Chords of: Coward Of The County by: Kenny Rogers. (D, C, C#, G) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Coward Of The County” by Kenny Rogers is in C Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, C, C#, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → G7 → C → G → C → G → C → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:03 | 25% |
| D | 0:54 | 21% |
| C# | 0:53 | 21% |
| G | 0:17 | 7% |
| F | 0:10 | 4% |
| Ab | 0:10 | 4% |
| A | 0:09 | 4% |
| F# | 0:08 | 3% |
C – F – C – G7 – C – F – C – G6 – C – F – C – G – C – F – C – G6 – C – D6 – C/E – F – C – F – C – G – C – F – C – F – G – G7 – G6 – C – C# – F# – C# – Ab7 – C# – F#maj7 – C# – Ab – C# – F# – C# – Ab – C# – F# – C# – Ab6 – …
