[Intro]
C  C  C C
[Verse]
C                                 
I wish a buck was still silver, it
                        F 
 was back when the country was
 strong,  
I wish a buck was still silver, it was back when the country was strong,  
 G7                                  
Back before Elvis, before the Vietnam
           C 
 war came along,  
Back before Elvis, before the Vietnam war came along,  
            C                      
Before the Beatles and "Yesterday",
                                   
 when a man could still work, still
   F 
 would,  
Before the Beatles and "Yesterday", when a man could still work, still would,  
        F                       G7 
is the best of the free life behind
                       G7       
 us now,  and are the good times
                  C 
 really over for good? 
is the best of the free life behind us now,  and are the good times really over for good? 
[Chorus]
            C                     
And are we rollin' downhill like a
                     F 
 snowball headed for hell.  
And are we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.  
     G                             
With no kind of chance for the flag
                 C 
 or the liberty bell.  
With no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell.  
          C                          
I wish a Ford or a Chevy, would still
                            F 
 last ten years like they should.  
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
                  G7              
 us now, are the good times really
          C 
 over for good?  
Is the best of the free life behind us now, are the good times really over for good?  
[Verse]
        C                        
I wish Coke was still cola, and a
                          F 
 joint was a bad place to be.  
I wish Coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to be.  
        G7                         
It was back before Nixon lied to us
         C 
 all on TV.  
It was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV.  
        C                          
Before microwave ovens, when a girl
                              F 
 could still cook, and still would,
  
Before microwave ovens, when a girl could still cook, and still would,  
         F                      G7 
 Is the best of the free life behind
 us now,  
 Is the best of the free life behind us now,  
            G7                    
and are the good times really over
     C 
 for good? 
and are the good times really over for good? 
[Chorus]
            C                     
And are we rollin' downhill like a
                     F 
 snowball headed for hell.  
And are we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.  
     G                             
With no kind of chance for the flag
                 C 
 or the liberty bell.  
With no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell.  
          C                          
I wish a Ford or a Chevy, would still
                            F 
 last ten years like they should.  
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
                  G7              
 us now, are the good times really
          C* 
 over for good? 
Is the best of the free life behind us now, are the good times really over for good? 
[Chorus]
                  C                  
Stop rollin' downhill like a snowball
             F 
 headed for hell.  
Stop rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.  
     G                             
Stand up for the flag and let's all
                   C 
 ring the liberty bell.  
Stand up for the flag and let's all ring the liberty bell.  
              C                      
Let's make a Ford or a Chevy, that'll
                               
 still last ten years like they
   F 
 should.  
Let's make a Ford or a Chevy, that'll still last ten years like they should.  
            F                      
'Cause the best of the free life is
  G7                      G7      
 still yet to come, the good times
                  C* 
 ain't over for good? 
'Cause the best of the free life is still yet to come, the good times ain't over for good?