Merle Haggard - The way in was in 51

^CSixty-Six was still a narrow two-lane highway Harry Truman was the man who ran the ^Gshow The bad Korean was was just begining And I was just three years too young to ^Cgo Country Music hadn't gone to New York City yet And a service man was proud of what he'd ^Fdone Hank and Lefty crowded ev'ry ^Cjukebox ^GThat's the way it was in fifty ^Cone.

^GThere's so much about the good old days I'd love to ^Ctell And there's folks around I know still remember ^Gwell Slow ^Cdancin' close together when a ballad played 'Cause a thing called Rock and Roll was yet to ^Fcome (It was) a big year for a drive-in rest'rant ^Ccarhop ^GThat's the way it was in fifty ^Cone.

^GThere's so much about the good old days I'd love to ^Ctell And there's folks around I know still remember ^Gwell Slow ^Cdancin' close together when a ballad played 'Cause a thing called Rock and Roll was yet to ^Fcome (It was) a big year for a drive-in rest'rant ^Ccarhop ^GThat's the way it was in fifty ^Cone.