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, C F Before the Beatles and yesterday, when a man could still work, and still would, F G7 is the best of the free life behind us now, G7 C and Are The Good Times Really Over For Good. C F Are we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell. G C With no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell. C F I wish a Ford or a Chevy, would still last ten years like they should. F G7 Is the best of the free life behind us now, G7 C And Are The Good Times Really Over For Good. C 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. C F Before Microwave ovens, when a girl could still cook, and still would, F G7 Is the best of the free life behind us now, G7 C and Are The Good Times Really Over For Good. C F Stop rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell. G C Standup for the flag, and let's all ring the liberty bell. C F Let's make a Ford and a Chevy that'll still last ten years like they should. F G7 The best of the free life is still yet to come, G7 C And the good times ain't really over for good.