Goodbye Earl - Dixie Chicks
Verse 1:
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Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
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All through thier high school days
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Both members of the 4H club
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Both active in the FFA
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After graduation Mary Anne went out lookin'
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for a bright new world
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Wanda looked all around this town
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And all she found was Earl
Verse 2:
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Well it wasn't two weeks, After she got married that
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Wanda started gettin' abused
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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 restraining order
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And put her in intensive care
Bridge:
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Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta
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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
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And it didn't take 'em long to decide
|Chorus 1:
| C F C G F
|That Earl had to die, nah nah nah nah nah nah nahaaaa
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|Those black-eyed peas
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|They tasted all right to me Earl
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|You're feelin' weak? Why don't you lay down
| G C
|And sleep [F] Earl, Ain't it dark
| G F
|[C] Wrapped up in that tarp Earl [C] [F] [C] [F]
Verse 3:
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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 thier hats
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And said "thank you ladies if you hear from him let us know"
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Well the weeks went by and
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Spring turned to Summer 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 [C]
Bridge:
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So the girls bought some land And a roadside stand
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Out on Highway 109
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They sell Tennessee ham And strawberry jam
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And they don't Lose any sleep at night 'cause
|Chorus 2:
| C G F C
|Earl had to die, Goodbye Earl We need a break [Pause]
|F G F
| Let's go out to the lake Earl
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|We'll pack a lunch and stuff you in the trunk Earl
| C
|Well is that all right
| G F
|Good Let's go for a ride Earl
Outro:
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C*]
Verse 1
C Mary Anne and Wanda were the F best of friends
C All through thier high school G days
C Both members of the F 4H club
Both C active in the G FFCA
C After graduation Mary F Anne went out C lookin'
for a bright new G world
C Wanda looked all F around this town
And C all she G found was C Earl
Verse 2
C Well it wasn't two weeks, After F she got married that
C Wanda started gettin' G abused
She put on C dark glasses and F long sleeved blouses
And C make up to G cover a C bruise
C Well she finally got the nerve to F file for divorce
C She let the law take it from G there
But C Earl walked right through that F restraining order
And C put her in G intensive C care
Bridge
Right Am away Mary Anne flew G in from Atlanta
On a F red eye midnight C flight
She held Am Wanda's hand as they G Worked out a plan
And it F didn't take 'em long to G decide
Chorus 1
That Earl had to C die, nah nah nah nahF nahC nah G nahaaaaF
Those black-eyed C peas
They tasted all right to G me F Earl
You're feelin' C weak? Why don't you lay down
And G sleep F Earl, Ain't it C dark
C Wrapped up in that G tarp F Earl C F C F
Verse 3
C The cops came by to F bring Earl in
C They searched the house, High and lowG
Then C they tipped thier hats
And said F "thank you ladies if you C hear from him G let us C know"
C Well the weeks went by and
F Spring turned to Summer C And Summer faded into G Fall
And it C turns out he was a F missing person
Who C nobody G missed at all C
Bridge
So the Am girls bought some land And a G roadside stand
F Out on Highway C 109
They sell Am Tennessee ham And G strawberry jam
And they F don't Lose any sleep at G night 'cause
Chorus 2
Earl had to C die, GoodGbye F Earl We need a C break Pause
F Let's go out to the Glake FEarl
We'll pack a C lunch and stuff you in the G trunk F Earl
Well is that all C right
Good Let's go for a G ride F Earl
Outro
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