[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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