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Prime Time easy guitar chords by 
Don Mclean
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Verse 1
F
G
Well this is life, this is Prime time
Bb
F
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
G
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
Bb
F
This is livin' the American way
Verse 2
F
G
I was ridin' on the subway in the afternoon
Bb
I saw some kids 'a beatin'
F
out a funky tune
The lady right in front of me
G
was old and brown
Bb
G
The kids began to push her,
F
they knocked her down
Bb
I tried to help her out but
F
G
F
there was just no way
Bb
A life ain't worth a damn
G
on the street today
C
F
I passed the ambulance
G
and the camera crews
Bb
I saw the instant replay on
F
the evening news
Verse 3
F
G
Well this is life, this is Prime time
Bb
F
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
G
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
Bb
G
F
This is livin' the American way
Verse 4
F
Well will you take the car,
G
or will you take the trip?
Bb
G
Remove annoying hair from
F
your upper lip
What's it really worth?
G
Does she really care?
Bb
What's the best shampoo
F
that I can use on my hair?
Bb
Hey what's the real future of
F
Cm
democracy?
Bb
How're we gonna streamline
G
the bureaucracy?
C
F
Hey, hey, the cost of life
G
has gone sky-high
Bb
Does Does the deodorant I'm
G
using really keep me dry?
F
Well this is
Verse 5
G
life, this is Prime time
Bb
F
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
G
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
Bb
F
This is livin' the American way
Verse 6
F
G
Well spin the magic wheel and
try to break the bank
Bb
Think about your life when
F
you fill in the blank
Here's a game that's
G
real if you wanna try
Bb
One spot on the wheel that
F
says you must die
Bb
F
American roulette is the game we play
Bb
But no-one wants wants to
C
have to be the one to pay
F
You get to pass "GO",
G
you get to pass away
Bb
But before we start our show,
Cm
F
here's our sponsor to say:
Verse 7
F
G
"Well this is life, this is Prime time
Ab
Bb
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
Cm
C
Cm
Eb
Well this is life, this is Prime time
Cm
F
G
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
Cm
G
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
C
F
This is livin' the American way"
Verse 8
F
Well down in Mexico,
G
the laundry's on the line
Bb
There's where you can go if
F
you land on the nine
G
Canada is nice if you're fond of ice
Bb
Cm
If you land on the two then
Bb
F
we'll send you there twice
Bb
F
We interrupt this game for a news release:
Bb
A man has gone insane and
C
been killed by police!
F
Now back to the game,
G
that's a dangerous play
Bb
'Cause if they see you in C-U-B-A
F
you you you you must pass away
Verse 9
F
G
Well this is life, this is Prime time
Bb
F
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
G
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
Bb
G
F
This is livin' the American way
Verse 10
F
My supper's on the stove,
G
the war is on the screen
Bb
Pass the bread and butter
while I watch the Marine
F
Bb
F
The shot him in the chest--Pass
G
the the chicken breast!
Bb
The general is saying that
he's still unimpressed.
F
Bb
"We had to burn the city
F
'cause they wouldn't agree
Bb
G
That things go better with democracy!"
C
F
The weather will be fair,
G
forget the ozone layer,
Bb
But strontium showers will
F
be here and there
Verse 11
F
G
Well this is life, this is Prime time
Bb
F
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
G
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
Bb
G
F
This is livin' the American way
Verse 12
F
Well livin' in the country
G
watchin' shadows fall
Bb
My reception ain't too good
F
in a power stall
G
Bombers in the air, missiles in the sea
Bb
F
Chemicals in everything, including me
Bb
They don't keep their promise
F
in the promised land
Bb
It's getting mighty hard
C
to find an honest man
F
But coming very soon,
G
a show you'll die to see
Bb
It's called "The End Of The World",
G
Bb
on channel "C"
F
Well this is
Verse 13
G
life, this is Prime time
Ab
Bb
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
C
Cm
Eb
Well this is life, this is Prime time
F
G
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
C
G
Bb
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
G
C
F
This is livin' the American way
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