Prime Time Chords & Lyrics - Don Mclean

[CHORUS]
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime time
This i[C]s livin' in the [G]U. S. A.
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime Time
This i[C]s livin' the A[G]merican way

[VERSE 1]
I was rid[G]in' on the subway in the a[A7]fternoon
I s[C]aw some kids 'a beatin' out a fu[G]nky tune
The la[G]dy right in front of me was o[A7]ld and brown
The k[C]ids began to push her, they [G]knocked her down
I tri[C]ed to help her out but there was j[G]ust no way
A li[C]fe ain't worth a damn on the st[D7]reet today
I pa[G]ssed the ambulance and the c[A7]amera crews
I s[C]aw the instant replay on the e[G]vening news

[CHORUS]
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime time
This i[C]s livin' in the [G]U. S. A.
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime Time
This i[C]s livin' the A[G]merican way

[VERSE 2]
Well wil[G]l you take the car, or wil[A7]l you take the trip?
Remove[C] annoying hair from your [G]upper lip
What's it rea[G]lly worth? [A7]Does she really care?
What'[C]s the best shampoo that I can u[G]se on my hair?
Hey wha[C]t's the real future of de[G]mocracy?
How'[C]re we gonna streamline the b[D7]ureaucracy?
Hey, h[G]ey, the cost of life has go[A7]ne sky-high
Does the deod[C]orant I'm using really ke[G]ep me dry?

[CHORUS]
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime time
This i[C]s livin' in the [G]U. S. A.
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime Time
This i[C]s livin' the A[G]merican way

[VERSE 3]
Well sp[G]in the magic wheel and t[A7]ry to break the bank
Thi[C]nk about your life when you fi[G]ll in the blank
Here[G]'s a game that's real [A7]if you wanna try
On[C]e spot on the wheel that[G] says you must die
Americ[C]an roulette is the ga[G]me we play
But no[C] -one wants to have to be the o[D7]ne to pay
You ge[G]t to pass "GO", you [A7]get to pass away
But be[C]fore we start our show, here's our spo[G]nsor to say:

[CHORUS]
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime time
This i[Bb]s livin' in the U[C] . S. A.
Well this is lif[D]e, this i[F]s Prime time
This i[G]s livin' in the [A]U. S. A.
Well this is lif[Bb]e, this i[C]s Prime Time
This i[D]s livin' the A[F]merican [G]way

[VERSE 4]
Well do[G]wn in Mexico, the l[A7]aundry's on the line
Th[C]ere's where you can go if you l[G]and on the nine
Ca[G]nada is nice [A7]if you're fond of ice
If you la[C]nd on the two then we'll[G] send you there twice
We [C]interrupt this game for a n[G]ews release:
A m[C]an has gone insane and been ki[D7]lled by police!
Now ba[G]ck to the game, that's a da[A7]ngerous play
'Cause if they s[C]ee you in C-U-B-A you m[G]ust pass away

[CHORUS]
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime time
This i[C]s livin' in the [G]U. S. A.
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime Time
This i[C]s livin' the A[G]merican way

[VERSE 5]
My su[G]pper's on the stove, the w[A7]ar is on the screen
Pa[C]ss the bread and butter while I w[G]atch the Marine
The shot h[G]im in the chest--Pa[A7]ss the chicken breast!
The gen[C]eral is saying that he's [G]still unimpressed.
"We ha[C]d to burn the city 'cause they wo[G]uldn't agree
That th[C]ings go better with dem[D7]ocracy!"
The w[G]eather will be fair, for[A7]get the ozone layer,
But s[C]trontium showers will be[G] here and there

[CHORUS]
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime time
This i[C]s livin' in the [G]U. S. A.
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime Time
This i[C]s livin' the A[G]merican way

[VERSE 6]
Well li[G]vin' in the country watchin' [A7]shadows fall
My rec[C]eption ain't too good in a p[G]ower stall
B[G]ombers in the air, m[A7]issiles in the sea
C[C]hemicals in everything, in[G]cluding me
They d[C]on't keep their promise in the p[G]romised land
It's ge[C]tting mighty hard to find an ho[D7]nest man
But co[G]ming very soon, a show you'll [A7]die to see
It's called "The E[C]nd Of The World", on[G] channel "C"

[CHORUS]
Well this is lif[G]e, this i[A]s Prime time
This i[Bb]s livin' in the U[C] . S. A.
Well this is lif[D]e, this i[F]s Prime time
This i[G]s livin' in the [A]U. S. A.
Well this is lif[Bb]e, this i[C]s Prime Time
This i[D]s livin' the A[F]merican [G]way