Intro: (G) (G) (G) (G)
spoken: "This song is for the cold - fading - memory...of country music.
And unfortunately, it's also a sad testament, to what it has become today."
15 (G) songs (C)
15 (G) songs
That's (G) all the dadgum DJ plays
(A7) All dadgum day (D) long
Where have (G) all (C) the good ones (Em) gone (C)
There's a (G) whole lot more out (D) there
Than 15 (G) songs
Well, they (C) used to write songs about drinking, cheatin', (G) and murder
About (C) hobos and trains, and winding up in (G) jail
But, if I (C) wrote that these days, I (G) never would get paid
And (A7) 'Music Row' says all my songs would (D) fail
15 (G) songs (C)
15 (G) songs
That's (G) all the dadgum DJ plays
(A7) All dadgum day (D) long
Where have (G) all (C) the good ones (Em) gone (C)
There's a (G) whole lot more out (D) there
Than 15 (G) songs
Well, (C) whatever happened to Chris, Willie, and (G) Waylon Jennings
And, you (C) don't hear Johnny Cash in 'radio(G)land'
Though their (C) music's been time tested, they (G) could get arressted
Unless (A7) it was for some form of contrab(D)and
I didn't say country-band
15 (G) songs (C)
15 (G) songs
That's (G) all the dadgum DJ plays
(A7) All dadgum day (D) long
Where have (G) all (C) the good ones (Em) gone (C)
There's a (G) whole lot more out (D) there
Than 15 (G) songs (C)
15 (G) songs (C)
15 (G) songs
There's a whole lot more out (D) there than 15 (G) songs
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Note: I just want to say that I love this song. What a smack-in-the-face to pop-country acts.
Thanks, axe....
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