Goodbye Earl Tab by The Chicks
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Intro 1
(C major) (F/C) (C major)
(G major) (F major)
(C major) (F major) (C major)
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(G major) (F5)
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Verse 1
(C major) Mary Anne and Wanda
were the (F major) best of friends
All (C major) through their high school days (G major)
(C major) Both members of the (F major) 4H club,
both ac (C major) tive in the (G major) FFA (C major)
After graduation Mary (F major) Anne went out
look (C major) in' for a bright new world (G major)
(C major) Wanda looked all around (F major) this town
and all (C major) she found (G major) was Earl (C major)
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Verse 2
Well, it (C major) wasn't two weeks
after (F major) she got married
That Wan (C major) da started gettin' abused (G major)
She'd put on (C major) dark glasses
and long (F major) sleeved blouses
And make- (C major) up to (G major) cover a bruise (C major)
Well, she finally got the nerve
to file (F major) for divorce
And she (C major) let the law take it from there (G major)
But (F major) Earl (C major) walked right through
that restrain (F major) ing order
And put (C major) her in inten (G major) sive care (C major)
Pre-chorus 1
Right a (A minor) way Mary Anne flew (G major) in from Atlanta
On a red (F major) eye midnight flight (C major)
She held (A minor) Wanda's hand
and they worked (G major) out a plan
And it didn't (F major) take 'em long to decide (G major)
That Earl had to
Chorus 1
(C major) (die)
(Na-na-na-na...)
(F major) (C major) Goodbye, (G major) Earl (F major)
Those black-eyed (C major) peas
(Na-na-na-na...)
(F major) They tasted (C major) alright to me, (G major) Earl (F major)
You're feelin' weak? (C major)
(Na-na-na-na...)
(F major) Why don't you (C major) lay down and sleep, (G major) Earl? (F major)
Ain't it dark (C major)
(Na-na-na-na...)
(F major) Wrapped (C major) up in that (G major) tarp, Earl? (F major)
(C major) (F/C) (C major) (F/C)
Verse 3
The (C major) cops came by to bring (F major) Earl in
They (C major) searched the house high and low (G major)
Then they tipped (C major) their hats
and said thank (F major) you ladies
If you hear (C major) from him (G major) let us know (C major)
Well, the weeks went by
and spring (F major) turned to summer
And sum (C major) mer faded into fall (G major)
(F major) And it turns (C major) out he was a miss (F major) ing person
who no (C major) body missed (G major) at all (C major)
Pre-chorus 2
So the (A minor) girls bought some land
and a (G major) roadside stand
Out (F major) on highway 109 (C major)
They sell (A minor) Tennessee ham and straw (G major) berry jam
And they don't (F major) lose any sleep at night (G major)
'Cause Earl had to
Chorus 2
(C major) (die)
(Na-na-na-na...)
(F major) (C major) Goodbye, (G major) Earl (F major)
We need a break (C major)
(F major) Let's go (C major) out to the lake, (G major) Earl (F major)
We'll pack a lunch (C major)
(Na-na-na-na...)
(F major) And stuff (C major) you in the trunk, (G major) Earl (F major)
Well, is that alright? (C major)
(Na-na-na-na...)
(F major) Good, let's (C major) go for a ride, (G major) Earl (F major)
Hey!
Chorus 3
(C major) (Na-na-na-na...) (F major) (C major) (G major) (F major)
Well, hey hey hey
(C major) (Na-na-na-na...) (F major) (C major) (G major) (F major)
Aw, hey hey hey
(C major) (Na-na-na-na...) (F/C) (C major) (G major) (F major)
Well, hey hey hey
(C major) (Na-na-na-na...) (F/C) (C major) (G major) (F major)
Outro 1
(C major) (F major) (C major) (F major)
(C major) (F major) (B flat major) (C major)
Goodbye Earl
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