Are The Good Times Really Over For Good chords by Merle Haggard

Verse 1:

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           I wish a buck was still silver, like it was back when the country
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was strong Back before Elvis, before the Vietnam War came along. Before the
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Beatles and yesterday, when a man could still work and still would. Is the
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best of the free life behind us now, are the good times really over for good?


Chorus 1:

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            Are we rolling down hill, like a snow ball headed for hell with
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no kind of chance for the flag or the Liberty Bell? I wish a Ford and a Chevy
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would still last ten years like they should. Is the best of the free life behind us
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now, are the good times really over for good?

Verse 2:
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           I wish a coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to be. I
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was back before Trudeau wore rainbow socks on TV. Before microwave ovens when a
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girl could still cook and still would. Is the best of the free life behind us
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now, are the good times really over for good?


Chorus 2:

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          Stop rolling downhill like a snow ball headed for Hell. Stand up for
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the flag and let’s all ring the Liberty bell. Let’s make a Ford and a Chevy
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last ten years like they should. Cause the best of the free life
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is still yet to come and the good times ain't really over for good.