Prime Time chords by Don Mclean

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: Bb majorBb

Difficulty: Novice

Chorus:
        G+G    A augmentedA
Well this is life, this is Prime time
   C majorC        G+G
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
        G+G    A augmentedA
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
   C majorC       G+G
This is livin' the American way

Verse 1:
     G+G             A7A7
I was ridin' on the subway in the afternoon
  C majorC                G+G
I saw some kids 'a beatin' out a funky tune
   G+G              A7A7
The lady right in front of me was old and brown
   C majorC              G+G
The kids began to push her, they knocked her down
   C majorC                 G+G
I tried to help her out but there was just no way
  C majorC               D7D7
A augmentedA life ain't worth a damn on the street today
  G+G              A7A7
I passed the ambulance and the camera crews
  C majorC               G+G
I saw the instant replay on the evening news


Chorus:
        G+G    A augmentedA
Well this is life, this is Prime time
   C majorC        G+G
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
        G+G    A augmentedA
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
   C majorC       G+G
This is livin' the American way


Verse 2:
    G+G             A7A7
Well will you take the car, or will you take the trip?
   C majorC            G+G
Remove annoying hair from your upper lip
       G+G     A7A7
What's it really worth? Does she really care?
   C majorC               G+G
What's the best shampoo that I can use on my hair?
    C majorC            G+G
Hey what's the real future of democracy?
  C majorC              D7D7
How're we gonna streamline the bureaucracy?
   G+G             A7A7
Hey, hey, the cost of life has gone sky-high
       C majorC            G+G
Does the deodorant I'm using really keep me dry?

Chorus:
        G+G    A augmentedA
Well this is life, this is Prime time
   C majorC        G+G
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
        G+G    A augmentedA
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
   C majorC       G+G
This is livin' the American way

Verse 3:
    G+G            A7A7
Well spin the magic wheel and try to break the bank
  C majorC               G+G
Think about your life when you fill in the blank
  G+G           A7A7
Here's a game that's real if you wanna try
 C majorC            G+G
One spot on the wheel that says you must die
   C majorC          G+G
American roulette is the game we play
   C majorC               D7D7
But no-one wants to have to be the one to pay
   G+G          A7A7
You get to pass "GO\