Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 15:17:56 -0600
From: Ken Keefover 
Subject: Are The Good Times Really Over For Good by Merle Haggard

Are The Good Times Really Over For Good
Written & performed by Merle Haggard
c1981 Shade Tree Music, Inc.

         D (xx0232@1)                                                         GI (320003@1)wish a buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was strong,
            A7 (x02020@1)                                    DBack (xx0232@1)before Elvis, and before the Vietnam war came along,
                                                   G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)             GBefore (320003@1)the Beatles and yesterday, when a man could still work, and still would,
                               A7is (x02020@1)the best of the free life behind us now,
                                       Dand (xx0232@1)Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
                                                   GAre (320003@1)we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.
     A (x02220@1)                                           DWith (xx0232@1)no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell.
                                                               GI (320003@1)wish a Ford or a Chevy, would still last ten years like they should.
                             A7Is (x02020@1)the best of the free life behind us now,
                                       DAnd (xx0232@1)Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
       D (xx0232@1)                                                 GI (320003@1)wish Coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to be.
       A7 (x02020@1)                                DIt (xx0232@1)was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV.
                                          G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)             GBefore (320003@1)Microwave ovens, when a girl could still cook, and still would,
                              A7Is (x02020@1)the best of the free life behind us now,
                                       Dand (xx0232@1)Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
                                                 GStop (320003@1)rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.
     A (x02220@1)                                             DStandup (xx0232@1)for the flag, and let's all ring the liberty bell.
                                                                     GLet's (320003@1)make a Ford and a Chevy that'll still last ten years like they should.
                          A7The (x02020@1)best of the free life is still yet to come,
                                         DAnd (xx0232@1)the good times ain't really over for good.