Prime Time – Don McLean
Nghệ sĩ: Don McLean
Hợp Âm Chuẩn
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way
Verse 1→ Phiên khúc
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I was ridin' on the subway in the afternoon
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I saw some kids 'a beatin' out a funky tune
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The lady right in front of me was old and brown
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The kids began to push her, they knocked her down
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I tried to help her out but there was just no way
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A life ain't worth a damn on the street today
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I passed the ambulance and the camera crews
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I saw the instant replay on the evening news
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way
Verse 2→ Phiên khúc
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Well will you take the car, or will you take the trip?
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Remove annoying hair from your upper lip
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What's it really worth? Does she really care?
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What's the best shampoo that I can use on my hair?
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Hey what's the real future of democracy?
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How're we gonna streamline the bureaucracy?
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Hey, hey, the cost of life has gone sky-high
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Does the deodorant I'm using really keep me dry?
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way
Verse 3→ Phiên khúc
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Well spin the magic wheel and try to break the bank
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Think about your life when you fill in the blank
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Here's a game that's real if you wanna try
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One spot on the wheel that says you must die
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American roulette is the game we play
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But no-one wants to have to be the one to pay
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You get to pass "GO", you get to pass away
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But before we start our show, here's our sponsor to say:
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way
Verse 4→ Phiên khúc
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Well down in Mexico, the laundry's on the line
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There's where you can go if you land on the nine
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Canada is nice if you're fond of ice
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If you land on the two then we'll send you there twice
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We interrupt this game for a news release:
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A man has gone insane and been killed by police!
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Now back to the game, that's a dangerous play
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'Cause if they see you in C-U-B-A you must pass away
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way
Verse 5→ Phiên khúc
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My supper's on the stove, the war is on the screen
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Pass the bread and butter while I watch the Marine
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The shot him in the chest--Pass the chicken breast!
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The general is saying that he's still unimpressed.
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"We had to burn the city 'cause they wouldn't agree
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That things go better with democracy!"
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The weather will be fair, forget the ozone layer,
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But strontium showers will be here and there
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way
Verse 6→ Phiên khúc
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Well livin' in the country watchin' shadows fall
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My reception ain't too good in a power stall
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Bombers in the air, missiles in the sea
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Chemicals in everything, including me
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They don't keep their promise in the promised land
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It's getting mighty hard to find an honest man
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But coming very soon, a show you'll die to see
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It's called "The End Of The World", on channel "C"
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way