The Last Great American Dynasty chords by Taylor Swift (Ver. 3)

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
G             Am                  Cadd9
 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
G                         Am                        Cadd9
 Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
G             Am                             Cadd9
 Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money
         G                   Am                   C
 And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?"
G             Am                        Cadd9
 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
                                 G
 There's only so far new money goes
                   Am                         Cadd9
 They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
G                 Am                        Em
 Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
                C                      G
 The doctor had told him to settle down
                   Am                          Cadd9
 It must have been her fault his heart gave out
N.C
 And they said

Chorus:

D/F#               G               Cadd9
 There goes the last great American dynasty
D/F#              G                              Cadd9
 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
D/F#               G                         C
 There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
          G              Am                C
She had a marvelous time ruining everything


Verse 2:

G             Am                       Cadd9
 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
G                Am                          Cadd9
 Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city
            G                     Am
 Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
     Em                            C
 And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
G              Am                  Cadd9
 And losing on card game bets with Dalí
N.C
 And they said


Chorus:

D/F#               G                 Cadd9
 There goes the last great American dynasty
D/F#              G                        Cadd9
 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
D/F#               G                         Cadd9
 There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
          D/F#              G                 C
She had a marvelous time ruining everything


Bridge:

Am                Em
 They say she was seen on occasion
G                          D/F#
 Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea
Am                      Em
 And in a feud with her neighbor
G                      D/F#
 She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
Am     Em
 Fifty years is a long time
G                  D
 Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Am       Em                  G
 Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits
D/F#
 And then it was bought by me

G Cadd9 G

Chorus:

D/F#              G                                Cadd9
 Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been
D/F#               G                            Cadd9
 There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
          D/F#              G                 C
I had a marvelous time ruining everything

Outro:
         D/F#          G     C
 I had a marvelous time ruining everything
D/F#            G   Cadd9
 A marvelous time ruining everything
D/F#            G    Cadd9
 A marvelous time
         D/F#        G     Cadd9
 I had a marvelous time