Chords for Merle Haggard - Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)
Tempo:
120.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
B
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[N]
[D] [C]
I wish the buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was [F] strong.
Back [G] before Elvis, before the Vietnam War [C] came along.
Before the Beatles and yesterday, when a man could still work and [F] still would.
It's the best of the free [G] life behind us now, but the good times are really over [C] for good.
I wish coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to [F] be.
It was back [G] before Nixon lied to us all [C] on TV.
Before [G] microwave [C] ovens, when a girl could still cook and [F] still would.
It's the best of the free [G] life behind us now, but the good times are really over [C] for good.
I'll be rolling down a hill like a snowball headed [F] for hell.
With [G] no kind of chance for the flag or the [C] Liberty Bell.
I wish a Ford and a Chevy would still last ten [Gm] years [F] like they should.
[F]
The best of the free [G] life behind us now, but the good times are really over [C] for good.
Stop rolling down a hill like a snowball headed [F] for hell.
Thank you, Winter.
[G] Stand up for the flag and let's all ring the [C] Liberty Bell.
Let's make a Ford [Em] and a Chevy [C] that would still last [Gm] ten years [F] like they should.
The best of the free [G] life is still yet to come.
The good times ain't over [C] for good.
[B]
[Bm]
[N]
[D] [C]
I wish the buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was [F] strong.
Back [G] before Elvis, before the Vietnam War [C] came along.
Before the Beatles and yesterday, when a man could still work and [F] still would.
It's the best of the free [G] life behind us now, but the good times are really over [C] for good.
I wish coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to [F] be.
It was back [G] before Nixon lied to us all [C] on TV.
Before [G] microwave [C] ovens, when a girl could still cook and [F] still would.
It's the best of the free [G] life behind us now, but the good times are really over [C] for good.
I'll be rolling down a hill like a snowball headed [F] for hell.
With [G] no kind of chance for the flag or the [C] Liberty Bell.
I wish a Ford and a Chevy would still last ten [Gm] years [F] like they should.
[F]
The best of the free [G] life behind us now, but the good times are really over [C] for good.
Stop rolling down a hill like a snowball headed [F] for hell.
Thank you, Winter.
[G] Stand up for the flag and let's all ring the [C] Liberty Bell.
Let's make a Ford [Em] and a Chevy [C] that would still last [Gm] ten years [F] like they should.
The best of the free [G] life is still yet to come.
The good times ain't over [C] for good.
[B]
[Bm]
Key:
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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I wish the buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was [F] strong.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Back [G] before Elvis, _ before the Vietnam War [C] came along. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Before the Beatles and yesterday, _ _ _ _ _ when a man could still work and [F] still would. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's the best of the free [G] life behind us now, _ _ but the good times are really over [C] for good. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I wish coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to [F] be. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It was back [G] before Nixon _ lied to us all [C] on TV. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Before [G] microwave [C] ovens, when a girl could still cook and [F] still would. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's the best of the free [G] life behind us now, _ but the good times are really over [C] for good. _
_ _ _ _ _ I'll be rolling down a hill like a snowball headed [F] for hell. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ With [G] no kind of chance for the flag or the [C] Liberty Bell. _ _ _ _ _ _
I wish a Ford and a Chevy _ would still last ten [Gm] years [F] like they should. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
The best of the free [G] life behind us now, _ but the good times are really over [C] for good. _ _ _ _ _
Stop rolling down a hill like a snowball headed [F] for hell.
Thank you, Winter. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Stand up for the flag and let's all ring the [C] Liberty Bell.
_ _ _ _ Let's _ _ make a Ford [Em] and a Chevy [C] that would still last [Gm] ten years [F] like they should.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The best of the free [G] life is still yet to come.
The good times ain't over [C] for good. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
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_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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I wish the buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was [F] strong.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Back [G] before Elvis, _ before the Vietnam War [C] came along. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Before the Beatles and yesterday, _ _ _ _ _ when a man could still work and [F] still would. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's the best of the free [G] life behind us now, _ _ but the good times are really over [C] for good. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I wish coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to [F] be. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It was back [G] before Nixon _ lied to us all [C] on TV. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Before [G] microwave [C] ovens, when a girl could still cook and [F] still would. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's the best of the free [G] life behind us now, _ but the good times are really over [C] for good. _
_ _ _ _ _ I'll be rolling down a hill like a snowball headed [F] for hell. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ With [G] no kind of chance for the flag or the [C] Liberty Bell. _ _ _ _ _ _
I wish a Ford and a Chevy _ would still last ten [Gm] years [F] like they should. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
The best of the free [G] life behind us now, _ but the good times are really over [C] for good. _ _ _ _ _
Stop rolling down a hill like a snowball headed [F] for hell.
Thank you, Winter. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Stand up for the flag and let's all ring the [C] Liberty Bell.
_ _ _ _ Let's _ _ make a Ford [Em] and a Chevy [C] that would still last [Gm] ten years [F] like they should.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The best of the free [G] life is still yet to come.
The good times ain't over [C] for good. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _