Merle Haggard – Are The Good Times Really Over (Ukulele)

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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, 

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 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 rollin' 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. 

    F                                   G7
 Is the best of the free life behind us now,

 G7                                       C
 and are the good times really over for good?

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I wish Coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to be. 

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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, 

F                                     G7
 Is the best of the free life behind us now, 

G7                                       C
 and are the good times really over for good? 

C                                                F
 Stop rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell. 

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 Standup for the flag, and let's all ring the liberty bell. 

C                                                                                   F
 Let's make a Ford and a Chevy that'll still last ten years like they should. 

F                                           G7
 The best of the free life is still yet to come, 

G7                                          C
 and are the good times really over for good?