Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver) — Merle Haggard
Chords and lyrics for Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver) by Merle Haggard (key of C).
Intro
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1
[C]I wish a buck was still silver, it was back when the country was strong.
[F]Back before Elvis, [G7]before the Vietnam war came along.
[C]Before the Beatles and "Yesterday", when a man could still work, still would.
[F]Is the best of the free life behind us now, [G7]and are the good times really over for good?
Chorus
[C]And are we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.
[F]With no kind of chance for the flag or the [G7]liberty bell.
[C]I wish a Ford and a Chevy, would still last ten years like they should.
[F]Is the best of the free life behind us now, [G7]and are the good times really over for good?
Verse 2
[C]I wish Coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to be.
[F]It was back before Nixon [G7]lied to us all on TV.
[C]Before microwave ovens, when a girl could still cook, and still would.
[F]Is the best of the free life behind us now, [G7]and are the good times really over for good?
Chorus
[C]Are we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.
[F]With no kind of chance for the flag or the [G7]liberty bell.
[C]I wish a Ford and a Chevy, would still last ten years like they should.
[F]Is the best of the free life behind us now, [G7]and are the good times really over for good?
Final Chorus
[C]Stop rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.
[F]Stand up for the flag and let's all ring the [G7]liberty bell.
[C]Let's make a Ford and a Chevy, that'll still last ten years like they should.
[F]'Cause the best of the free life is still yet to come, [G7]and the good times ain't over for good.