Fifteen Years
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I never was a violent man
Said the man in the bar with his head in his hands
He's trying his best to understand
The cause of his dismay
But years of gin have broken him
And left him cold where he fitted in
And it's too late now to turn around
And find another way.
All the laughs in the late night lock-in
They fade away when he gets in
The girl from fifteen years ago
Has packed and gone away.
That's never how it used to be
What happened to all that energy ?
You took one too many liberties
I'm tired of being afraid
So after a fight she took flight
Hiding swollen eyes and a wounded pride
The best years of her life denied
And sold for liquid shares.
And the laughs in the late night lock-in
They fade away when he gets in
The girl from fifteen years ago
Has packed and gone away.
And the victims of this world
They're advertised on posters
Just a beach and a pretty girl
You just take this potion.
It's another week 'till his cheque comes through
He's got a fiver left now to spend on food
But the doors of the bar are open
And he breaks another rule
He sits on the stool that bears his name
He's got a favorite glass now that's called the same
And he's never been kept waiting
'Cause he pays the landlord's wage.
And the laughs in the late night lock-in
They fade away when he gets in
The girl from fifteen years ago
Has packed and gone away
All the laughs in the late night lock-in
They fade away when he gets in
The girl from fifteen years ago
Has packed and gone away.
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Readable chord sheet for Fifteen Years by Levellers
[Am] [Am] [G] [Am] I[Am] never was a violent man S[G]aid the man in the bar wi[Am]th his head in his hands He's trying his best to understand T[G]he cause of his d[Am]ismay But years of gin have broken him And left him cold where he fitted in And it's too late now to turn around And find another way. A[Dm]ll the laughs in the late [F]night lock-in T[Am]hey fade away wh[G]en he gets in T[Dm]he girl from fiftee[F]n years ago H[Am]as packed and gone away. That's never how it used to be What happened to all that energy ? You took one too many liberties I'm tired of being afraid So after a fight she took flight Hiding swollen eyes and a wounded pride The best years of her life denied And sold for liquid shares. And the laughs in the late night lock-in They fade away when he gets in The girl from fifteen years ago Has packed and gone away. A[Am]nd the victims of[G] this world T[Am]hey're advertis[G]ed on posters J[Am]ust a beach and a pr[G]etty girl Y[Am]ou just take this po[G]tion. It's another week 'till his cheque comes through He's got a fiver left now to spend on food But the doors of the bar are open And he breaks another rule He sits on the stool that bears his name He's got a favorite glass now that's called the same And he's never been kept waiting 'Cause he pays the landlord's wage. And the laughs in the late night lock-in They fade away when he gets in The girl from fifteen years ago H[Am]as packed and gone[G] away All the laughs in the late night lock-in They fade away when he gets in The girl from fifteen years ago Has packed and gone away.