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| Dixie Chicks
Goodbye Earl written by Dennis Linde C F Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends C G All through thier high school days C F Both members of the 4H club C G C Both active in the FFA C F C After graduation Mary Anne went out lookin' G for a bright new world C F Wanda looked all around this town C G C And all she found was Earl C Well it wasn't two weeks F After she got married that C G Wanda started gettin' abused C F She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses C G C And make up to cover a bruise C F Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce C G She let the law take it from there C F But Earl walked right through that restraining order C G C And put her in intensive care Am G Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta F C On a red eye midnight flight Am She held Wanda's hand as they G Worked out a plan F G And it didn't take 'em long to decide C F C That Earl had to die G F Goodbye Earl C F C Those black-eyed peas G F They tasted all right to me Earl C F C You're feelin' weak G Why don't you lay down F And sleep Earl C F C Ain't it dark G F C F C F Wrapped up in that tarp Earl C F The cops came by to bring Earl in C They searched the house G High and low C Then they tipped thier hats F C G C And said "thank you ladies if you hear from him let us know" C Well the weeks went by and F Spring turned to Summer C G And Summer faded into Fall C F And it turns out he was a missing person C G Who nobody missed at all Am So the girls bought some land G And a roadside stand F C Out on Highway 109 Am They sell Tennessee ham G And strawberry jam F And they don't G Lose any sleep at night 'cause C F C Earl had to die G F Goodbye Earl C We need a break F C G F Let's go out to the lake Earl C F C We'll pack a lunch G F And stuff you in the trunk Earl C F C Well is that all right G F Good Let's go for a ride C F C G F C Earl Hey From The Dixie Chicks "Fly" Monument Records 1999 EMI Blackwood Music/Risding Gorge Music(BMI) |
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