Goodbye Earl Chords
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Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | no capo |
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Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl
This is probably the most famous Dixie Chicks song. This is the one where they murder
an abusive husband. Where was CSI on this one?
[Intro]
C F C G F
C F C G F
[Verse 1]
C F
Mary, Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
C G
All through their high school days
F C F
Both members of the 4H Club
C G C
Both active in the FFA
C F
After graduation Mary Anne went out
C G
lookin' for a bright new world
F C F
Wanda looked all around this town
C G C
And all she found was Earl
[Verse 2]
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
[Bridge]
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
[Verse 3]
C F
The cops came by to bring Earl in
C
They searched the house
G
High and low
C
Then they tipped their 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 C
Who nobody missed at all
[Bridge]
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
[Chorus]
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
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Goodbye Earl – The Chicks (Dixie Chicks)
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16 comments

WOW!!! this is exactly right!!! great job and thanks for putting such a great song on ultimate-guitar
+8

I'm a man and I like this song! thank you kindly it's exactly right.I'll get the lady's dancing to this one.
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Thanks for those chords; very well done! :)
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