The Way In Was In 51 by Merle Haggard, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

The Way In Was In 51

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Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.

Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained

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C
Sixty-Six was still a narrow two-lane highway
G
Harry Truman was the man who ran the show
The bad Korean was was just begining
C
And I was just three years too young to go
Country Music hadn't gone to New York City yet
F
And a service man was proud of what he'd done
C
Hank and Lefty crowded ev'ry jukebox
G C
That's the way it was in fifty one.

[Chorus]
G C
There's so much about the good old days I'd love to tell
G
And there's folks around I know still remember well
C
Slow dancin' close together when a ballad played
F
'Cause a thing called Rock and Roll was yet to come
C
(It was) a big year for a drive-in rest'rant carhop
G C
That's the way it was in fifty one.

[Chorus]
G C
There's so much about the good old days I'd love to tell
G
And there's folks around I know still remember well
C
Slow dancin' close together when a ballad played
F
'Cause a thing called Rock and Roll was yet to come
C
(It was) a big year for a drive-in rest'rant carhop
G C
That's the way it was in fifty one.