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