Johnny Paycheck

Fifteen Beers

Johnny Paycheck


Tom: F

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When you try to drown a memory from your mind
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It took me fifteen beers to get here
        Bb
I don't know how many more till I leave
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Take my change in tears and drink fifteen beers


       F
Well I rolled into Joe's about six-fifteen
          Bb
And I was ready to pour 'em down
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Because at eight o'clock Delilah was a-meeting me there
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Well I thought I'd have me a pour just to loosen up
              Bb
Cause we were really gonna swing tonight
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I could already see her face and touch her long red hair


        F
Well at nine thirty-five I thought man a live
Bb
What could be a-holding her up
            F
Just then a man in a long black Cadillac came in
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And told little Joe filler up
             F
While he was cleaning off the windows and guess who he saw
       Bb
In the back laying soft as rain
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It was Delilah  sipping on pink champagne


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I drank fifteen beers that's a whole lot of brew for one man
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When you try to drown a memory from your mind
           F
It took me fifteen beers to forget you
        Bb
I don't know how many more to just get
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While he holds Delilah near I'll drink my fifteen beers


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I drank fifteen beers that's a whole lot of brew in one night
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When you try to drown a memory from your mind
           F
It took me fifteen beers to get here
        Bb
I don't know how many more till I leave
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Take my change in tears and drink fifteen beers