[Intro]
C  C  C C
[Strophe]
C                                                         F 
I wish a buck was still silver, it was back when the country was strong,  
 G7                                             C 
Back before Elvis, before the Vietnam war came along,  
            C                                                            F 
Before the Beatles and "Yesterday", when a man could still work, still would,  
        F                       G7                        G7                         C 
is the best of the free life behind us now,  and are the good times really over for good? 
[Refrain]
            C                                          F 
And 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                   G7                        C 
Is the best of the free life behind us now, are the good times really over for good?  
[Strophe]
        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? 
[Refrain]
            C                                          F 
And 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                   G7                        C* 
Is the best of the free life behind us now, are the good times really over for good? 
[Refrain]
                  C                               F 
Stop rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.  
     G                                                C 
Stand up for the flag and let's all ring the liberty bell.  
              C                                                        F 
Let's make a Ford or a Chevy, that'll still last ten years like they should.  
            F                        G7                      G7                        C* 
'Cause the best of the free life is still yet to come, the good times ain't over for good?