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