The Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl
Originally in C, I play in G
Intro
FFCA#
FA#→ FCA#
Vox on 2 3 3 on “Mary Anne”
FMary Anne and Wanda were the A#best of friends
FAll through their high school Cdays
FBoth members of the A#4H Club
Both Factive in the CF.F.FA.
FAfter graduation Mary A#Anne went out
FLookin’ for a bright new Cworld
FWanda looked all aA#round this town
And Fall she Cfound was FEarl
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Well, it Fwasn’t two weeks after A#she got married
That FWanda started gettin’ aCbused
She put on Fdark glasses and A#long-sleeved blouses
And Fmake up to Ccover a Fbruise
Well, she Ffinally got the nerve to A#file for divorce
She Flet the law take it from Cthere
But Earl Fwalked right through that reA#straining order
And Fput her in inCtensive Fcare
F
Vox on 5 4 3 of the chord on “right away”
Right aDmway Mary Anne flew Cin from Atlanta
End on the 3 on “flight”
On a A#red-eye midnight Fflight
She held DmWanda’s hand as they Cworked out a plan
Hard stop after this line
And it A#didn’t take ‘em long to deCcide
With na na na, all the lines end on 5 4 of the key on, e.g., “bye Earl”}
That Earl had to Fdie, A#FgoodCbye, A#Earl
Those black-eyed Fpeas, A#they tasted Fall right to Cme, A#Earl
You feelin’ weFak? A#Why don’t you Flay down and Csleep, A#Earl
Ain’t it Fdark, A#wrapped Fup in that Ctarp, A#Earl?
F→ A#F→ A#
The Fcops came by to A#bring Earl in
They Fsearched the house high and Clow
Then they Ftipped their hats and said
TA#hank you ladies, if you hFear from him lCet us kFnow
Well, the Fweeks went by and A#spring turned to summer
And Fsummer faded into Cfall
And it Fturns out he was a A#missing person
Who Fnobody Cmissed at Fall
So the Dmgirls bought some land and a Croadside stand
A#Out on highway one-oh-Fnine
They sell DmTennessee ham and Cstrawberry jam
And they A#don’t lose any sleep at Cnight
‘Cause Earl had to Fdie, A#FgoodCbye A#Earl
We need a Fbreak, A#let’s go Fout to the Clake, A#Earl
We’ll pack a Flunch, A#and stuff Fyou in the Ctrunk, A#Earl
Well, is that all Fright? A#Good, let’s Fgo for a Cride, A#Earl, hey
FA#→ FCA#
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