The Way It Was In '51 chords by Charley Pride

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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66 was still a
narrow two -lane highway
Harry Truman was the man
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who ran the show
The Bad Korean War was just beginning
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I was just three years too young to go
Aunty Music hadn't gone
to New York City yet
And a serviceman was proud
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of what he'd done
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Oh, Hankin left the crown in every jukebox
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And that's the way it was in
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51
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There's so much about
the good old days
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I'd love to tell
And there's folks around
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I know still remember well
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Slow dancing close together
when the ballad played
Cause a thing called rock and roll
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was yet to come
It was a big year for driving
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restaurant car hop
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And that's the way it was in
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51
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There's so much about
the good old days
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I'd love to tell
And there's folks around
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I know still remember well
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Slow dancing close together
when a ballad plays
All the things called rock and roll
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are yet to come
It was a big year for driving,
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restaurant, car hopping
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That's the way it was in
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51
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Hankin' left me crowded
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every June bust
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That's the way it was in 51 you