Dixie Chicks – Goodbye Earl

Standard Tuning:

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

Refrain:
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

Chorus:

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