The Way It Was in '51 chords by Merle Haggard
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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 1
Sixty-six was (D major) was still
a narrow two-lane highway
highway
Harry Truman was the man
who ran the show (A major)
The bad Korean war was just beginning
And I was just three years
too young to (D major) go
Country Music hadn't gone
to New York City yet
And a service man was proud
of what he'd done (G major)
Hank and Lefty crowded
ev'ry jukebox (D major)
(A major) That's the way it was in fifty (D major) one.
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Verse 2
There's so much (A major) about the good
old days I'd love (D major) to tell
And there's folks around I
know still (A major) remember well
Slow (D major) dancin' close together
when a ballad played
'Cause a thing called Rock
and Roll was yet to come (G major)
It was a big year for a drive-in
rest'rant car (D major) hop
(A major) That's the way it was in
fifty (D major) one.
Interlude 1
(D major) (G major)
(D major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 3
There's so much (A major) about the good
old days I'd love (D major) to tell
And there's folks around I
know still (A major) remember well
Slow (D major) dancin' close together
when a ballad played
'Cause a thing called Rock
and Roll was yet to come
(G major) It was a big year for a drive-in
rest'rant (D major) car hop
(A major) That's the way it was in fifty (D major) one.
Verse 4
Yeah! (G major) Hank and Lefty
crowded ev'ry jukebox (D major)
Oh Lord, (A major) That's the way it was in fifty (D major) one.
The Way It Was in '51
Merle Haggard
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