Goodbye Earl chords by Dixie Chicks

Tuning: D Tuning (D G C F A D)

Goodbye Earl (Dixie Chicks) Written by Dennis Linde

Note: To play the song in the original key using these chords, tune down 1 step to DGCFAD.
To play the "Nah, nah, nah" BGVs, play either | D D D2 D | as indicated in the chart,
or drop it down an octave and play | D D D/E D/F# | on the D string.

Intro:
| D | D | A | A | D D D2 D | G D | A | A7 A |

Verse:
D              G
Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
D               A
All through their high school days
D           G
- Both members of the 4H Club
   D       A  D
Both active in the F.F.A.
D           G
After graduation Mary Anne went out
D            A
Lookin' for a bright new world
D          G
- Wanda looked all around this town
  D    A     D  | D |
And all she found was Earl

Verse:
     D           G
Well, it wasn't two weeks after she got married
   D           A
That Wanda started gettin' abused
      D        G
She put on dark glasses and long-sleeved blouses
  D     A    D
And make up to cover a bruise
     D            G
Well, she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
  D            A
She let the law take it from there
     D              G
But Earl walked right through that restraining order
  D      A    D  |D
And put her in intensive care ---

Pre-Chorus:
    Bm         A
Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta
   G        D
On a red-eye midnight flight
     Bm          A
She held Wanda's hand as they worked out a plan
    G             A
And it didn't take 'em long to decide
        |D  D D2 D |
That Earl had to die

Chorus:
G D   A  G           |D  D D2 D |
-- - Goodbye Earl, those black-eyed peas
G       D      A  G
- They tasted all right to me, Earl
         | D D D2 D |
You feelin' weak?
G        D      A   G
- Why don't you lay down and sleep, Earl
    |D  D D2 D |
Ain't it dark
G     D     A   G
- Wrapped up in that tarp, Earl?

Bridge:
| D G | D G |

Verse:
  D        G
The cops came by to bring Earl in
   D              A
They searched the house high and low
     D
Then they tipped their hats and said
 G            D       A   D
"Thank you ladies. If you hear from him let us know"
     D         G
Well, the weeks went by and spring turned to summer
  D           A
And summer faded into the fall
    D         G
And it turns out he was a missing person
  D   A     D  |D
Who nobody missed at all ---

Pre-Chorus 2:
    Bm              A
So the girls bought some land and a roadside stand
G           D
Out on Highway One-Oh-Nine
     Bm        A
They sell Tennessee ham and strawberry jam
     G            A
And they don't lose any sleep at night
         |D  D D2 D |
'Cause Earl had to die

Chorus 2:
G D   A  G       |D   D D2 D |
-- - Goodbye Earl, we need a break
G     D     A   G
- Let's go out to the lake, Earl
      |D   D D2 D |
We'll pack a lunch
G      D     A   G
- And stuff you in the trunk, Earl
         |D   D D2 D |
Well, is that all right?
G      D    A   G
Good, let's go for a ride, Earl - Hey!

Outro:
| D D D2 D | G D | A |

G         |D  D D2 D | G D | A |
-- Well, hey, hey, hey
G        |D  D D2 D | G D | A |
-- Ah, hey, hey, hey
G         |D  D D2 D | G D | A |
-- Well, hey, hey, hey

| G | D G | D G | D G | A D |


Charted by Dexex
Built on the solid foundation of the earlier chart by AtamisPirateKng.

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the way I play the chords named.

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Chart #227
06/12/2020