Goodbye Earl Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][C]
[G][F]
[C][F][C]
[G][F]

[Verse 1]
[C]Mary Anne and Wanda
were the [F]best of friends
[C]All through their high school [G]days
[C]Both members of the 4H [F]club,
both [C]ac tive in the [G]FFA[C]
After graduation Mary [F]Anne went out
[C]lookin' for a bright new [G]world
[C]Wanda looked all arou[F]nd this town
and [C]all she [G]found was [C]Earl

[Verse 2]
Well, it [C]wasn't two weeks
after [F]she got married
That [C]Wanda started gettin' a[G]bused
She'd put on [C]dark glasses
and [F]long sleeved blouses
And [C]make-up to [G]cover a [C]bruise
Well, she finally got the nerve
to [F]file for divorce
And she [C]let the law take it from [G]there
But [F]Earl [C]walked right through
that re[F]straining order
And put [C]her in in[G]tensive [C]care

[Pre-chorus 1]
Right a[Am]way Mary Anne flew [G]in from Atlanta
On a [F]red eye midnight [C]flight
She held [Am]Wanda's hand
and they [G]worked out a plan
And it [F]didn't take 'em long to de[G]cide

[Chorus 1]
That Earl had to
[C](die)
(Na-na-na-na...)
[F]Goo[C]dbye, E[G]arl[F]
Those black-eyed [C]peas
(Na-na-na-na...)
[F]They tasted alr[C]ight to me,[G] Ear[F]l
You're feelin' [C]weak?
(Na-na-na-na...)
[F]Why don't you lay[C] down and sle[G]ep, Ear[F]l?
Ain't it [C]dark
(Na-na-na-na...)
[F]Wrapped up [C]in that tar[G]p, Ear[F]l?
[C][F][C][F]

[Verse 3]
The [C]cops came by to [F]bring Earl in
They [C]searched the house high and [G]low
Then they [C]tipped their hats
and said [F]thank you ladies
If you [C]hear from him [G]let us [C]know
Well, the weeks went by
and [F]spring turned to summer
And [C]summer faded into [G]fall
[F]And it [C]turns out he was a [F]missing person
who [C]no body [G]missed at [C]all

[Pre-chorus 2]
So the [Am]girls bought some land
and a [G]roadside stand
Out [F]on highway [C]109
They sell [Am]Tennessee ham and [G]strawberry jam
And they [F]don't lose any sleep at [G]night

[Chorus 2]
'Cause Earl had to
[C](die)
(Na-na-na-na...)
[F]Goo[C]dbye, E[G]arl[F]
We need a [C]break
[F]Let's go out[C] to the lak[G]e, Ear[F]l
We'll pack a [C]lunch
(Na-na-na-na...)
[F]And stuff you[C] in the tru[G]nk, Ear[F]l
Well, is that al[C]right?
(Na-na-na-na...)
[F]Good, let's [C]go for a [G]ride, [F]Earl

[Chorus 3]
Hey!
[C](Na[F]-na-na-na...)[C][G][F]
Well, hey hey hey
[C](Na[F]-na-na-na...)[C][G][F]
Aw, hey hey hey
[C](Na[F]-na-na-na...)[C][G][F]
Well, hey hey hey
[C](Na[F]-na-na-na...)[C][G][F]

[Outro 1]
[C][F][C][F]
[C][F][Bb][C]