Kenny Rogers – Coward Of The County (Bass Tab)

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1979 single release by Country and Western singer Kenny Rodgers and it. became a worldwide hit including a UK number 1. Tab by bass50611 Not 100% exact but awfully close to original. Easy to follow tab.
Intro:
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
E|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|

Verse 1:  (Key Of C)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3---3--------------------------------5-----5-----------|
A|-3-----3------------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5-----5---3----|
E|----3-----3------------3-----3-----3-----3-----3------------------3-|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3---3--------------------------5---5-------------|
A|-3-------------3-----3-----3-----3------------3-----3----|
E|----3-------------3-----3-----3-----3------------3-----3-|

Verse 2:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3---3--------------------------------5-----5-----------|
A|-3-----3------------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5-----5---3----|
E|----3-----3------------3-----3-----3-----3-----3------------------3-|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3---3--------------------------5---5----------------|
A|-3-------------3-----3-----3-----3------------3-----3---0-2-|
E|----3-------------3-----3-----3-----3------------3----3-----|

Chorus 1:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------0-2-3---3-----0-2-3---3---------5-----5--------------0-2-3---3-|
A|-3-----3------------3-------------3---3-----5-----5---3-----3-----------|
E|----3----------------------------------------------------3--------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3---3---5-----5-----5-----5-----------------|
A|-3-----3----------------5-----5-----5-----5---3-----3--3-|
E|----3-----3--------------------------------------3-------|

Verses 3 & 4:  (Key Change)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4---4--------------------------------6-----6-----------|
A|-4-----4------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4--------6-----6---4----|
E|----4-----4------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4------------------4-|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------4---4--------------------------6---6----------------|
A|-4-------------4-----4-----4-----4------------4-----4---1-3-|
E|----4-------------4-----4-----4-----4------------4----4-----|

Chorus 2:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------1-3-4---4-----1-3-4---4---------6-----6--------------1-3-4---4-|
A|-4-----4------------4-------------4---4-----6-----6---4-----4-----------|
E|----4----------------------------------------------------4--------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4---4---6-----6-----6-----6-----------------|
A|-4-----4----------------6-----6-----6-----6---4-----4--4-|
E|----4-----4--------------------------------------4-------|

Verse 5 & 6:  (Key Change)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5---5--------------------------------7------------------|
A|-5-----5------------5-----5-----5-----5-----5--------7-------4--5----|
E|----5-----5------------5-----5-----5-----5-----5--------5--7-------5-|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---5--------------------------7---7---------------|
A|-5-------------5-----5-----5-----5------------5-----5--2-4-|
E|----5-------------5-----5-----5-----5------------5---------|

Chorus 3:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4-5---5-------4-5---5---------7-----------------------4-|
A|-5-----5-7----------5--7----------5---5-----7-------4--5-----5-7---|
E|----5------------------------------------------5--7-------5--------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5--------------5---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----------------|
A|--------5-----5----------------7-----7-----7-----7---5-----5----|
E|-----------5-----5--------------------------------------5-----5-|

Outro:          (Break)    (END)
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------4-5--------------|
A|-5-----5--7--------------5---|
E|----5------------------------|