Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver) original guitar chords by
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard

1981Country1.5K views
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Key: C major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I wish a buck was still silver
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It was back when the country was strong
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Back before Elvis, before
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Vietnam war came along
Before the Beatles and yesterday
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When a man could still work and still would
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Is the best of the free life behind us now
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And are the good times really over for good?
Chorus 1
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And are we rolling downhill
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like a snowball headed for hell
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With no kinda chance for the flag
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or the liberty bell?
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Wish a Ford and a Chevy
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F
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Would still last ten years like they should
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Is the best of the free life behind us now
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And are the good times really over for good?
Verse 2
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I wish coke was still cola
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And a joint was a bad place to be
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It was back before Nixon lied to us all on T.V.
Before microwave ovens
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when a girl could still cook, and still would
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Is the best of the free life behind us now
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Are the good times really over for good?
Chorus 2
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Are we rolling downhill
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F
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like a snowball headed for hell
G7
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With no kinda chance for the flag
C
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or the liberty bell?
Cmaj7
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Wish a Ford and a Chevy
C7
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F
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Would still last ten years like they should
G7
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Is the best of the free life behind us now
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And are the good times really over for good?
Verse 3
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Stop rolling downhill
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like a snowball headed for hell
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Stand up for the flag
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and let's all ring the liberty bell
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Let's make a Ford and a Chevy
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That would still last ten years like they should
'Cause the best of the free life
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is still yet to come
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And the good times ain't over for good

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