Opening : A5 A5 G5 A5
Verse :
  A5       
I never was a violent man
         G5                       A5
Said the man in the bar with his head in his hands

He's trying his best to understand
    G5               A5
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.

Chorus :
        D5                       F5
All the laughs in the late night lock-in
     A5             G5
They fade away when he gets in
    D5                F5
The girl from fifteen years ago
    A5
Has packed and gone away.

Verse :
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.

Chorus :
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.

Bridge :
        A5              G5
And the victims of this world
        A5            G5
They're advertised on posters
       A5                 G5
Just a beach and a pretty girl
A5                 G5
You just take this potion.

Verse :
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.

Chorus :
And the laughs in the late night lock-in
They fade away when he gets in
The girl from fifteen years ago
    A5               G5
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.


-Transcribed by Assaf Sagi, 19/10/94-