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Version 1
[Intro]
| G | C |
(yodel)
[Verse 1]
F
I was happy, oh so happy
C G7
Down in Mississipi way
C F
I was livin' with my pappy
C G C
Fifteen years ago today
[Verse 2]
F
When I left him, in the gloamin'
C G7
I recall I heard him say
C F
You'll be sorry, that you roamin'
C G C
Fifteen years ago today
[Break]
| G | C |
(yodel)
[Verse 3]
F
I met a slicker, from the city
C G7
And he led my life astray
C F
How he fooled me, was a pity
C G C
Fifteen years ago today
[Verse 4]
F
He said I could; make a fortune
C G7
If I did as he would say
C F/C
But we ended, up in prison
C G C
Fifteen years ago today
[Break]
| G | C | G C |
(yodel)
[Verse 5]
F
Now I'm sittin' by my own son
C G7
For my errors I must pay
C F
I recall; I wasn't lonesome
C G C
Fifteen years ago today
[Outro]
| G | C |
(yodel)