Prime Time chords and lyrics - DON MCLEAN

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[Verse 1]
Well [F]this is life, this [G]is Prime time
This [Bb]is livin' in the U.[F] S. A.
Well this is life, this [G]is Prime Time
This [Bb]is livin' t[F]he American way

[Verse 2]
I was [F]ridin' on the subway [G]in the afternoon
I [Bb]saw some kids 'a beatin'
out a [F]funky tune
The lady right in front of me
was [G]old and brown
[Bb]The kids began to push her,[G]
they knocked [F]her down
I [Bb]tried to help her out but
there was [F]just [G]no [F]way
[Bb]A life ain't worth a damn
on the street [G]today
[C]I pas[F]sed the ambulance
and [G]the camera crews
I [Bb]saw the instant replay on
the even[F]ing news

[Verse 3]
Well this is [F]life, this [G]is Prime time
This [Bb]is livin' in the U.[F] S. A.
Well this is life, this [G]is Prime Time
This [Bb]is livin' t[G]he A[F]merican way

[Verse 4]
Well [F]will you take the car,
[G]or will you take the trip?
Re[Bb]move annoying hair [G]from
your upper [F]lip
What's it really worth?
[G]Does she really care?
[Bb]What's the best shampoo
that I can use on [F]my hair?
Hey [Bb]what's the real future of
[F]demo[Cm]cracy?
[Bb]How're we gonna streamline
the bureau[G]cracy?
[C]Hey, hey[F], the cost of life
[G]has gone sky-high
Does Does [Bb]the deodorant I'm
using really keep [G]me dry?
[F]Well this is

[Verse 5]
life, this [G]is Prime time
This [Bb]is livin' in the U. S[F]. A.
Well this is life, this [G]is Prime Time
This [Bb]is livin' the America[F]n way

[Verse 6]
Well [F]spin the magic wheel [G]and
try to break the bank
[Bb]Think about your life when
you [F]fill in the blank
Here's a game that's
[G]real if you wanna try
One [Bb]spot on the wheel that
says you [F]must die
[Bb]American roulette is the [F]game we play
But [Bb]no-one wants wants to
have to be the one [C]to pay
You [F]get to pass "GO",
[G]you get to pass away
But be[Bb]fore we start our show,
[Cm]here's our sponsor [F]to say:

[Verse 7]
"Well this is [F]life, this [G]is Prime time
This [Ab]is livin' in the U.[Bb] S. A.
Well [Cm]this is [C]life, [Cm]this is [Eb]Prime time
This [Cm]is li[F]vin' in th[G]e U. S. A.
Well this is [Cm]life, this [G]is Prime Time
This is [C]livin' [F]the American way"

[Verse 8]
Well [F]down in Mexico,
[G]the laundry's on the line
[Bb]There's where you can go if
you land on [F]the nine
Canada is [G]nice if you're fond of ice
[Bb]If you land on the two t[Cm]hen
[Bb]we'll send you [F]there twice
We [Bb]interrupt this game for [F]a news release:
A [Bb]man has gone insane and
been killed by [C]police!
[F]Now back to the game,
that's a dan[G]gerous play
'Cause if [Bb]they see you in C-U-B-A
you you you you must pass [F]away

[Verse 9]
Well this is [F]life, this [G]is Prime time
This [Bb]is livin' in the U. S[F]. A.
Well this is life, this [G]is Prime Time
This [Bb]is livin' t[G]he America[F]n way

[Verse 10]
My [F]supper's on the stove,
[G]the war is on the screen
[Bb]Pass the bread and butter
while I watch the Marine
[F]The shot him in [Bb]the [F]chest--Pass
[G]the the chicken breast!
The [Bb]general is saying that
he's still unimpressed.
[F]"We had[Bb] to burn the city
'cause they wouldn't [F]agree
That [Bb]things go better with [G]democracy!"
[C]The wea[F]ther will be fair,
for[G]get the ozone layer,
[Bb]But strontium showers will
be here [F]and there

[Verse 11]
Well this is [F]life, this [G]is Prime time
This [Bb]is livin' in the U. S[F]. A.
Well this is life, this [G]is Prime Time
This [Bb]is livin' t[G]he America[F]n way

[Verse 12]
Well [F]livin' in the country
watch[G]in' shadows fall
My recep[Bb]tion ain't too good
in a power [F]stall
Bombers in the air, mis[G]siles in the sea
[Bb]Chemicals in everything, i[F]ncluding me
They [Bb]don't keep their promise
in [F]the promised land
It's [Bb]getting mighty hard
to find an honest [C]man
But com[F]ing very soon,
a [G]show you'll die to see
[Bb]It's called "The End Of The World",
[G]on [Bb]channel "C"
[F]Well this is

[Verse 13]
life, this [G]is Prime time
This [Ab]is livin' in the U.[Bb] S. A.
Well this is [C]life, this [Cm]is P[Eb]rime time
This [F]is livin' in the [G]U. S. A.
Well this [C]is life, this [G]is [Bb]Prime Time
This [G]is [C]livin' the American way[F]