Prime Time

Prime Time easy guitar chords by Don Mclean

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  • Verse 1
    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    in 
    the 
    U. 
    S. 
    A. 

    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    Time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    the 
    American 
    way 

    Verse 2
    was 
    ridin' 
    on 
    the subway 
    in 
    the 
    afternoon 

    saw 
    some 
    kids 
    'a 
    beatin' 

    out 
    funky 
    tune 

    The 
    lady 
    right 
    in front 
    of me 

    was 
    old 
    and 
    brown 

    The 
    kids 
    began 
    to 
    push 
    her, 

    they 
    knocked 
    her 
    down 

    tried 
    to 
    help 
    her 
    out 
    but 

    there 
    was 
    just 
    no 
    way 

    life 
    ain't 
    worth 
    a damn 

    on 
    the street 
    today 

    passed 
    the 
    ambulance 

    and 
    the camera 
    crews 

    saw 
    the 
    instant 
    replay 
    on 

    the 
    even
    ing 
    news 

    Verse 3
    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    in 
    the 
    U. 
    S. 
    A. 

    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    Time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    the 
    American 
    way 

    Verse 4
    Well 
    will 
    you 
    take 
    the car, 

    or will 
    you take 
    the trip? 

    Re
    move 
    annoying 
    hair 
    from 

    your 
    upper 
    lip 

    What's 
    it 
    really 
    worth? 

    Does 
    she 
    really 
    care? 

    What's 
    the 
    best 
    shampoo 

    that 
    can 
    use 
    on 
    my 
    hair? 

    Hey 
    what's 
    the 
    real 
    future 
    of 

    demo
    cracy? 

    How're 
    we 
    gonna 
    streamline 

    the 
    bureau
    cracy? 

    Hey, 
    hey, 
    the 
    cost 
    of 
    life 

    has 
    gone 
    sky-high 

    Does 
    Does 
    the 
    deodorant I'm 

    using 
    really 
    keep 
    me 
    dry? 

    Well 
    this 
    is 
    Verse 5
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    in 
    the 
    U. 
    S. 
    A. 

    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    Time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    the 
    Americ
    an 
    way 

    Verse 6
    Well 
    spin 
    the magic 
    wheel 
    and 

    try 
    to 
    break 
    the 
    bank 

    Think 
    about 
    your 
    life 
    when 

    you 
    fill 
    in 
    the blank 

    Here's 
    game 
    that's 

    real 
    if 
    you 
    wanna 
    try 

    One 
    spot 
    on 
    the wheel 
    that 

    says 
    you 
    must 
    die 

    American 
    roulette 
    is 
    the 
    game 
    we 
    play 

    But 
    no-one 
    wants 
    wants 
    to 

    have 
    to 
    be 
    the one 
    to pay 

    You 
    get 
    to pass 
    "GO", 

    you 
    get 
    to 
    pass 
    away 

    But 
    be
    fore 
    we start 
    our show, 

    here's 
    our 
    sponsor 
    to say: 

    Verse 7
    "Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    in 
    the 
    U. 
    S. 
    A. 

    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    in 
    the 
    U. 
    S. 
    A. 

    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    Time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    the 
    American 
    way" 

    Verse 8
    Well 
    down 
    in 
    Mexico, 

    the 
    laundry's on 
    the line 

    There's 
    where 
    you 
    can 
    go 
    if 

    you 
    land 
    on 
    the nine 

    Canada 
    is 
    nice 
    if 
    you're 
    fond 
    of 
    ice 

    If 
    you 
    land 
    on 
    the two 
    then 

    we'll send 
    you 
    there 
    twice 

    We 
    interrupt 
    this 
    game 
    for 
    a news 
    release: 

    man 
    has 
    gone 
    insane 
    and 

    been 
    killed 
    by 
    police! 

    Now 
    back 
    to 
    the game, 

    that's 
    a dan
    gerous 
    play 

    'Cause 
    if 
    they see 
    you 
    in 
    C-U-B-A 

    you 
    you 
    you 
    you 
    must 
    pass 
    away 

    Verse 9
    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    in 
    the 
    U. 
    S. 
    A. 

    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    Time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    the 
    Americ
    an 
    way 

    Verse 10
    My 
    supper's 
    on 
    the stove, 

    the war 
    is 
    on 
    the screen 

    Pass 
    the 
    bread 
    and 
    butter 

    while 
    watch 
    the Marine 

    The shot 
    him 
    in 
    the chest--Pass 

    the 
    the chicken 
    breast! 

    The 
    general 
    is 
    saying 
    that 

    he's still 
    unimpressed. 

    "We 
    had 
    to 
    burn 
    the city 

    'cause 
    they 
    wouldn't 
    agree 

    That 
    things 
    go 
    better 
    with 
    demo
    cracy!" 

    The 
    weather 
    will 
    be fair, 

    for
    get 
    the 
    ozone 
    layer, 

    But strontium 
    showers 
    will 

    be 
    here 
    and 
    there 

    Verse 11
    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    in 
    the 
    U. 
    S. 
    A. 

    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    Time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    the 
    Americ
    an 
    way 

    Verse 12
    Well 
    livin' 
    in 
    the 
    country 

    watch
    in' 
    shadows 
    fall 

    My 
    recep
    tion 
    ain't 
    too 
    good 

    in 
    a power 
    stall 

    Bombers 
    in 
    the 
    air, 
    mis
    siles 
    in 
    the sea 

    Chem
    icals 
    in 
    everything, 
    including 
    me 

    They 
    don't 
    keep 
    their promise 

    in 
    the promised 
    land 

    It's 
    getting 
    mighty 
    hard 

    to 
    find 
    an 
    honest 
    man 

    But 
    com
    ing 
    very 
    soon, 

    show 
    you'll 
    die 
    to see 

    It's 
    called 
    "The 
    End 
    Of 
    The 
    World", 

    on 
    channel 
    "C" 

    Well 
    this 
    is 
    Verse 13
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    in 
    the 
    U. 
    S. 
    A. 

    Well 
    this 
    is 
    life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    in 
    the 
    U. 
    S. 
    A. 

    Well 
    this 
    is life, 
    this 
    is 
    Prime 
    Time 

    This 
    is 
    livin' 
    the 
    American 
    way 

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