The Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro

GGDC

GC→ GDC

Vox on 2 3 3 on “Mary Anne”

GMary Anne and Wanda were the Cbest of friends

GAll through their high school Ddays

GBoth members of the C4H Club

Both Gactive in the DF.F.GA.

GAfter graduation Mary CAnne went out

GLookin’ for a bright new Dworld

GWanda looked all aCround this town

And Gall she Dfound was GEarl

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Well, it Gwasn’t two weeks after Cshe got married

That GWanda started gettin’ aDbused

She put on Gdark glasses and Clong-sleeved blouses

And Gmake up to Dcover a Gbruise

Well, she Gfinally got the nerve to Cfile for divorce

She Glet the law take it from Dthere

But Earl Gwalked right through that reCstraining order

And Gput her in inDtensive Gcare

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Vox on 5 4 3 of the chord on “right away”

Right aEmway Mary Anne flew Din from Atlanta

End on the 3 on “flight”

On a Cred-eye midnight Gflight

She held EmWanda’s hand as they Dworked out a plan

Hard stop after this line

And it Cdidn’t take ‘em long to deDcide

With na na na, all the lines end on 5 4 of the key on, e.g., “bye Earl”}

G→ CG→ C

The Gcops came by to Cbring Earl in

They Gsearched the house high and Dlow

Then they Gtipped their hats and said

TChank you ladies, if you hGear from him lDet us kGnow

Well, the Gweeks went by and Cspring turned to summer

And Gsummer faded into Dfall

And it Gturns out he was a Cmissing person

Who Gnobody Dmissed at Gall

So the Emgirls bought some land and a Droadside stand

COut on highway one-oh-Gnine

They sell EmTennessee ham and Dstrawberry jam

And they Cdon’t lose any sleep at Dnight

GC→ GDC

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