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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)