FA#
I wish a buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was strong,
C7F
Back before Elvis, and before the Vietnam war came along,
A#FA#
Before the Beatles and yesterday, when a man could still work, and still would,
C7
is the best of the free life behind us now,
F
and Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
A#
Are we rollinʼ downhill like a snowball headed for hell.
CF
With no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell.
A#
I wish a Ford or a Chevy, would still last ten years like they should.
C7
Is the best of the free life behind us now,
F
And Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
FA#
I wish Coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to be.
C7F
It was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV.
A#FA#
Before Microwave ovens, when a girl could still cook, and still would,
C7
Is the best of the free life behind us now,
F
and Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
A#
Stop rollinʼ downhill like a snowball headed for hell.
CF
Standup for the flag, and letʼs all ring the liberty bell.
A#
Letʼs make a Ford and a Chevy thatʼll still last ten years like they should.
C7
The best of the free life is still yet to come,
F
And the good times ainʼt really over for good.