Originally in C, I play in G
Intro
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Vox on 2 3 3 on “Mary Anne”
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| Mary Anne and Wanda were the | best of friends |
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| All through their high school | days |
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| Both members of the | 4H Club |
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| Both | active in the | F.F. | A. |
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| After graduation Mary | Anne went out |
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| Lookin’ for a bright new | world |
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| Wanda looked all a | round this town |
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| And | all she | found was | Earl |
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| Well, it | wasn’t two weeks after | she got married |
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| That | Wanda started gettin’ a | bused |
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| She put on | dark glasses and | long-sleeved blouses |
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| And | make up to | cover a | bruise |
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| Well, she | finally got the nerve to | file for divorce |
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| She | let the law take it from | there |
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| But Earl | walked right through that re | straining order |
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| And | put her in in | tensive | care |
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Vox on 5 4 3 of the chord on “right away”
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| Right a | way Mary Anne flew | in from Atlanta |
End on the 3 on “flight”
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| On a | red-eye midnight | flight |
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| She held | Wanda’s hand as they | worked out a plan |
Hard stop after this line
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| And it | didn’t take ‘em long to de | cide |
With na na na, all the lines end on 5 4 of the key on, e.g., “bye Earl”
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| That Earl had to | die, | good | bye, | Earl |
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| Those black-eyed | peas, | they tasted | all right to | me, | Earl |
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| You feelin’ we | ak? | Why don’t you | lay down and | sleep, | Earl |
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| Ain’t it | dark, | wrapped | up in that | tarp, | Earl? |
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| The | cops came by to | bring Earl in |
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| They | searched the house high and | low |
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| Then they | tipped their hats and said |
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| T | hank you ladies, if you h | ear from him l | et us k | now |
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| Well, the | weeks went by and | spring turned to summer |
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| And | summer faded into | fall |
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| And it | turns out he was a | missing person |
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| Who | nobody | missed at | all |
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| So the | girls bought some land and a | roadside stand |
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| Out on highway one-oh- | nine |
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| They sell | Tennessee ham and | strawberry jam |
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| And they | don’t lose any sleep at | night |
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| ‘Cause Earl had to | die, | good | bye | Earl |
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| We need a | break, | let’s go | out to the | lake, | Earl |
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| We’ll pack a | lunch, | and stuff | you in the | trunk, | Earl |
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| Well, is that all | right? | Good, let’s | go for a | ride, | Earl, hey |
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| Well, hey, hey, | hey | → |
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| Ah, hey, hey, | hey | → |
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| Well, hey, hey, | hey | → |
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