Goodbye Earl Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

CMary Anne and Wanda were the Fbest of friends

CAll through thier high school Gdays

CBoth members of the F4H club

 Both Cactive in the GFFCA

CAfter graduation Mary FAnne went out lCookin'

 for a bright new Gworld

CWanda looked all Faround this town

 And Call she Gfound was CEarl

CWell it wasn't two weeks

 After sFhe got married that

CWanda started gettin' Gabused

 She put on Cdark glasses and Flong sleeved blouses

 And Cmake up to Gcover a Cbruise

CWell she finally got the nerve to Ffile for divorce

CShe let the law take it from Gthere

 But CEarl walked right through that reFstraining order

 And Cput her in inteGnsive caCre

 RightAm away Mary Anne flew Gin from Atlanta

 On a Fred eye midnight Cflight

 She held AmWanda's hand as they

GWorked out a plan

 And it Fdidn't take 'em long to dGecide

 That Earl had to Cdie F C

 GoodGbye FEarl

 Those black-eyed Cpeas F C

 They tasted all right to Gme EFarl

 You're feelin' Cweak F C

 Why don't you Glay down

 And Fsleep Earl

 Ain't it CdarkF C

 Wrapped up in that Gtarp FEarl C F C F

CThe cops came by to Fbring Earl in

CThey searched the house

 High and Glow

 Then they Ctipped thier hats

 And said "Fthank you ladies if you Chear from him Glet us Cknow"

CWell the weeks went by and

FSpring turned to Summer

CAnd Summer faded into GFall

 And it Cturns out he was a Fmissing person

 Who Cnobody miGssed at all

 So the Amgirls bought some land

 And a Groadside stand

FOut on Highway C109

 They sell AmTennessee ham

 And Gstrawberry jam

 And they Fdon't

 Lose any sleep at Gnight 'cause

 Earl had to CdieF C

 GooGdbye FEarl

 We need a Cbreak

FLet's go Cout to the lakGe EaFrl

 We'll pack a ClunFch C

 And stuff you in the Gtrunk FEarl

 Well is that all CrightF C

 Good Let's go for a Gride F

CEarl FHey C G F C