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Goodbye Earl by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Goodbye Earl
[Intro]
A
[Verse]
A D
Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
A E
All through their high school days
A D
Both members of the 4H club
A E A
Both active in the FFA
A D
After graduation Mary Anne went lookin''
A E
For a bright new world
A D
Wanda looked all around this town
A E A
And all she found was Earl
[Verse]
A D
Well it wasn''t two weeks after she got married that
A E
Wanda started gettin'' abused
A D
She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses
A E A
And make up to cover a bruise
A D
Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
A E
She let the law take it from there
A D
But Earl walked right through that restraining order
A E A
And put her in intensive care
[Pre-chorus]
F#m E
Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta
D A
On a red eye midnight flight
F#m E
She held Wanda''s hand as they worked out a plan
D E
And it didn''t take ''em long to decide
[Chorus]
A D A E D
That Earl had to die Goodbye Earl
A D A E D A
You''re feelin'' weak why don’t you lay down and sleep Earl
[Verse]
A D
The cops came by to bring Earl in
A E
They searched the house high and low
A D
Then they tipped their hats and said thank you ladies
A E A
If you hear from him let us know
A D
Well the weeks went by and spring turned to summer
A E
And summer faded into fall
A D
And it turns out he was a missing person
A E A
That nobody missed at all
[Pre-chorus]
F#m E
So the girls bought some land and a roadside stand
D A
Out on Highway 109
F#m E
They sell Tennessee ham and strawberry jam
D E
And they don''t lose any sleep at night
[Chorus]
A D A E D
Cause Earl had to die Goodbye Earl
A D A E D
We need a break. Let''s go out to the lake Earl
A D A E D
We''ll pack a lunch. Stuff you into the trunk Earl
A D A E D A
Well is that all right. Good let''s go for a ride Earl. Hey!
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version 2
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
A D
Mary Ann and Wanda were the best of friends
A E
All through their high school days
A D
Both members of the 4H club
A E A
Both active in the FFA
A D
After graduation Mary Ann went looking
A E
For a bright new world
A D
Wanda looked all around this town
A E A
And all she found was Earl
[Verse 2]
A D
Well it wasn''t two weeks after she got married that
A E
Wanda started getting abused
A D
She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses
A E A
And make up to cover a bruise
A D
Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
A E
She let the law take it from there
A D
But Earl walked right through that restraining order
A E A
And put her in intensive care
[Pre-Chorus 1]
F# E
Right away Mary Ann flew in from Atlanta
D A
On a red eye midnight flight
F# E
She held Wanda''s hand as they worked out a plan
D E
And it didn''t take them long to decide
[Chorus 1]
A D
That Earl had to die
A E D
Goodbye Earl
A D
You''re feeling weak
A E D A
Why don’t you lay down and sleep Earl
[Verse 3]
A D
The cops came by to bring Earl in
A E
They searched the house high and low
A D
Then they tipped their hats and said thank you ladies
A E A
If you hear from him let us know
A D
Well the weeks went by and spring turned to summer
A E
And summer faded into fall
A D
And it turns out he was a missing person
A E A
That nobody missed at all
[Pre-Chorus 2]
F# E
So the girls bought some land and a roadside stand
D A
Out on Highway 109
F# E
They sell Tennessee ham and strawberry jam
D E
And they don''t lose any sleep at night
[Chorus 2]
A D
Cause Earl had to die
A E D
Goodbye Earl
A D
We need a break
A E D
Let''s go out to the lake Earl
A D
We''ll pack a lunch
A E D
Stuff you into the trunk Earl
A D
Well is that all right
A E D A
Good let''s go for a ride Earl, Hey!
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version 3
Intro - palm muted
$= many times
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b-----|
g---$-|
d--7--|
a--7--|
E--5--|
verse - 3 palm
- 1 clean
*=8 times &=4 times
e-------------|
b-------*----*|
g---*-7---*-9-|
d--7--7--7--9-|
a--7--5--7--7-|
E--5-----5----|
e----------------|
b------*---------|
g---*-7---&-----*|
d--7--7--7---&-7-|
a--7--5--7--7--7-|
E--5-----5--4--5-|
Pre chorus x 2 second time without last note played once.
e-------------|
b------&------|
g---&-9---&--&|
d--7--9--7--7-|
a--7--7--7--7-|
E--5-----5--5-|
Chorus x2
e----------------|
b------&-----*--*|
g---*-7---&-9--7-|
d--7--7--7--9--7-|
a--7--5--7--7--5-|
E--5-----5-------|
Intro - clean
Verse - x2 palm
- x2 clean
Pre chorus 2- I cant work out what hes playing here
at the end he plays the intro chord to
to build up into the chorus.
Chorus - x4
End on
e-----|
b-----|
g-----|
d--7--|
a--7--|
E--5--|
Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
All through their 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
It wasn''t two weeks after she got married that
Wanda started gettin'' abused
She''d put on dark glasses or long sleeved blouses
Or make-up to cover a bruise
Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
And 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 alright 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 their 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
Is that alright? Good! Let''s go for a ride, Earl
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