D#G#
I wish a buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was strong,
A#7D#
Back before Elvis, and before the Vietnam war came along,
G#D#G#
Before the Beatles and yesterday, when a man could still work, and still would,
A#7
is the best of the free life behind us now,
D#
and Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
G#
Are we rollinʼ downhill like a snowball headed for hell.
A#D#
With no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell.
G#
I wish a Ford or a Chevy, would still last ten years like they should.
A#7
Is the best of the free life behind us now,
D#
And Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
D#G#
I wish Coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to be.
A#7D#
It was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV.
G#D#G#
Before Microwave ovens, when a girl could still cook, and still would,
A#7
Is the best of the free life behind us now,
D#
and Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
G#
Stop rollinʼ downhill like a snowball headed for hell.
A#D#
Standup for the flag, and letʼs all ring the liberty bell.
G#
Letʼs make a Ford and a Chevy thatʼll still last ten years like they should.
A#7
The best of the free life is still yet to come,
D#
And the good times ainʼt really over for good.
