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Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver)
Lyrics
I wish a buck was still silver
It was back when the country was strong
Back before Elvis
Before the Vietnam war came along
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Features Of This Song
country roots
a subtle use of vocal harmony
a twelve-eight time signature
extensive vamping
major key tonality
a heavy twang in the vocals
slide/pedal steel guitars
acoustic rhythm guitars
subtle use of acoustic piano
political lyrics
triple note feel

These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this song by the Music Genome Project.
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Like a snowball headed for Hell?
The good times ain't over for good
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Are the good times really over for good?
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Could still last ten years, like they should
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Is the best of the free life behind us now?
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Publisher: SONY/ATV SONGS D/B/A TREE PUBG CO
I wish a buck was still silver
Stop rolling down hill
Wish a Ford and a Chevy
Are the good times really over for good?
With no kind of chance
And a joint was a bad place to be
Like a snowball headed for Hell
Could still last ten years, like they should
The best of the free life behind us now
I wish Coke was still Cola
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