Goodbye Earl chords by Dixie Chicks

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: D MajorD Tuning (D MajorD G+G C majorC FF A augmentedA D MajorD)

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 MajorD D D2 D MajorD | as indicated in the chart,
or drop it down an octave and play | D MajorD D D/ED/E D/F#D/F# | on the D MajorD string.

Intro:
| D MajorD | D MajorD | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD D D2 D MajorD | G+G D MajorD | A augmentedA | A7A7 A augmentedA |

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

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

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

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

Bridge:
| D MajorD G+G | D MajorD G+G |

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

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

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

Outro:
| D MajorD D D2 D MajorD | G+G D MajorD | A augmentedA |

G+G         |D MajorD  D MajorD D2 D MajorD | G+G D MajorD | A augmentedA |
-- Well, hey, hey, hey
G+G        |D MajorD  D MajorD D2 D MajorD | G+G D MajorD | A augmentedA |
-- Ah, hey, hey, hey
G+G         |D MajorD  D MajorD D2 D MajorD | G+G D MajorD | A augmentedA |
-- Well, hey, hey, hey

| G+G | D MajorD G+G | D MajorD G+G | D MajorD G+G | A augmentedA D MajorD |


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

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Chart #227
06/12/2020