How to Play Coward Of The County on Guitar?

Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G, G7, A, D, B7, E chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Coward Of The County with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County Chords

Chord reference C, F, G, G7, A, D, B7, E

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Everyone considered him the [F]coward of the [C]county, he’d never stood one single time to prove the county [G]wrong. His [C]mama named him Tommy, the [F]folks just called him “[C]Yellow”, but something always told me they were [G]reading Tommy [C]wrong.

[C]He was only ten years old when his [F]daddy died in [C]prison, I looked after Tommy ’cause he was my brother’s [G]son. I [C]still recall the final words my [F]brother said to [C]Tommy: “Son, my life is over, but [G]your’s has just be[C]gun.

[C]“Promise me, son, not to [F]do the things I’ve [C]done, [F]walk away from [C]trouble if you [G]can. [C]It won’t mean you’re weak if you [F]turn the other [C]cheek, I hope you’re old e[F]nough to under[G]stand Son, you don’t have to [G7]fight to be a [C]man.”

[D]There’s someone for everyone and [G]Tommy’s love was [D]Becky, in her arms he didn’t have to prove he was a [A]man. One [D]day while he was working the [G]Gatlin boys came [D]calling, they took turns at Becky, [A]there was three of [D]them!

[D]Tommy opened up the door and [G]saw his Becky [D]crying, the torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could [A]stand. He [D]reached above the fireplace and took [G]down his daddy’s [D]picture, as his tears fell on his daddy’s face, he [A]heard these words a[D]gain

[D]“Promise me, son, not to [G]do the things I’ve [D]done, [G]walk away from [D]trouble if you [A]can. [D]It won’t mean you’re weak if you [G]turn the other [D]cheek, I hope you’re old e[G]nough to under[A]stand Son, you don’t have to [A7]fight to be a [D]man.”

The [E]Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he [A]walked into the [E]barroom, one of them got up and met him halfway ‘cross the [B7]floor. When [E]Tommy turned around they said, “Hey [A]look! Old Yellow’s [E]leaving.” But you coulda heard a pin drop, when Tommy [B7]stopped and blocked the [E]door.

[E]Twenty years of crawling was [A]bottled up in[E]side him, he wasn’t holding nothing back, he let ’em have it [B7]all. When [E]Tommy left the barroom not a [A]Gatlin boy was [E]standing, he said, “This one’s for Becky,” as he [B7]watched the last one [E]fall. And I heard him say

“I [E]promised you, Dad, not to [A]do the things you [E]done, I [A]walk away from [E]trouble when I [B7]can. Now [E]please don’t think I’m weak, I didn’t [A]turn the other [E]cheek, and Papa, I sure [A]hope you under[B7]stand Sometimes you gotta [B7]fight when you’re a [E]man.” [E]Everyone considered him the [A]coward of the county [E]

Artist Kenny Rogers

Album Kenny

Genres Country

Year 1979

Key C

Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G, G7, A, D, B7, E chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Coward Of The County with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.