{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":856768,"song":"Are The Good Times Really Over","artist":"Merle Haggard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/856768-are-the-good-times-really-over-chords-by-merle-haggard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/856768?type=chord","rating":4.89374,"votes":664,"content":"* = one strum\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI wish a buck was still silver, it was back when the country was strong.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBack before Elvis, before the Vietnam war came along.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                                                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBefore the Beatles and \"Yesterday\", when a man could still work, still would.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs the best of the free life behind us now, and are the good times really over for good?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd are we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI wish a Ford and a Chevy, would still last ten years like they should.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs the best of the free life behind us now, and are the good times really over for good?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                                                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI wish Coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to be.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G7[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                                                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBefore microwave ovens, when a girl could still cook, and still would.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs the best of the free life behind us now, and are the good times really over for good?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAre we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI wish a Ford and a Chevy, would still last ten years like they should.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]*\r\nIs the best of the free life behind us now, and are the good times really over for good?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Final Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nStop rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStand up for the flag and let's all ring the liberty bell.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                                                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLet's make a Ford and a Chevy, that'll still last ten years like they should.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G7[/ch]                        [ch]G7[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]*\r\n'Cause the best of the free life is still yet to come, and the good times ain't over for good.[/tab]","plain_text":"* = one strum\n\n[Intro]\nC  C  C  C\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Final Chorus]","chords":["C","F","G7","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}