ARE THE GOOD TIMES REALLY OVER FOR GOOD
Merle Haggard
It's best to use a barchord F during this song. Take note of the "no chord" before
the last chorus, but start back with a strong strum.
C F
I wish a buck was still silver and it was back when the country was strong
G C
Back before Elvis and before the Vietnam war came a long
F
Before the Beatles and yesterday when a man could still work, and still would
G
Is the best of the free life behind us now
C
And are the good times really over for good
F
Are we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell
G C
With no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell
F
I wish a Ford and a Chevy would still last ten years like they should
G
Is the best of the free life behind us now
C
And are the good times really over for good
F
I wish Coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to be
G C
It was back before Nixon lied to us all on T V
F
Before Microwave ovens when a girl could still cook and still would
G
Is the best of the free life behind us now
C
And are the good times really over For good
F
Are we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell
G C
With no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell
F
I wish a Ford and a Chevy, would still last ten years like they should
G
Is the best of the free life behind us now
C
And are the good times really over for good
C F
Stop rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell
G C
Stand up for the flag and let's all ring the liberty bell
F
Let's make a Ford and a Chevy that'll still last ten years like they should
G
Cause the best of the free life is still yet to come
C
And the good times ain't over for good
Let the C just fade