me, son,
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not to do the things I've done.
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Walk away from trouble if you can.
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It won't mean you're weak
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if you turn the other cheek
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I hope you're old enough
Son, you don't have to
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There's someone for everyone
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Tommy's love was Becky
In her arms she didn't have
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One day while he was workin'
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the Gatlin boys came callin'
They took turns at Becky
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and there was three of them
Tommy opened up the door
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and saw his Becky cryin'
The torn dress, the shattered look,
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was more than he could stand
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He reached above the fireplace,
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took down his daddy's picture
As tears fell on his daddy's face,
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he heard these words again
Promise me, son,
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not to do the things I've done
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walk away from trouble if you can
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it won't mean you're weak
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if you turn the other cheek
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I hope you're old enough
son you don't have to fight to be a man
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Gatlin boys just laughed at him
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when he walked into the bar room
one of them got up and met him
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halfway across the floor
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When Tommy turned around,
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he said, look, old Yella's leavin'
But you could have heard a pin drop
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when Tommy stopped and
Twenty years of crawlin'
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was bottled up inside him
He wasn't holdin' nothin' back,
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he let him have it all
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When Tommy left the bar room,
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not a Gatlin' boy was standin'
He said, this one's for Becky,
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as he watched the last one fall
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And I heard him say, I promised you, Dad,
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not to do the things you've done
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I walk away from trouble if I can
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Now please don't think I'm weak
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I didn't turn the other cheek
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And Papa, I sure hope you
Sometimes you gotta fight
Everyone considered him
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The coward of the county you
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Capo: 4
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