Good Times Ain't What They Used to Be Johnson/Davidson/McCormick INTRO: A E D A I thought Jack Daniels was the working man's tea E D E It was the window to the life I used to lead
D A I used to ramble like a feather in the breeze G D A But nowadays the good times ain't what they used to be Back home on those backroads, everybody's movin' slow 'Til I hit that highway just as fast as I could go I think that high road's been catchin' up to me 'Cause nowadays the good times, Lord, ain't what they used to be CHORUS: D G A And nowadays I dream of an old cane pole E D E My baby's sweet tea and my favorite fishin' hole D G A I sit down on that bank underneath the shade tree G D A And I thank God the good times, Lord, ain't what they used to be SOLO: D A E D E D G A I sit down on that bank underneath the shade tree G D A And I thank God the good times, Lord, ain't what they used to be G D I thank God the good times ain't what they used to be OUTRO: D A E D E D G-A G D A G E D A E D A