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D
I wish a buck was still silver,  
D
and it was back when the country was strong,  
A7
Back before Elvis,  
D
and before the Vietnam War came along,  
G
Before the Beatles and Yesterday,  
D  G
when a man could still work and still would,  
A7
is the best of the free life behind us now,  
G
and are the good times really over for good? 

G 
Are we rolling down hill, like a snowball headed for Hell?  
A  D
...With no kind of chance for the flag or the Liberty Bell? 
 
G
I wish a Ford or a Chevy would still last ten years,  
A7
like they shouls, is the best of the free life behind us now,  
D
and are the good times really over for good?   
A7
Is the best of the free life behind us now,  
D
and are the good times reaally over for good? 
 
I wish a Coke was still cola,  
D  G
and a D Joint was just a bad place to be,  
A7  D
and it was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV.   
G
Before microwave ovens,  
D
when a girl could still cook,  
G
and still would...  
A7
is the best of the free life behind us now,  
D
and are the good times really over for good? 
 
G
Are we rolling downhill,  
G
like a snowball headed for Hell...  
A  D
with no kind of chance for the flag or the Liberty Bell?   
D  G
Will a Ford or a Chevy still last ten years, like they should?  
A7
And is the best of the free life behind us now,  
D
and are the good times really over for good. 
 
D
Let's make a Ford and a Chevy still last ten years, 
G
like they should,  
A7
and the best of the free life will be still yet to come,  
D
and the good times won't be really over for good...  
G
The best of the free life is still yet to come,  
A7  D
and the good times aint really over for good.