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