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