Merle Haggard

I wish a ^D buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was ^G strong,
Back before ^A7 Elvis, and before the Vietnam war came a ^D long,
Before the Beatles and yesterday, when a man could ^G still ^D work, and still ^G would,
is the best of the free life be ^A7 hind us now,
and Are The Good Times Really Over For ^D Good.
Are we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for ^G hell.
With ^A no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty ^D bell.
I wish a Ford or a Chevy, would still last ten years like they ^G should.
Is the best of the free life ^A7 behind us now,
And Are The Good Times Really Over For ^D Good.
I wish ^D Coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to ^G be.
It was ^A7 back before Nixon lied to us all on ^D TV.
Before Microwave ovens, when a girl could ^G still ^D cook, and still ^G would,
Is the best of the free life b ^A7 ehind us now,
and Are The Good Times Really Over For ^D Good.
Stop rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for ^G hell.
Stand ^A up for the flag, and let's all ring the liberty ^D bell.
Let's make a Ford and a Chevy that'll still last ten years like they ^G should.
The best of the free life ^A7 is still yet to come,
And the good times ain't really over for ^D good.