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Are The Good Times Really Over For Good
lyrics and chords

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Are The Good Times Really Over For Good lyrics and chords are intended for your personal use, it's an excellent Merle Haggard song. Use these lyrics with chords to help you learn to play and sing this classic.

Are The Good Times Really Over For Good

Are The Good Times Really Over For Good 
  by Merle Haggard
C                                                                   F
I wish a buck was still silver and it was back when the country was strong
            G7                                    C
Back before Elvis and before the Vietnam war came along
                                                                       F
Before the Beatles and yesterday when a man could still work and still would
       G7
Is the best of the free life behind us now 
                                       C
And are the good times really over for good
                                                   
                                                   F
Are we rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell
     G7                                            C
With no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell
                                                              F
I wish a Ford or a Chevy would still last ten years like they should
       G7
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
       G7                                  C
It was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV
                                                              F
Before Microwave ovens when a girl could still cook and still would
       G7
Is the best of the free life behind us now
                                       C
And are the good times really over for good
 
                                                 F
Stop rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell
     G7                                             C
Standup 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
    G7
The best of the free life is still yet to come
                                         C
And the good times ain't really over for good
 
 

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Classic Country Music Lyrics home | Merle Haggard lyrics

The lyrics in this classic are more meaningful today than when Merle wrote it. We just have to hope that the closing verse is correct. It's a very nice song to play and sing, it has a nice melody with simple chords. Print Are The Good Times Really Over For Good lyrics and chords, practice a bit and enjoy.

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