In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) D. Parton CAPO IV INTRO: C G C G C G C G We got up before sun up to get the work done up F C We'd work in the fields 'til the sun had gone down G C G We've stood and we cried as we helplessly watched F C A hailstorm beatin' our crops to the ground F C And I've gone to bed hungry many nights as a lad F C In the good old days when times were bad I've seen Daddy's hands break open and bleed And I've seen him work 'til he's stiff as a board I've seen Mama lay supper in sickness In need of a doctor we couldn't afford Anything at all was more than we had In the good old days when times were bad C7 CHORUS: F No amount of money could buy from me Bb F The memories that I have of then F No amount of money could pay me C F G To go back and live thru it again INTRO We've got up before him and found ice on the floor When the wind blew snow thru the cracks in the wall And I've walked many miles to an old country school With my lunch in the bib of my overalls Anything at all was more than we had In the good old days when times were bad C7 CHORUS INTRO CHORDS without capo: C = D# F = G# G = A# Bb = C#