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Goodbye Earl [C] - Dixie Chicks

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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 
     C             G C
Both active in the FFA
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After graduation Mary Anne went out lookin' for a bright new world
      C                F
Wanda looked all around this town
    C       G         C
And all she found was Earl

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Well it wasn't two weeks After she got married that
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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
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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
    C          G         C
And put her in intensive care

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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
       F                       G
And it didn't take 'em long to decide
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That Earl had to die

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Goodbye Earl
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Those black-eyed peas
                         G  F
They tasted all right to me Earl
               C      F   C
You're feelin' weak
                           G     F
Why don't you lay down And sleep Earl
         C   
Ain't it dark
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Wrapped up in that tarp Earl

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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
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And Summer faded into Fall
       C                  F
And it turns out he was a missing person
    C      G         C
Who nobody missed at all

Am
So the girls bought some land
      G
And a roadside stand
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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   G
Earl had to die

G    F
Goodbye Earl
          C
We need a break
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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
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Earl Hey

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